By CHIKAKO TADA/ Special to Asahi Weekly
May 2, 2024 at 08:00 JST
Editor’s note: In the Every Bento Tells a Story series, Chikako Tada, editor of Pen & Spoon, a website devoted to food, writes about various aspects of making bento. There is also a helpful video in English, so please refer to it when explaining bento techniques to those new to the food culture.
The first installment is about “chirashi sushi” bento, a taste of Tada’s hometown, Okayama.
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