The word bento originated from the saying "bento" in the Southern Song Dynasty, which originally meant "convenient things, convenient and smooth". After the word was introduced into Japan, it was marked by "sidewalk", "distinguishing road" and "distinguishing place", and later it was introduced into China because the Japanese bentou specifically refers to bento, and so on.
Box lunch is customarily called "bento" in most parts of the mainland, that is, box lunch. In Taiwan Province Province, it is generally called bento, which is generally used for lunch, take-out and work meals. There is no subtle difference in usage between "bento" and "bento", but the usage is different.
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Japanese people have a long-standing habit of eating bento. Needless to say, it was popular in ancient times to take rice balls to eat in the fields, and it was also popular in the Edo period to eat "lunch in the act" during the intermission of watching plays. Speaking of Japanese "station bento", time is not short. In the 1970s and 1980s, there was a box lunch at the station.
It was originally sold on the platform of the railway station. In just a few minutes of parking time, passengers can always see the scene of snapping up. Now, the "station box lunch" has been moved to the station canteen for sale, so people can have enough time to choose their favorite food. There are many kinds of "station lunches".
There are "small pot bibimbap" made of wild vegetables and mushrooms, "sushi lunch" made of fresh fish, and "baked clam lunch" with delicious taste. The lunchboxes at different stations are mixed with local unique food, and enjoying the "station lunchboxes" has also become a process for passengers to feel the local food culture.
World Wide Web-"Station bento" is a Japanese food that attracts a large number of bento lovers.
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