Inspired by Japanese bento boxes and traditional lunch boxes
Bento Boxes Collection
Traditional bento boxes are the perfect choice to serve your Japanese-inspired meals. Our red and black series emulates lunch boxes from Japan. They are used in Japanese and Korean restaurants and are great for those who want to dine in the traditional Japanese way.
You can portion control your meals with our lunch boxes with three to six compartments. Bento boxes come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are made from food-grade resin, bamboo, or sustainably sourced natural wood. Japanese small bento boxes are a great way to have healthy and balanced meals.
Shokado Large Bento Tray is used for serving Japanese inspired meals for friends or the family. Made from a durable ABS food-grade resin with a two tone masterbatch finish the tray is most commonly found in Lorean and Japanese restaurants.
Dimensions: 300 x 240 mm
Heat Resistance: Up to 60°C (140 °F)
Included: 1 Shokado Large Bento Tray
The tray includes five separated compartments which are used to separate your foods and great for portion control of your meals. This item is not microwave or dishwasher safe.
Square Shokado Bento Tray is suitable as a base and lid replacement for the Shokado Square Bento Box.
Size: 255mm x 255mm x 58mm
Made From: ABS Resin
Compartments: Five
Finish: Two-Tone Colour Masterbatch
Colour: Red & Black
BPA Free: Yes
The tray is made from the highest quality food-grade ABS resin and includes a crimson red and black finish.
Single-tier Traditional Bamboo Bento Box is made exclusively for Katachiware and is a sophisticated way of serving your Japanese inspired cuisine in restaurants or at home.
Made From: Bamboo & ABS Resin
Finish: Wood-grain & Gloss Insert
Compartments: Six
Includes: Base, Lid & Insert
(Chopsticks Not Included)
Impress the family or friends by serving your masterpiece meal in an elegant style. Easy to maintain, simply wipe clean with a soft damp cloth, then dry off with a cloth towel. Leave to air dry before storing.
The Traditional Bamboo Bento Box Set is available in a three piece solid bamboo and sustainable Japanese style lunch box with one red and black lacquered melamine insert. The stackable insert includes six spacious compartments allowing to serve a generous meal with dipping sauce.
Bamboo Bento Box Base & Lid
Six Compartment Melamine Insert
Pair of Red & Black Chopsticks
Black Chopstick Rest
Miso Soup Bowl with Lid
Miso Soup Spoon
The lid and base are easily cleaned with a soft damp cloth, left to dry and stacked away on a flat surface. The inner tray is dishwasher safe but we suggest hand wash for extended lifespan.
The Bamboo Bento Set, Sushi & Side Tray is a three-piece solid bamboo Japanese style bento box set with a lacquered red and black six part compartment.
Bamboo Bento Box & Lid & Base
Melamine Lacquered 6 Compartment Insert
Pair of Red & Black Chopsticks
One Chopstick Rest
Red & Black Soup Bowl with Lid
Matching Soup Spoon
Black ABS for Serving Sushi or shareable items
Red & Black Melamine additional Serving Side Tray
The complete set comes with everything that you need to serve a Japanese inspired meal at home or in commercial settings such as restaurants, hotels or events.
This hand-made Japanese Cedar Bento Lunch Box gives your lunches a warm cosy feeling. Made from durable and elegant wood the bento lunch box is handmade by craftsmen with a T-shaped partition in the middle to keep your contents separated.
Material: Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Capacity: 600ml
Size: 182mm x 125mm x 60mm
Weight: 165 grams
Includes: 1 x t-shaped partition, lid & base
The Japanese Cedar Bento Lunch Box grain is beautiful and the faint scent of cedar is truly a smell that brings you back. The boxes gloss surface is applied by vegetable oil-based lacquer that has been hand-rubbed into the surface to get its elegant finish. The lunch box is safe and environmentally friendly.
This hand-made Japanese Cedar Magewappa Bento Lunch Box gives your lunches a warm cosy feeling. Made from a durable and elegant Japanese Cedar the bento lunch box is handmade by craftsmen with a T-shaped partition in the middle to keep your contents separated.
Material: Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Capacity: 600ml
Size: 182mm x 125mm x 60mm
Weight: 165 grams
Includes: 1 x t-shaped partition, lid & base
The Magewappa Bento Lunch Box grain is beautiful and the faint scent of Japanese Cedar is truly a smell that brings you back. The boxes gloss surface is applied by vegetable oil-based lacquer that has been hand-rubbed into the surface to get its elegant finish. The lunch box is safe and environmentally friendly.
Shokado Lunchbox Inspiration
Shokado bento boxes are said to be inspired by the famous Shinto Shingon Buddhist priest Shokado. In the Edo period (1584 1639) he carried his calligraphy and tobacco tools in a lacquered tray. It contained four divided compartments that he used to transport his lunch.
Four hundred years later, restaurant owner Yuki Teiichi saw the lunch box while having tea at the Shokado Tea House in Kyoto. He fell in love with it because of its elegant design. As a result, Yuki had a similar version made. Painted and varnished black, he called it Shokado. It was used to serve lunches which gave them an elegant look.
Together, it limited flavours from mixing with other dishes making for a tasty meal still sold today. The influence behind the Shokado’s design can be seen at the “Shokado Art Museum” in Kyoto Read more about the history behind the Shokado.
Care Information
Get the most out of our ABS & Melamine Lacquered tableware collection. Soak ABS or melamine coated tableware for 15 minutes in warm soapy water. Wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth and towel try. Dishwasher cleaning at a low temperature using mild detergents. Please do not use harsh scrubbers as they will scratch the surface.
Increased Popularity Japanese Lunch Boxes
Do you want to carry healthy and varied meals to your school or workplace? Or are you counting the calories you eat for lunch? Then you should be using bento as your lunch box. Its origin is traced to Japan, where mothers prepared and packed traditional meals for their spouses and children.
Today, the concept has spread and they have become popular for several reasons. Many online and offline store’s stocks a variety of shapes and sizes and katachiware.com.au is one of the popular among them. Katachiware offers a variety of unique designs that are available in many shapes and sizes ABS, bamboo and natural wood.
Capacity & Purpose
While purchasing a Japanese lunch box there are specific points to keep in mind. The capacity and purpose required are two major factors that will decide the type. When used for picnics, a larger capacity is better compared to the one used as a lunch box for one person.
Physical Aspects
The lunch box comprises of a single layer or has two-layered compartments, and the insides are divided into compartmentalised sections that prevent the foods from mixing in with each other and a lid to prevent spilling. A fastening band maintains the lunch-box. Most of the boxes are dishwasher safe.
Varied Benefits
There are several benefits from using Japanese lunch boxes and getting healthy and varied meals for lunch-time. They are easy to maintain and washed in the dishwasher or wiped clean. The box acts as a motivator for small kids to eat all the colourful and healthy foodstuff packed in their lunch boxes. Since the box has dividers with tight lids, the food items remain the way they filled them without spillage or mix-up between the food items. The lunch, thus, looks delicious and ensures that they eat their food in the least time.
To begin with, they should be high in taste: meals should include foods that are tasty foods to eat.
High in nutrition: the meal should be healthy and include almost all nutritional food groups.
Heavy in protein, veggies, fruits, and less on carbs forms an ideal food mix. But it’s okay to add a few tasty sweets.
High on visual appeal: the arrangement should be appealing.
We eat first with our eyes, with this, in mind the ingredients used should look tempting and tasty.
Ease of preparation: keeping a weekly preparation planner will significantly help.
You can apportion the food items comprising the meal in the box, ensuring that the recipient does not gorge on any extra food. This is useful to individuals on a weight loss program. As they can plan their calorie requirements for lunchtimes through the lunch box. Another advantage is that they cut the need for plastic wraps for keeping the food items separated from one another. This goes to reduce the landfill piles in the region. The Japanese revolution is a real boom for all that want to eat healthy meals.
