Yesterday was an interesting day for me! I posted a picture of my honey soy baked chicken bento on Reddit, and apparently lots of people liked it because it made the front page and got 1.2 million views on imgur! I really didn't expect it to get that much attention, honestly, considering it was last night's leftovers straight out of the fridge. But it did drive quite a bit of traffic to Bento Basics and to the bento subreddit -- it gained about 4,000 new subscribers! It's really fantastic that so many people are interested in bento!
However, one of the main questions that came out of my Reddit post was how an everyday bento is any different from just packing a normal lunch. It's a valid question! Here are some of my favorite responses from the comments:
I got a laugh out of these comments because, while there is a very small ring of truth around them, they're also indicative of a general misunderstanding of the purpose and usefulness of bento!
However, one of the main questions that came out of my Reddit post was how an everyday bento is any different from just packing a normal lunch. It's a valid question! Here are some of my favorite responses from the comments:
- "It's a pretentious healthy lunch."
- "It's lunch for people with OCD."
- "If I shoved a bologna sandwich in a paper bag with a banana and a cookie could I call a bento box, or is there more to it then that?"
I got a laugh out of these comments because, while there is a very small ring of truth around them, they're also indicative of a general misunderstanding of the purpose and usefulness of bento!