Editing Bento (section)

===By style or container===
* ''[[Kamameshi]] bentō'' ({{lang|ja|釜飯弁当}}) are cooked and served in [[Clay pot cooking|clay pots]] and sold at train stations in [[Nagano Prefecture]]. After eating, the pot becomes a souvenir item.
* ''[[Kyaraben]]'' (キャラ弁) are ''bento'' with the contents arranged to look like popular characters from anime, manga, or video games.
* ''[[Makunouchi]] bentō'' ({{lang|ja|幕の内弁当}}) is a classic style of bento with rice, ''umeboshi'', a slice of broiled salmon, and a rolled egg.
* ''Shōkadō bentō'' ({{lang|ja|松花堂弁当}}) is a traditional black-lacquered bento box. It inspired [[IBM]]'s [[ThinkPad]] design.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edn.com/article/CA66399.html?partner=eb&pubdate=1%2F1%2F1999 |title=Big Blue's big adventure |first=Peter |last=Golden |work=[[EDN (magazine)|EDN]] |date=January 1, 1999 |access-date=2007-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620182705/http://www.edn.com/article/CA66399.html?partner=eb&pubdate=1%2F1%2F1999 |archive-date=June 20, 2012 }}</ref>
* ''[[Wappameshi]]'' ({{lang|ja|わっぱめし}}) is a meal served in a special round wooden bento-styled container.<ref name="MAFF_Wappameshi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.maff.go.jp/tohoku/seisan/tisantisyou/attach/pdf/savorjapan-1.pdf|title=Savor Japan|date=2018-09-21|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811061745/https://www.maff.go.jp/tohoku/seisan/tisantisyou/attach/pdf/savorjapan-1.pdf|archive-date=2021-08-11|url-status=live|page=13|language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Shikaeshiben]]'' (仕返し弁) is "revenge" bento made by wives to get back at their husbands. Insults are written in the food, or it is made inedible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/02/28/revenge-bento-show-us-its-a-dish-best-served-cold-and-boxed-with-insults-and-hidden-chilies/|title=Revenge bento show us it's a dish best served cold (and boxed) with insults and hidden chilies|date=2015-02-28|website=SoraNews24|access-date=2017-07-11|archive-date=2017-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014082900/https://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/02/28/revenge-bento-show-us-its-a-dish-best-served-cold-and-boxed-with-insults-and-hidden-chilies/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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