Напишите краткий пересказ 35 ! obento a tasty tradition! it's lunchtime at school and you're heading for the canteen, but what will you have to eat? will you have a sandwich and an apple, or maybe a hot meal? things are a little different in japan. children open their lunchboxes to find rice shaped like footballs, eggs that look like rabbits or flower-shaped carrots all packed up in an obento! an obento, or bento, is one of the oldest food traditions in japan. basically, it is lunch served in a box. obento boxes have been part of the japanese society since the 5th century when people used to take a packed lunch with them to work. bentos have become very popular since then and you can buy them almost anywhere nowadays at theatres, airports and even at train stations. an obento usually consists of four parts rice, three parts meat or fish (fried or grilled), two parts vegetables (pickled1, boiled or steamed) and one part fruit. it should be nourishing and healthy, but it must be appealing too. you often see food shaped like flowers, animals and sometimes even cartoon characters! mothers take great pride in creating 'school-bentos' for their children. nursery schools have established regulations for an obento. food should be easy to eat with chopsticks or the fingers, portions should be small and it should be pleasing to the eye. it should also include food that the child would not normally eat so that they won't become a fussy eater. the japanese have always looked upon the mother as one of the main influences of a child's success. taking time to prepare their children's food shows their love for them. and what happens if a japanese mum runs out of ideas? there are almost 400 magazines available to get inspired.
There is one old food tradition in Japan. It's called obento or just bento. Mothers give their children lunch boxes with traditional Japanese food, such as rice, fried meat or fish, fruit and vegetables. Sometimes mothers add to lunchboxes the food that the child would not normally eat, to get used to it.
The food should be nutritious and healthy, but it also should be attractive. Thus, mothers make the obento in the shapes of footballs, eggs, rabbits, flowers, and even cartoon characters.
Children are proud of their mothers' lunchboxes and they usually eat the food with chopsticks or the fingers.
Nowadays, Bentos have become very popular, you can buy them almost anywhere: at theatres, airports and even at train stations. There are more than 400 magazines where you can get some ideas for your bentos.