Size Matters

The size of your bento box determines the number of calories it contains (now that makes sense). So you choose your box by the diet you are on and who you are -elderly lady bentos, little kid bentos, man bentos, etc.

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Bento

Wikipedia's definition is, "Bentō (弁当 or べんとう, Bentō) is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. The Bento is still used by workers as a packed lunch, by families on day trips, for school picnics and sports days etc."

In Japan, bento box size is described not by its dimensions (inches or centimeters), but instead by its volume or capacity (in milliliters — ml). Why? Because a rule of thumb in Japan is that when you pack a bento box normally (A: 3 parts grain dishes, 1 part protein dishes, 2 parts vegetable dishes; B: without candy, junk food or fatty food; and C: without empty space), calories correspond directly to capacity. So a 600ml box should hold a 600-calorie meal.

Of course, I'm not this ambitious yet.

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A Whole New Onion World

I'm just learning about the Egyptian Walking Onion.

The name "Walking Onion" was given to this plant because it literally walks to new locations. When the cluster of topsets becomes heavy enough, it will pull the plant over to the ground. Depending on how tall the plant is and where the bend occurs, the topsets may fall between 1 to 3 feet away from the base of the plant. Here they will take root and grow new plants. When these new plants mature their topsets will eventually hit the ground and start the process all over again. Egyptian Walking Onion plants can walk between 1 and 3 feet per year!

FYI

Arthur Hays Sulzberger (12 September 1891 – 11 December 1968) was the publisher of The New York Times from 1935 to 1961.