Bento is the Japanese way of saying take-out meal, which could be home made or purchased. If you travel through Japan, you will find many restaurants and places offering bento. Bento box is the container that store bento and often has many compartments. Traditional bento boxes could be very fancy decorated lacquer ware.

Bento boxes are also used at Japanese restaurants, sit-down parties and homes, not for take-out, but simply for the art of food presentation (not storage or cooking.) Now, you could serve Asian food in these bento boxes with authentic Japanese style.