Last month saw Finsbury Food Group release its cake-only bento box – inspired by South Korean bento cakes which have gained traction thanks to their visual appeal on social media.

Grilled salmon and chikuwa (tubular fish paste cake) isobe-age are standard ingredients in lunch boxes often seen at bento shops. Salted salmon is available nationwide but overseas it is not easy to ...

A little rice, some Japanese-style hamburger and a deep love of geeky subject matter have turned bento box blogger AnnaTheRed into an accidental internet star. Inspired by sci-fi, anime and videogames ...