super mario bento boxes make mouths happy

March 29th, 2008 comments (11) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob

A uniquely Japanese cultural phenomenon is Bento box lunches where the meal is dressed up with whimsical imagery so kids will be more inclined to eat their food. Check out this great example featuring the likeness of everyone’s favorite little Italian plumber, crafted entirely from edible items.

Super Mario Bento Box

From what I can tell, Mario’s face appears to be made out of some sort of lunch meat, while his bright red hat looks like it might be from radishes or other colorful root veggies. But this clearly obsessed Bento fanatic didn’t stop with Mario.

Luigi and Bowser Bento Boxes

She went on to create edible versions of Luigi, Bowser, Wario, Princess Peach and a bunch of other citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Wario and Princess Peach Bento Boxes

If these don’t get your kids to choke down his or her bologna and Cheese Whiz sandwiches, I don’t know what else would.

Mario Bento Boxes

Oddly enough, with all the foods used to make these clever creations, I couldn’t find a single mushroom anywhere in the whole bunch.

[via Samurai Soapbox]

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comments (11):

  1. GILMARA says:

    MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUITO CRIATIVO,PARABENS!!!!

  2. Hunterpiro says:

    Very nice! But I woudn’t be able to eat these masterpieces!

  3. rookie23 says:

    wow that looks yummy!! ^_^

  4. onigame says:

    Mario’s hat, including the M, is made out of a piece of unrolled Krab (a.k.a., surimi Crab Stick).

  5. cat says:

    and Mario’s mustache and any other black parts are made from Nori (seaweed)

  6. I hate Mario Brothers. Crazy Japanese…

  7. amber moon says:

    Wow! i wanna make my own Bento Buisness! I loooove these things!! Theyre my new obsession!

  8. red_fox88 says:

    This is how you get kids to eat their vegetables.

  9. heyjaniz says:

    I’d be one happy camper if i had this for lunch.

  10. mario says:

    This is awesome. We need more stuff like this in America.

  11. amy says:

    hi i visit japan every year i am 8 and i love these boxes i always have the princess peach one they are very tasty and only cost £4.00 in uk money

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