If you’re a fan of Japanese food, you’ve probably had a bento box before. The bento box might just seem like a trendy Japanese meal presented in an aesthetically pleasing box, but bento boxes have been a staple of Japanese culinary history for centuries -- about 8 centuries, in fact! Read on to learn all about when, how and why the bento came to be the uber popular meal-in-a-box it is today – with Sushi Shack, your friendly Japanese foodie and purveyor here in Plano, TX. Bent
