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The word ''makuno-uchi bentō'' ("between-act bento"), dates back to the [[Edo period]] (1603 to 1867), when they were served during the intermissions ({{lang|ja|幕間}}) of [[Noh]] and [[Kabuki]] theater performances. |
The word ''makuno-uchi bentō'' ("between-act bento"), dates back to the [[Edo period]] (1603 to 1867), when they were served during the intermissions ({{lang|ja|幕間}}) of [[Noh]] and [[Kabuki]] theater performances. |
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From the [[Meiji period]] onward, Makunouchi has become a common convention for bento boxes sold at train stations. Convenience stores also sell a bento under the Makunouchi name. Though the selection and number of items in a Makunouchi bento vary from store to store, it often contains more items and costs more than other bento. |
From the [[Meiji period]] onward, Makunouchi has become a common convention for bento boxes called ''[[ekiben]]'' sold at train stations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2003/01/05/general/japans-own-meals-on-wheels/|title=Japan’s own meals on wheels|author= Yoko Hani |work=The Japan Times |date=January 5, 2003 }}</ref> Convenience stores also sell a bento under the Makunouchi name. Though the selection and number of items in a Makunouchi bento vary from store to store, it often contains more items and costs more than other bento. |
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Makunouchi (幕の内弁当) is a popular type of Japanese bento which consists of mostly rice along with fish, meat, pickles, eggs and vegetables and an umeboshi (a salt pickled plum). There are also other kinds of food such as a chestnut-rice, sweetfish sushi and meat-and-rice-casserole forms.
The word makuno-uchi bentō ("between-act bento"), dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1867), when they were served during the intermissions (幕間) of Noh and Kabuki theater performances.
From the Meiji period onward, Makunouchi has become a common convention for bento boxes called ekiben sold at train stations.[1] Convenience stores also sell a bento under the Makunouchi name. Though the selection and number of items in a Makunouchi bento vary from store to store, it often contains more items and costs more than other bento.
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- ^ Yoko Hani (January 5, 2003). "Japan's own meals on wheels". The Japan Times.