But to me, they are the same. After you prepare the toppings for chirashi sushi, you can scatter them any way you like in a bento box. Or layer them in parallel, vertical or diagonal lines.

The cafe is on a hiatus now, and she just sells bento box lunches made to order. Menu examples include loquat trout narezushi (traditional sushi made by lactic acid fermentation of fish ...

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These were commonly sold during the intervals of kabuki performances (traditional Japanese theatre), and can be seen as the genesis of what we know as the modern bento box — and makunouchi are ...