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Why give your child boring toy food along the lines of plastic bacon and hamburgers when they can have their very own bento box to play with. How cool is that? I only wish that there was such a thing as plush sushi toys when I was but a wee gourmand.

Spoon Sisters makes the play set, which comes with several pieces of sushi, a California roll, chopsticks, and wasabi. Each piece of sushi is also velcroed so that little hands can disassemble and reassemble the toy treats. No mention as to whether it contains any fugu.

[via The Food Section]

I recently found a site that deserves a mention if only for its name: My Lunch Can Beat Up Your Lunch! A self-described "ode to bento lunches," the site has photos, descriptions and recipes for roughly 100 different compartmentalized, on-the-go meals. The recipes are very straightforward and many, but not all, have Asian influences. There's yakitori and gyoza, but also chicken salad sandwiches and fried plantains. All in all, good for inspiration if you're looking to mix up what you pack for lunch every day.