There are tons of places that sell bento equipment, like I Love Obento and even Amazon, where you can get everything from the boxes themselves to the tiny individual containers for carrying sauces and dips. You really don’t need to get that fancy, though. Deborah encourages everyone to try creating a bento in any shallow plastic container with a lid—you probably already have some in your cabinet.

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