Japanese Bento Lunch Delivery
By Josh, 2010年 6月 11日
To round off her months-long project of delivering bento lunches in the Chaoyang area, my friend Uemura Emi gave a presentation last Saturday at The Shop in Jianwai Soho. Emi documented her “clients,” which ranged from random food-aware artists to large corporate entities. The end result gives an interesting parallax view of Beijing food culture. Here’s an excerpt from her project notebook (click for a larger image):
She taught us how to sculpt onigiri with some pickled plums newly imported from Japan, then demonstrated how to make the egg rolls she included in her bento boxes.
Emi operates a small plot of farmland a few hours outside of Beijing, and may do some more food-related events in the near future. Check out The Shop’s Douban page for updates.