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These slide were also built using a 3ￗ3 grid. Can you envision the grid sitting under these slides? (Images in
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Harmony and the Bento
A Japanese bento is an elegant box that contains a kind of washoku (Japanese
food). Remember that wa, which designates something Japanese-made or in a
Japanese style, literally means harmony. This is appropriate because traditional
Japanese meals—including the humble bento—are prepared and arranged in a
harmonious, unified manner. The bento box itself is a type of grid in addition to
being a container.
When preparing the bento, the chef considers the types of flavors that go well
together in one meal. Foods are also chosen in terms of color and texture to create
a pleasing, subtle unified appeal. Sometimes, the ingredients and the theme match
the season.
Recently, I took this photo with my iPhone on the Shinkansen (bullet train). In this
meal of relatively modest calories and high nutrition, an amazing 20 different
varieties of food are contained within the small box. It all fits together harmoniously
in spite of the complexity of putting so many elements into such a small area. The
shape of the “grid” contained within the bento box makes this possible.
