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I realize that the typical Western plating of starch at ten o'clock, meat at two o'clock, and vegetables at six o'clock doesn’t work with a bento box because there are “o’clocks” in the middle, as well as around the perimeter. Rice is often consumed at every meal – 09:00, 12:00, 18:00 (plus potential onigiri rice snacks at 16:00 and 22:00?) – so I have stopped looking at my watch while dining, or even wearing my watch.