A Magic Jar for soup
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I pack a lunchbox every morning. I don’t like cooking very much, so I want to buy a new lunchbox to cheer up my motivation to pack lunchboxes. I was looking for a new lunchbox on Amazon.co.jp and it recommended me to buy a vacuum flask for soup. It is called a ‘magic jar(*)’ in Japanese. Vacuum flasks don’t need any energy, but they keep the temperature you contain something into them for a while. That’s why it is called a “magic jar” in Japanese. However, it is also called “Thermos” because Thermos is one of the most popular vacuum flask companies. It is like Xerox.
I bought a food jar like this:
http://www.google.co.jp/search?tbm=isch&hl=ja&source=hp&biw=1215&bih=660&q=JBI-270&gbv=2&oq=JBI-270&aq=f&aqi=g-S6g-mS1&aql=&gs_l=img.12..0i24l6j0i5i24.1387l1387l0l2541l1l1l0l0l0l0l20l20l1l1l0.frgbld.
I make soup for breakfast and leave some for my lunch. I make minestrone or miso soup. When I eat soup at noon, it isn’t very hot, but it is still warm to eat. I am satisfied with this food jar.
The picture is a lunch one day.
(*) a magic jar: 魔法瓶（まほうびん） maho bin
I bought a food jar like this:
http://www.google.co.jp/search?tbm=isch&hl=ja&source=hp&biw=1215&bih=660&q=JBI-270&gbv=2&oq=JBI-270&aq=f&aqi=g-S6g-mS1&aql=&gs_l=img.12..0i24l6j0i5i24.1387l1387l0l2541l1l1l0l0l0l0l20l20l1l1l0.frgbld.
I make soup for breakfast and leave some for my lunch. I make minestrone or miso soup. When I eat soup at noon, it isn’t very hot, but it is still warm to eat. I am satisfied with this food jar.
The picture is a lunch one day.
(*) a magic jar: 魔法瓶（まほうびん） maho bin
Most people put eggs into lunchboxes, but I don't like eggs, so you can't see the color yellow.
http://www.tanica.jp/image/syoku/ygtia2.html
I like it very much. The container that I put it in has a top with a cool gel sheet.
I think ur kids will b very happy, they have mom like you.. I envy your kids.. my mom didn't give me "bento "when I was school, she always busy with her business and also she can't cook.. haha
I have a full time job, so it is very hard to cook before and after working. However, meals they eat are very important. I will try hard anyway.
p.s. I think your mom loves you too.
And well I know my mom loving me, I told her about you,^^
anyway is it hard to cook Japanese food?
Yes, I think so.
I'm not very good at cooking, so I always need recipes when I cook something. I liked to buy recipe books before, but thanks for the Internet! There are a lot of recipes on the Internet.
Here's my favorite link: http://cookpad.com/
This is the most famous website in Japan.
You can search a lot of recipes when you enter some keywords.
I don’t like cooking very much, so I want to buy a new lunchbox to boost my motivation to pack lunchboxes.
"to cheer up" makes sense, but it is very awkward, "to boost" is more natural in English.
jp and it recommended that I buy a vacuum flask for soup.
used wrong pronoun
Vacuum flasks don’t need any energy, but they keep the temperature you of the food you put in for a while.
It didn't quite make sense, so I'm guessing that this is what you wanted to say.
That's what I wanted to say! Thank you.
Your commnets were easy to understand.
> Magic Jar...that's a pretty cool name for it actually
Yes, I agree with you. That's why I wanted to tell you about this word.
I don’t like cooking very much, so I wanted to buy a new lunchbox to cheer me up and motivate me my motivation to pack lunchboxes.
jp and it recommended me to buy a vacuum flask for soup.
Vacuum flasks don’t need any energy, but they keep maintain the temperature of the contents you contain something into them for a while.
However, it is also called a “Thermos” because Thermos is one of the most popular vacuum flask companies.
I make soup for breakfast, and leave some for my lunch.
I make either minestrone or miso soup.
When I eat soup at noon, it isn’t very hot, but it is still warm enough to eat.
I have a great breakfast, but not much for lunch. If you can't put it between two pieces of bread . . . .
Do you have a microwave oven at work? It seems most workplaces (in the USA) have a room where employees can eat lucy, have coffee, etc. which also has a microwave. If your magic jar doesn't have metal in it you could warm your soup in the microwave!
But I'm sure you already thought about that.
> If you can't put it between two pieces of bread . . .
My son doesn't like bread, unfortunately.
I think it is easier to make sandwitches than to pack lunchboxes.
> Do you have a microwave oven at work?
Yes, we do. We have a microwave and a refrigerator.
We also have a electric pot.
To tell you the truth, I don't have to bring vacuum jars with me, but vacuum jars is also a good container not to spill the contents out.
I put an instant soup in my cup and pour hot water before I bought the vacuum jar.
I have some Asian style meals where I add water and microwave. Noodles, dehydrated vegetables, sauce. Tasty. Fast.
Your lunch looks like a complete meal. No wonder it takes time to make in the morning. Then double the time, since your son also needs lunch.
That's why they say "A mother's job is never done."
> Dehydrated soups
That't what I wanted to say!
> That's why they say "A mother's job is never done."
Yes, I agree with this words!
I won't complain anyway because nothing changes if I complain.
I have to enjoy this situation!
I don’t like cooking very much, so I want to buy a new lunchbox to boost my motivation to make lunch.
I agree that "boost" works well here. Since you use "lunchbox" a lot it might be good to change this one to "make lunch" like this.
jp and it recommended me to buy a vacuum flask for soup.
Vacuum flasks don’t use electricity, but they maintain the temperature of their contents you contain something into them for a while.
That’s why they are called a “magic jars” in Japanese.
The "they" refers to "vacuum flasks" (plural) from the previous sentence.
However, they are also called “Thermoses” because Thermos is one of the most popular vacuum flask companies.
Looks like a great lunch!ちょっと分けてくれませんか？
> As you mention, we usually call them "thermoses" in English
Really? I see. I will use it next time like Japanese. ;P
> Looks like a great lunch!ちょっと分けてくれませんか？
Thank you for your kind words.
They boosted my motivation to make lunch!