kyaraben

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese キャラ弁 (kyaraben), a contraction of キャラクター弁当 (kyarakutā bentō), itself from English character and Japanese 弁当 (bentō).

kyaraben means A style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.

noun

A style of elaborately arranged bento which features food decorated to look like people, characters from popular media, animals, and plants.