Shokado bento” is a shortened form of “kaiseki” cuisine. Kaiseki” or “Kaiseki”?(Shoukadoubentou / shoukadoubentou)
tea-ceremony dishesShoukado Shoujou era (1655.4.13-1658.7.13)
Shokado” refers to a boxed lunch box with a cross-shaped divider inside. A high rimmed lid is placed over the top. As an abbreviated form of kaiseki ryori, it is also served at prestigious events and as hospitality for special guests. It is often filled with sashimi, grilled or simmered dishes, rice, etc. The word “kaiseki” was coined by cultural figures in the Edo period (1603-1868).
The word “kaiseki” comes from the name of Shokado Shojo, an Edo period cultural figure and Buddhist monk. Shojo used a box with cross-shaped compartments as a paint box and medicine box. In the Showa period (1926-1989), Teiichi Yuki, founder of the ryotei restaurant Kitcho, used this box as a container for chakaiseki, and named it “Shokado bento.
