Obento
Everyone knows you can also win someone over through their stomach. In this idea, we present an original and fun way to do so without resorting to the strange culinary inventions often gifted to us by Ferrán Adriá and company.
Obento is a Japanese art that involves preparing food to go in a way that is not only delicious to eat but also pleasing to the eye. The hallmark of obento is its presentation: colors and textures are mixed in playful forms to delight diners.
In this case, there's no better way to explain than to show you some images illustrating the concept:
As you can see, these are truly spectacular dishes to look at, and their preparation isn't overly complicated. If you want to see more figures, we recommend doing a Google image search using the keyword 'Obento'.
Finally, we leave you a link where you can learn to make your first steps in the art of obento, specifically a charming tutorial on making little animals with sausages:
http://www.itoham.co.jp/cook/vienna/index.html
The website is in Japanese, but if you click on the little animal you want to learn to make, you'll be taken to a page where a video shows the step-by-step process for its creation.
Enjoy your meal!