# Bento, maybe not what I thought. . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739 "2010-10-20T03:29:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/21 "2010-10-20T20:09:55Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > Let me note – for the sake of the uninformed – that an “octopus wiener” is a hot dog which has been sliced so that it makes an octopus shape. It is not the penis of an octopus. Can I hope I’m not the only one who thought it was the penis of an octopus? I can at least blame being sleep deprived… I found the idea of packing an octopus penis in a bento box hilarious, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/22 "2010-10-20T21:18:40Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Can I hope I’m not the only one who thought it was the penis of an octopus? I can at least blame being sleep deprived… I found the idea of packing an octopus penis in a bento box hilarious, FWIW. I thought it was a hot dog made with octopus meat. :o ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/23 "2010-10-20T23:32:36Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Can I hope I’m not the only one who thought it was the penis of an octopus? I can at least blame being sleep deprived… I found the idea of packing an octopus penis in a bento box hilarious, FWIW. This. I had a nice long giggle. . . ---
**Author:** ![QuarkChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c5a1d2/32.png) [@QuarkChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuarkChild)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/24 "2010-10-21T13:10:04Z")
Regarding octopus wiener: You could make a healthier version using a veggie dog or tofu pup. Most vegetarian hotdogs look just like the regular kind. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/25 "2010-10-21T17:44:57Z")
Not to point out the obvious, but: did you read [this article](http://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basics/keeping-your-bento-lunch-safe) at Just Bento? If I know my bento isn’t going to be refrigerated, I fill one layer with frozen fruit. My normal is frozen mango with either blueberries or blackberries, drizzled with a little honey, lime juice, and powdered ginger. Depending on your kid’s age these might be a little tricky- defrosted mango is really slippery to eat with chopsticks, forks, or spoons. But it tastes so good I put up with it. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/26 "2010-10-21T17:51:33Z")
A daddy octopus uses a specialized arm to insert a sperm packet or spermatophore into the mommy octopus. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/27 "2010-10-21T17:56:17Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > This. I had a nice long giggle. . . If it were an actual octopus penis, Celtling could probably chase other kids with it. That might be fun. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739/28 "2010-10-21T18:30:35Z")
I pack cheese with my lunch all the time, without incident. I even used to get cheese shipped to me in China during the cooler months- which meant it’d be at outdoor/room temperature for several weeks. Never had a problem. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bento-maybe-not-what-i-thought/557739.md?page=1)