One of the best-known signatures of Nobu Matsuhisa is the lunchtime bento box that is served in every one of his restaurants. In Beijing, it is arguably one of the restaurant’s best sellers. It is also Nobu’s cooking style neatly packaged in five lacquer-box compartments.

Nobu mixed veggies [Photo by Pauline D. Loh/China Daily]

* Sautéed seasonal vegetables with ginger teriyaki sauce. This is a tasty mix of the best vegetables from the local markets, reflecting Nobu’s belief that you have to support local produce. In this case, it included green asparagus spears, kumara batons, French beans, yellow zucchini, day lily buds, broccoli florets and mushrooms.