is a

bento A is the Japanese iteration of a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal, often for lunch. Outside Japan, it is common in other East and Southeast Asian culinary styles, especially within Chinese, Korean, Singaporean cuisines and more, ...

take-out A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...

chain with over 2,000

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and company-owned branches throughout Japan. It offers a variety of dishes, generally over rice, at relatively low price. Unlike competitors such as

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beef-bowl and the various cheap

curry A curry is a dish with a sauce seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine. In southern India, leaves from the curry tree may be included. There are many varieties of curry. The choice of spices for each dish in trad ...

establishments, there are no chairs or counters for inside-dining. Hokka Hokka Tei is the major brand name of Plenus Co., Ltd., which used to be engaged in

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sales before it changed industries to the food industry in 1980. Plenus Co., Ltd., has left the franchise and established a new brand, Hotto Motto. HURXLEY Corporation, which was a franchisor in western Japan, continues to run Hokka Hokka Tei.

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