What, according to Allison, is so important about “obento” for nursery school students and mothers?

What, according to Allison, is so important about “obento” for nursery school students and mothers? What does she mean when she writes that “culture is not necessarily innocent, power not necessarily transparent” (p. 82)?How did changes in Japanese society affect the ways that Nissin marketed its instant ramen? Are there foods in your society that have become part of the culture in similar ways? If sushi has become “global,” is it still Japanese? How do foods change when they cross borders – or do they?