Key Points

• The habit of bringing baon or packed lunch dates back to the pre-industrial age, when miners and farmers realized it was a waste of time to go home for lunch. Instead, they took their lunches to work.
• The first proper lunch box was invented in the early 1900s.
• Rejoice Guevara-Thomson, pastry chef, gluten-free advocate, and owner of Dovetail Cafe in Brisbane, shares baon tips and easy yet healthy baon ideas.