Japanese School Lunch
When we were staying at a monthly apartment in Tokyo, a free meal was included every morning. Because it was owned by a hotel, located at the top of the hotel building like a penthouse. The breakfast was simple but this tray with two-round and two-rectangle concaves reminded me of school lunch. Because it was the same.
I think Japanese school lunch is awesome! Japan takes children's health seriously. From Monday through Friday, all schoolchildren attending (elementary and middle) school have lunches in the classroom. Some students on a weekly rota carry heavy food tanks, milks, trays and cutlery etc from a specific room to the classroom and serve portions for classmates and a home room teacher. They sometimes spill them on the floor by mistake, but everybody shares food or gets the next classroom to give some, whatever each portion became small. If popular desserts such as pudding and fruit are left, students who want them decide the acquirers by scissors-paper-stone.
The meal is cooked in a special school kitchen or is provided by school lunch center. Every student receives a monthly menu a month earlier, planned by dietitians containing all the nutrients and calories required for the healthy growth of youngsters. So parents can plan a different menu for a dinner. The lunches are full of variety, depending on the locality because they use local food. The lunches are healthy and well-balanced, featuring a whole range of meats, fishes, vegetables, and sea plants. They always come with rice or bread and a pack or a bottle of milk.
One winter day, all afternoon classes were cancelled because of heavy snow. We were supposed to have a lunch and go home. But the delivery vehicle was delay because of heavy traffic caused by snow. We were waiting and waiting, in the end, we gave up to have a school lunch and went back home. I was disappointed because it was the day of my favourite menu. And when I think back it was an awful waste of food!!
The meal is cooked in a special school kitchen or is provided by school lunch center. Every student receives a monthly menu a month earlier, planned by dietitians containing all the nutrients and calories required for the healthy growth of youngsters. So parents can plan a different menu for a dinner. The lunches are full of variety, depending on the locality because they use local food. The lunches are healthy and well-balanced, featuring a whole range of meats, fishes, vegetables, and sea plants. They always come with rice or bread and a pack or a bottle of milk.
One winter day, all afternoon classes were cancelled because of heavy snow. We were supposed to have a lunch and go home. But the delivery vehicle was delay because of heavy traffic caused by snow. We were waiting and waiting, in the end, we gave up to have a school lunch and went back home. I was disappointed because it was the day of my favourite menu. And when I think back it was an awful waste of food!!
