Recently, Japanese School Lunch has become one of my favourite times of the day. The menu is full of variety and is often rather delicious. The menu can also be quite fascinatingly different from anything I would ever eat in Canada. I was reading a fellow ALT's blog and they did a special blog segment on his schools School Lunch/Menu. I thought it was a great way to showcase the ingeniousness that is Japanese School Lunches. For the next week I will take and post a photo everyday of the lunch being served, a description of what it is, and some details regarding how the lunch is served etc.
Here is a little snippet from Google about School Lunch in Japan!
"In Japan students eat kyūshoku, or school lunch. Parents pay 250 to 300 yen per student for the cost of the ingredients, with labour costs being funded by local authorities. The tradition started in the early 20th century. After the war – which brought near-famine conditions to Japan – the provision of school lunches was re-introduced in urban areas, initially with skimmed milk powder and later flour donated by an American charity. School lunch was extended to all elementary schools in Japan in 1952 and, with the enaction of the School Lunch Law, to junior high schools in 1954.
Usually, all meals provided on a given day are identical for all pupils of a Japanese school. The menu is planned by dieticians and changes daily. The average menu has gone through a large deal of change since the basic meals of the 1950s, as Japan grew economically."
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