JSL: April 28th-May 9th
May 12, 2008 • Japanese School Lunch
Please note that the American menu provided is from my middle school in the US. It is meant to serve as a comparison.
Due to the Golden Week holidays making a mess of the first week of May, I decided to group these past 2 weeks together.
One of my friends gave me a lunch menu from the neighboring prefecture and 1 thing I noticed immediately is how many times they eat omelettes. We have omelettes about once a month, either the Japanese type or the Western type, but for the most part, my town’s diet uses far less egg. I might translate the other menu in the future as a comparison to our diet. Same prefecture, vastly different diet.
| April 28, 2008 | |
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| Japanese Menu | American Menu |
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Rice |
Domino’s Pizza |
| Other Notes | |
| I don’t know what the name of this soup is but I’ve had it fairly often. THe udon is not your standard udon noodle…it’s hand torn so the pieces are thick, chewy, and rough-edged. | |
| April 30, 2008 | |
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| Japanese Menu | American Menu |
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Barley rice |
Chicken noodle soup |
| Other Notes | |
| Nikujaga is a meat and potatoes dish. It’s pretty easy to make and very filling. It’s one of my favorite dishes. | |
| May 1, 2008 | |
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| Japanese Menu | American Menu |
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Brown bread |
Hamburger on a bun w/cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle |
| Other Notes | |
| Harusame soup often has quail eggs in it. I hate them but the kids love getting extra. They also swear quail eggs taste the same as chicken eggs but I notice a difference. | |
| May 2, 2008 | |
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| Japanese Menu | American Menu |
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Barley rice |
Chicken nuggets |
| Other Notes | |
| Not sure what Yamazaki salad is…I’m guessing it’s a type of salad from Yamazaki. | |
| May 7, 2008 | |
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| Japanese Menu | American Menu |
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Barley rice |
Chicken patty on bun |
| Other Notes | |
| This is one of the few times I’ll eat fried squid. I normally don’t like it but the lunch center does a good job with it. | |
| May 8, 2008 | |
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| Japanese Menu | American Menu |
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Apple bread |
Sloppy joe on bun |
| May 9, 2008 | |
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| Japanese Menu | American Menu |
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Barley rice |
Hamburger steak with gravy |
| Other Notes | |
| Nanban means “foreign barbarian” or basically, Portuguese style fried chicken. The coating has more spices in it, maybe pepper. I like it much more than the regular fried chicken in the grocery stores. | |
Comments
Ooo, that bento box reminds me of the one I bought from the 100 yen shop, but since I’ve already finished school, I couldn’t find the opportunity to properly utilize it. Bawwwww ;-;
@Shin: The bento was from Mister Donuts, one of the prizes for cashing in your points. ^_^
So they have a Western menu at the school as well? Didn’t expect that. How is the Domino’s over there?
@Mike: I should probably keep adding clarification links to the original kyuushoku post of mine but the American menu is added to show dietary comparison and contrast. It’s from my middle school at home.
I should also add from separate occasions that Dominos in Japan is pretty tasty as well. More seafood options and the sizes are different, I think.
Getting hungry by seeing all those pics of delicious food ^^…