What School Lunches Look Like In 20 Countries Around The World
Here are some pictures of school lunches from around the world. Korea clearly wins this one (Japan would have if it wasn't for that spaghetti).
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1. Japan
Rice and fish make up the bulk of the menu, but some days students are treated to the kind of East-West comfort food. Source. Picture via.
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Spaghetti and meatballs, fries, and milk. Source.
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Udon, cheese-stuffed chikuwa (fish sausage), frozen Mandarin orange, and milk.
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Hot dog, bun, coleslaw, tomato, fries, and soup. Source.
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2. Korea
Most school cafeterias in Korea use sectioned metal trays and there's a standard way of filling them up. The two biggest sections are for rice, usually served with pickled vegetable kimchi and soup. Smaller compartments there's usually three of themhold side dishes of vegetables and fish. As for the beverage, kids are given little plastic bottles of sweet yogurt drink, hugely popular in Korea. Source. Picture via.
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ixed grains and rice, stinky bean stew, mixed and fried chicken and vegetables, simmered seaweed a.k.a. steamed green beans, and cabbage kimchi. Source.
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Kimchi, pork, bean paste sauce (sammjang), steamed cabbage, soup. Source.
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3. France:
School lunches are taken just as seriously as meals for adults. In fact, kids are served pretty much the same things adults eat. Information via Source. Picturevia.
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4. Sweden
Potatoes, cabbage, beans, cracker, Lingon Berry juice. Source.
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5. Czech Republic
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6. Italy
The majority of Italian schools serve lunches made from organic ingredients, mostly grown nearby. The daily meal at la mensa della scuolathe school canteenis usually centered around pasta or risotto, with salad served as a separate course. Meat shows up on the menu only a couple times a week. Source.
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7. Singapore
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8. Kenya
Avocado. Source.
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9. Honduras
Porridge. Source.
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10. Slovakia
Smoked mackerel. Source.
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11. UK
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12. Taiwan
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13. Ghana
Rice. Source.
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14. Chile
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15. Philippines
Lechón kawali, liver sauce, rice. Source.
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16. Estonia
Potatoes and meat. Source.
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17. Brazil
Rice, Beans, Bread, Meat with vegetables, banana and alface, acelga salad. Source.
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18. China
A whole fish! Source.
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19. Djibouti
Rice and beans in sauce or curry. Source.
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20. USA
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