A month of kyushoku - part 1

Every school day, we are provided with a school lunch, called kyushoku. All schools in Takatsuki have the same lunch on any given day, so it's common for us to exchange messages like "My day just got better, it's curry rice today" or, more commonly "Feral" or "How can they be enjoying...".

This month I'm going to provide a daily picture of what we've been fed, along with a brief description. Below is week 1.


1 February
We had training on the first, so no kyushoku that day. Three cheers for an oreo milkshake and chips.

2 February

The soup had both pork and a mild processed fish product in it. The
 bowl that looks like it could contain fried chicken balls actually contains a rice product coated in powdered soybean. I'm not sure if this one falls under mochi or dango, but at any rate, either one is really sticky and chewy, and I'm not particularly fond of it.

Rating: 3/5

3 February

The yellow flecks in the rice are millet grains. Millet does not enhance the flavour of rice. The fish was sardine. I was hungry, so I tried it, but immediately spat it out again and felt like retching. The soup was ok, but there wasn't much to it.

Rating: 2/5

The little packet beneath the milk contained dried beans. They were bland, but edible, thought they needed salt. I'm not sure that I was actually supposed to eat them though, apparently the kids were throwing them around, as a part of the Setsubun tradition.