Eat this and run

One of my many joys of being here in Japan to live and work includes food. Japanese food. Food of whatever sort, in fact!
I love convenience store food, food from vendor-stalls, markets, restaurants. All of it! I don’t consider it odd that I can find gourmet tastes in every variet of food I eat. Even a rice ball from the convenience store. Meals, for me, are a joy.

I do also have the great pleasure of enjoying the at-school lunches with the students.
In the latter half of my week I am working and teaching-assisting at the local Elementary school. And, oh yes, it is such a joy to eat lunch with those little learners!
I would have to say that it is a highlight of my days!

Today’s lunch was spaghetti with meat sauce. I love meat sauce. There was also a cucumber tuna and cabbage-pickle salad (it was better-tasting than it sounds), and a fried-pudding tart for dessert.
Now, do keep in mind that all of these meals are apportioned for the school aged child. We teachers, myself, including the local staff, are apportioned slightly more.
But to my surprise -or not entirely to my surprise- I am hungry about an hour or two after lunch. Nevertheless, it all just tastes so good !

Yesterday’s lunch has a picture. And that picture is below.
Cold ramen noodles with some mixings. Three shrimp and green onion gyozas, two tomatoes of the finger-picking size, AND a glorious container of Hokkaido milk.
The milk just tastes so good out here. And I get a carton of it every day. And by carton I mean tetra-pak.
It could just be tasting so good because it’s something like whole milk and I used to drink skim. I can just feel all those necessary fats entering my body making me healthy. Haha.

Do enjoy the picture while I enjoy my lunch.
Here’s hoping you have either bought or made your own lunch.
You ARE eating lunches aren’t you?
If you’re not, you’re welcome to come and join me for lunch anytime. I am more than happy to share my extra milk with you..

More on school meals next time!
(Oh, and today I am on my way to buy a few more keychain mame-shibas. If you don’t know what those are, have a look for yourself here at mame-shiba.jp)