Sunday, December 21, 2008

School lunches around the world

Ever wondered what kids around the world eat for lunch? Most Malaysian kids I know prefer to buy their food from the school canteen. Recess in public schools starts at 10:15 a.m and ends at 10:35 a.m so what the kids really have is just a snack as they're usually home for lunch. School dismisses at 1:00 p.m.
My boys usually buy Nasi lemak Bungkus from their school canteen.

Nasi Lemak Bungkus - "Bungkus" means "pack" or "wrap" in Malay

'Nasi Lemak' is a simple pre-packed serving of 'nasi' (rice) cooked in coconut milk and topped with 'sambal' (dried anchovies cooked in a spicy paste), a sprinkling of fried peanuts and anchovies, a couple of cucumber slices and a wedge of hardboiled egg.

Here are some pics of school lunches of several countries. Visit http://whatsforschoollunch.blogspot.com for more pics of school lunches around the world.

Venezuela

USA

UK

Sweden

Poland

Malawi

Brazil

China

Czech Republic

France

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16 comments:

  1. Now that is interesting! Home at 1?? Even when they get into the upper school?? That is so early!

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  2. wow! interesting! I always wondered that! Specially now that I am reading about bento lunched... super! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Some of those look pretty awful!! Funny how France is in the "worst" category! Ick!!

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  4. US, UK and France all look fairly unhealthy.

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  5. In Russia they don't normally eat sandwiches -they are big on salads - but without lettuce. They have lots of types of salads and most use a sour cream/mayonaise type dressing.

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  6. Wow, some of those places look REALLY GOOD.

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  7. What is up with the us LOL. we sure don't eat very healthy do we! :)

    The nasi lemak bungkus looks good never had it but looks yummy.

    grissell

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  8. I think Brazil and Malaysia look the best, this was really interesting, thank you!

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  9. This is so cool! I just love your blog :)

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  10. Bestest Buddie.. I want to go back to school. LOL

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  11. Mmmmm! That's what the boys have for a snack? Where can I sign up to have some as well? ;-)

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  12. That's fascinating to see the different types!

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