給食だより

【全国学校給食週間】

【とちぎ地産地消元気アップ・水産物献立】

ごはん　牛乳　ヤシオマスのたまりじょうゆ焼き

いそ香り和え　キムチ入りとん汁　とちおとめアイス

～Lunch Report By ALT～

This is the first day of National School Lunch week here in Japan  I don’t know what that is but I imagine that all schools in Japan are eating the same basic school lunches? Like everyone gets the same basic menu but each prefecture adds a little special flare to it?  Today is also The Tochigi Genki up menu AND the aquatic menu as well.  It has three separate special names today!  I hope that its really good!  The Isokaoriae salad was delicious.  It means beach scent salad basically and I did get some sea side smells from the seaweed and sesame flavors when I was eating it.  It was great.  Next up was pork soup with kimchi.  It has a ton of flavor thanks to the kimchi and really fills you up.  I think this is where most of the genki up part of the menu comes from.  The soup went so well with the rice that I almost ate all of it, but I saved some for the sea trout.  The trout was meaty and delicious with a very light flavor which let the great flavor of the fish take center stage.  It was very delicious.  Finally the Tochiotome Strawberry icecream was tremendous.  It was mostly strawberry sherbert with a few perfectly balanced layers of ice cream which took it from a delicious dessert to something of legend.  No doubt the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten with Kyushoku.  Today’s menu is the best we have eaten so far and I could imagine it remaining in the top 3 for a long time.  Great lunch today! Gochisousamadeshita!

ミルクパン　みかんジャム　牛乳

オムレツ　ポパイソテー　マカロニのクリーム煮

～Lunch Report By ALT～

Today is a wonderful day!  Macaroni stew!  I seriously love this stuff.  The ‘Popeye’ sautee was amazing.  Very delicious and the flavor of the ham with the spinach was buttery and nice.  I am surprised that Popeye is actually known in Japan since it is such an old cartoon.  Today’s omelet was good as well!  No cheese today, but it was filled with a nice tomato sauce which was perfect with the egg.  Of course I use my bread to clean the plate of the salad and spilled sauce from the omelet.  Today’s macaroni stew was amazing as always.  It has a very gentle flavor which allows the vegetables natural flavor to be easily tasted, especially the onions.  I ate it very quickly!  Finally the tangerine jelly and bread.  I saved half of my bread for the jelly and it was sweet and refreshing.  Enjoyed with milk it is a wonderful combination.  Fantastic lunch today and a top 10 for sure!  Gochisousama Deshita!

ごはん　牛乳　春巻

ハムとニラの和え物　ワンタンスープ

～Lunch Report By ALT～

Today is a Chinese menu.  The ham and nira salad was crunchy and filled with ham too.  The flavor from the nira and dressing gave it a zingy oniony flavor that was very delicious and refreshing.  I could eat a ton of it!  The wonton soup was very good too.  Nice and hot.  But I got way more Naruto slices than wontons in my bowl which was interesting.  Finally, I saved my favorite for last, the spring roll!  Today’s spring rolls were perfect.  Super crunchy, flavorful, and not too oily either which was very nice.  The taste of the filling and the wrapper is simply delicious and has a nice salty and savory flavor which makes me want to eat more and more.  Wonderful meal today!

ごはん　牛乳　さばのみそ煮

れんこんきんぴら　むらくも汁

～Lunch Report By ALT～

Today is a Japanese menu!  The Renkon kinpira is great.  Renkon is called lotus root in English and many people in America don’t eat it, but I think it is great.  The kinpira has a nice earthy and savory flavor with hints of sweetness here and there that make it a delight.  The Murakumo soup was nice.  In English, murakumo are “Gathering Clouds” and I understand the meaning since the eggs look a little like clouds in the soup.  The saba misoni was excellent. Maybe today’s best menu item with its nice flavorful meaty texture and the sweet delicious miso sauce on top.  Saba is mackerel in English.  It’s delicious and cooked perfectly I feel.  Not to mention a bit bigger than usual too which is a surprise.  Another excellent school lunch today!

チキンカレーライス　牛乳

海そうサラダ　ヨーグルト

～Lunch Report By ALT～

Today is chicken curry with rice, seagrass salad, and some yogurt.  A classic school lunch menu.  I like the seagrass salad very much and enjoy the sweetness from the corn and cabbage mixed with the slightly sour and tangy dressing.  The chicken curry was excellent and the spice level was quite nice.  It tasted spicier than usual and I enjoyed it quite a bit.  In winter I think that spicy curry is delicious.  Today’s yogurt was Yakult flavored and it has an interesting sweet and sourness which is unique.  Nice lunch today!  Also, I was unable to eat lunch yesterday but am bummed that I missed out on the oroshi hamburg and gobo salad.  I love gobo!