School Lunch

People often ask me, "How is the lunch at your school?"  Honestly, I'm never quite sure how to answer that.  I haven't had lunch at any other school in Korea so I can't compare it.  Furthermore, I seldom eat Korean food outside of school save for Kimbap and Korean Barbeque Galbi, which we can't eat at school.  

So here is a week of my school lunch.  This was just as typical a week as any other.  In every meal we get some kind of kimchi, soup, and rice.  Then we get 1 extra source of protein and 1 other side dish.  

Monday: 

- Soup made from bean paste.  I hate this kind of soup most of all.  In the soup there are pieces of potato, tuna, and seaweed.  

- White rice and a 1/2 banana

- Kimchi

- Dried fish thingies.  I don't eat these.  

- Tofu with a slightly spice sauce on it.  

Today I ate banana, tofu and the rice.   (I took a picture of my co-teacher's tray because mine was so sparse looking.) 

Tuesday: 

- Beef.  Lots of bone and very little meat.  

- Korean pancake.  Love these.  

- Kimchi. 

- White rice and a nectarine 

- Soup with potato and fish cake

My nectarine was a little mealy tasting.  The Korean pancake (pajeon), however,  was delicious.  They are made from flour, eggs, oil, scallions, and a little vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar.   

Wednesday: 

- Boiled potato.  No salt and no butter. 

- Hot sauce for the bibimbap (Gochujang 고추장)

- Green kimchi

- Bibimbap (seasoned and sauteed vegetables like carrot, zucchini, and mushrooms) with rice.  

- Soup with potato, fishcake and something green. 

- Also, grape juice!   

Thursday: 

- Mook.  A gelatin made from buckwheat and acorn powder with seaweed and sesame on top.    

- Fried chicken with lettuce and a mustard dipping sauce. 

- Kimchi (Oisobakki: kimchi from cucumbers) 

- White rice 

  

- Not delicious soup.
















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