June 17, 2016
Laurence talks about lunch at Seiritsu
Hello! Laurence here.
Not to boast or anything, but I would say I am a pretty good homecook. Even though I miss my big Canadian oven very much, I am trying my best to use Japanese ingredients and cooking tools to cook balanced and nutritious meals and lunches. That being said, we all have days when we forget our lunch or just feel too tired to pack one the day before.
So I’m really glad we have the cafeteria upstairs to help us out. You can get a rice bowl with toppings for 250 yen, and if you have room for more the cafeteria usually has sides on sale too. My personal favourite is the karaage. They make it from chicken breast here and it makes for a really nice lunch on top fresh cabbage and hot steamed rice!
The Menu board tells you what is for lunch today. Best practice your Kanji!
You can buy meal tickets at the vending machine..
... Or you can order directly at the counter.
Athlete students typically preorder their food, so they can eat quickly and go to training as soon as they can. It's a mad rush when it they all collect at once!
There are a number of sauces and condiments available. All are popular, though Ketchup and kara-age is usually looked on as odd, for some reason..
It also doesn’t have any onions in it…did I mention that I don’t like onions already?
I am an adult but I still have some foods I’m picky about…maybe one day I’ll be able to eat them and enjoy more foods from all over the world. Maybe.
Laurence Dube
JET Assistant Language Teacher