Lunch

Today I thought I'd share about some of the food that is eaten here in S.Korea. Instead of giving long descriptions...that's what wikipedia is for; I took pictures for a week of the lunches I ate at school. Wongangnim (vice president of the school) cooks lunch for all the students and teachers every day. There's always rice (a staple must have for every meal), soup, kimchi, and some kind of protein. I usually eat lunch with the 6 year old kids, which can get a bit crazy sometimes but they're great kids to be with.

 



Monday

For lunch we had: tonkatsu (breaded deep-fried pork cutlet), rice, radish kimchi, bean sprouts, and bean paste soup.

Tuesday

For lunch we had: rice, sweet & sour pork, radish kimchi, squash, bean sprout and baby shrimp soup, and barley tea. It's not common to drink something with your meal. Maybe that's why there's usually soup? If there's something to drink it's usually barley tea, warm water, or get your own drink.

Wednesday

For lunch we had: rice, seaweed soup, squid, seasoned potatoes, and radish kimchi.

Thursday

For lunch we had: bibimbap (mixed rice), cabbage kimchi, corn, fried egg, fried tofu bean paste soup, and a fruit cup (from Harry's (7s class) mom). Sometimes the parents will bring food and desserts for the students and teachers.

Friday

Before lunch I went out with wongangnim (vice-president of the school) and Maria to look into getting a smart phone for me. Afterwards we got some street food. The following pictures are of popular snack foods here.

Odeng (fish paste that's formed into cakes and cooked)

Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes and fish cakes) and deep fried noodles.

For lunch we had: rice, spinach soup, bulgogi (marinated beef), spinach, squid, radish kimchi, and some iced coffee (from Maria).