School lunch, December 13-21, 2010

Japanese school lunch from December 13-21, 2010.  It includes the special lunch for Christmas.  In Japan, Christmas eve is a time for Christmas cake and fried chicken.  So, as a special meal for us (early) we got the traditional Japanese Christmas dinner.

White rice
Milk
Rolled omelet
Light soup with burdock, onion and other vegetables
Boiled dark seaweed and soybeans

Bread
Milk
Pumpkin croquet
Chicken and vegetable stew with macaroni
boiled broccoli and corn

White rice (not pictured)
Milk
Grilled shishamo (a type of smelt)
Sukiyaki (thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables and tofu in a pan)
Natto (fermented soybeans)

Bread
Milk
Hamburger patty
Carrot potage
Tuna with stir-fried corn and cabbage

White rice
Milk (not pictured)
Wakasagi (Japanese pond smelt) (probably pickled, not sure as I didn't eat it)
Devil's tongue gelatin (red and regular) with other vegetables
Light soup with carrots, onions, other vegetables (turnips and bamboo shoots for sure)

Rice
Milk
Mackerel grilled with salt
Pumpkin miso soup
Chinese cabbage stir-fry

Noodles
Milk
Fried chicken
Meat sauce (you put the noodles in it)
Christmas cake (I believe it was chocolate)