給食だより

【地産地消献立：大根】

大根入りカレーライス　牛乳

ほうれん草サラダ　にっこり（なし）

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Today’s menu theme is local daikon radish which is featured in the curry.  I started with the tune and spinach salad which was pretty good!  The tuna was good and the crunch from the corn and cucumber were a nice additional texture.  The curry today was very good as well!  The daikon is a pretty good match and its juiciness allowed me to appreciate the spiciness of the curry a bit more I think.  A lovely meal today.  Thank you.

米粉パン　牛乳　県産ぶた肉コロッケ

海そうサラダ　冬野菜シチュー

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Today is a super excellent menu. The seaweed salad was alright. A little slippery for my liking, but it tasted quite nice and the corn gave it some texture. The pork croquette very delicious and perfectly fried. It had a nice balance of meat to potato in the filling as well which was very enjoyable. The stew today is a winter vegetable cream stew and it was pretty good. It was creamy and hot and had a light flavor, with broccoli having the most prominent flavor among the rest of the vegetables. Great lunch today. Bring on more stew!

ごはん　牛乳　いわしのおかか煮

五目きんぴら　さつま汁

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Japanese style food has been popping up a lot recently!  Today is fish in bonito sauce and kinpira with sweet potato soup as well.  Quite the meal today.  The kinpira is sweet and earthy with good flavors from the sauce as well as the gobo.  It also has a nice sweetness which is enjoyable.  Kinpira is really good in school lunch.  The sweet potato soup was similar to the miso soup or tonjiru we get often, but has sweet potatoes in it.  The sweetness and bright color of the satsumaimo give it a nice extra layer of flavor and color.  Today’s fish is pretty good and the sauce is really nice.  I love bonito and the smoky goodness of the sauce adds a lot to the fish.  Delicious meal today!

【地産地消週間】

ごはん　牛乳　県産納豆

じゃこサラダ　しょうが入り肉じゃが

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Back from the weekend and its Nikujaga and Natto!  I vanquished my natto quickly, but I think today’s mustard or soy sauce or both was a little different.  It was a slightly different color after mixing it up.   Then I jumped into the salad to cleanse my chopsticks and mouth.  The jako salad is alright with a slightly fishy taste in addition to the dressing.  The nikujaga is the main event today for sure though.  I adore that great taste and super hearty vegetable content.  The little pops from the ginger which was added in was a nice change of pace as well.  Happy for the full meal and absolutely adore the nikujaga!  Thank you!

ミルクパン　チョコパテ　牛乳　ほうれん草グラタン

アスパラガスソテー　ポークビーンズ

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Today there are a few new menu items which is nice!  We have a new interesting asparagus sautee as well as a spinach gratin.  Also pork and beans soup with bread and a new style of chocolate pate/cream as well instead of marshall beans.  The sautee is quite delicious and the asparagus and corn are a nice juicy and crunchy pair with nice flavor.  The meat is a nice touch as well.  The gratin is an interesting little dish.  It looks like a patty, but it was baked into an oval, but is still quite soft on the inside.  The creamy spinach has some cheese as well and it is very good.  It has a ton of great flavor and is very satisfying.  This is something I would expect to see at a bakery or a café.  The pork and beans was wonderful and super hot.  It was hearty and delicious and perfect with the bread as well.  The new chocolate sauce was pretty much straight up chocolate sauce with 1.5mg of iron in it.  It was super sweet and great on the bread and with milk as well.  Quite a change from marshall beans and reminds me that marshall beans isn’t actually chocolate haha.  Super nice treat.  A really interesting and delicious menu today!

ごはん　牛乳　ぶた肉と野菜のしょうがいため

えび団子スープ

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Ginger Stirfry and shrimp ball soup. The stirfry tastes great and has a nice ginger flavor. The meat and onions in particular were cooked really well and go great together. The shrimp ball soup was excellent as well and super hot too. I love the juicy shrimp balls which give it a really big burst of flavor. Simple lunch, but very good and quite satisfying.

【ごはん献立の日】

ごはん　牛乳　さんまの開き

小松菜のごま和え　すきやき風煮

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Today is sanma day! The komatsu sesame salad was super good. I love that sweet and sesame flavor. The sukiyaki style soup was absolute delicious. Sweet and noodly, with lots of great flavors. The sanma was also quite good today and nice and salty. The salty sanma and the sweet flavors of the salad and soup were a great match up and wonderful with rice. Super nice lunch today. Nothing but good menu items today and the sukiyaki-style soup is a great new addition to the school lunch lineup.

ごはん　牛乳　厚焼卵

五目ひじき　キムチ入りとん汁

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Kimchi Tonjiru, hijiki, and tamagoyaki.  A very Japanese menu on a very rainy day.  The hijiki was nice and filling with plenty of meat and tofu along with the seaweed and other beans and veggies.  The tamagoyaki was sweet and I enjoyed it with rice.  Lastly, the kimchi tonjiru was excellent.  I love that flavor and it is warm and tasty on this cold day.  Wonderful lunch.

【いい歯の日】

いか天丼　牛乳　切り干し大根のナムル

たぬき汁　ぶどうグミ

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It is a kind of rainy and gloomy Monday today, but we have lovely fried squid to boost our spirits!  The dried daikon namul was pretty good and the dressing was very nice.  The little slices of ham add a lot to it as well.  The tanooki soup was ok.  It was nice and warm and had an earthy flavor.  Today’s fried squid was excellent and the sauce was delicious as well.  A nice lunch that charged me back up for the afternoon. The grape gummies were also a nice treat as well. Thank you!

ミルクパン　牛乳　スラッピージョー

コールスローサラダ　大根のポトフ

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Today is sloppy joes, cole slaw, and soup.  The cole slaw is simple and pretty delicious.  I like the sweetness and the crunchy texture.  The daikon potofu was interesting and having daikon radish instead of potatoes was an interesting choice, but it still worked really well.  Quite nice and most of the flavor comes from the little sausage slices in it.  The sloppy joes were excellent and the bread to meat ratio was nice today.  It is a great little sandwich and reminds me of America.  Wonderful lunch today!  Looking forward to the weekend!

ごはん　牛乳　春巻　チンジャオロースー

豆腐とわかめのスープ

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After another nice holiday we come back and there is another great lunch waiting!  Chinese style food with spring rolls and chinjaross!  The chinjaross was excellent and filled with nice ginger and savory flavors.  The tofu and seaweed soup was light and nice.  I liked the juicy and soft tofu.  Today’s VIP by far is the spring roll, crunchy, savory, and absolutely delicious.   Great lunch today!  Great crunch today!

ハヤシライス　牛乳　大根とツナのサラダ

ラフランスゼリー

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First day back after sports day and we get a yummy hayashi rice and tuna salad! The salad was nice and pretty hearty with lots of tuna and daikon radish. I like the sweetness the corn adds to the mostly tart dressing and fishy tuna flavor. The hayashi rice was nice and had a good flavor. It has a good balance of tomato and the vegetables are great too. I like how smooth it is. Last, was the La France Jelly. I think that it is pear flavored. It is delicious with a light sweet flavor. A nice change after the hayashi rice. Thank you!

【ハロウィン献立】

ミルクパン　牛乳　とりのからあげレモンソース

花野菜サラダ　春雨スープ　パンプキンババロア

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Halloween is this Sunday so today is the Halloween menu.  We get karaage with lemon sauce, some soup with cute pumpkin Naruto, and delicious flower vegetable salad.  Lastly of course a yummy pumpkin babaloa dessert.  The salad was awesome and is one of my favorites.  This and the cube salad are maybe the best.  I love how juicy the flower veg salad is and enjoy how much dressing the broccoli and cauliflower soak up.  I like to make a chicken sandwich and use some of the remaining bread to soak up the yummy lemon sauce / dressing combo on the plate.  The harsame soup was great.  The little pumpkin shapes were really cute and the color of the soup in general really gave it a nice autumn vibe.  The lemon chicken was quite good and I adore the sweet and slightly sour sauce that comes with it.  I like it as a sandwich with school lunch, but want to try it right out of the fryer/oven some day in the future.  Last, the pumpkin babaloa was a very tasty little creamy dessert with some whipped cream on top as well.  Excellent lunch before sports day tomorrow! 

ごはん　牛乳　いわしのおかか煮

もみづけ　とん汁

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Today is fish, salad, and soup.  The momizuke was quite good and I like to mix it with the sauce from the fish when I eat it giving it a bit more flavor.  The tonjiru is nice and hot with a light flavor.  The meat and vegetables are nice and its very good.  The iwashi was excellent and the sauce on it was fantastic.  It has almost a smoky flavor which is savory and a little bit sweet.  It’s quite good and great with rice of course.  A nice Japanese style lunch today.

米粉パン　牛乳　オムレツ

ハムと大根のサラダ　マカロニのクリーム煮

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Yes, one of the holy days of school lunch has arrived!  The daikon ham salad is such a great starter and delicious in all ways.  Super crunchy and juicy at the same time with a nice dressing that is complimented by the natural flavors of the ham.  Love this salad.  The omelet was nice and had pretty good flavor.  I liked to eat some of the bread along with it.  Of course today’s main event is the delicious macaroni stew.  I love it.  It is filled with plenty of delicious vegetables and chicken and so creamy and good.  Absolutely amazing.  Great lunch today!

ごはん　牛乳　えびシューマイ

ハムとニラの和え物　マーボー豆腐

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Today is mabodofu and shumai with a kind of Japanese-style namul.  The vegetables have kind of a tart and tangy dressing as well as a nice sesame flavor.  The mabo was nice and hot.  I liked the tofu in it a lot and there was even a tiny bit of spice in there I feel which was nice.  The shrimp shumai were tasty and a nice contrast to the flavors of the salad and the mabo.  Nice lunch today!

ごはん　牛乳　厚焼卵　ブロッコリーのごま和え

ぶた肉と大根の煮物

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Nice simple lunch today but with many ingredients.  The broccoli and cucumber salad is juicy and crunchy with great sesame flavors.  The tamagoyaki was sweet and fluffy.  I liked it along with rice and some of the sesame sauce left in the plate.  The daikon no nimono was fantastic. Nice and hot.  Great with rice and filled with nice juicy flavors.  The nimono and the sweet egg contrast each other really well making a nice set for the menu today.  Excellent lunch! Thank you!

黒とうパン　牛乳　肉団子

じゃこサラダ　カレーうどん

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Curry Udon and meatball sandwiches to end the week!  Nice!  The jako salad is always interesting with a slight fishiness from the little jako spread in it and the nice flavors from the sesame and aburaage.  Today’s cury udon is absolutely wonderful and has a great spice level.  I always feel like the curry udon is always spicier than the regular curry and rice.  The meatballs and bread together make an excellent sandwich which is great. Lovely lunch today!

ごはん　牛乳　ホイコーロー

ポーミントン（中華風卵入りコーンスープ）　アセロラゼリー

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Today is hoikoro and pominton! A yummy Chinese-style lunch which looks really good and smells great. The hoikoro is stellar and it is packed with so much meat and vegetables its great. The spices were also really good today too and the pepper was excellent and really stood out giving this dish some kick. Pominton is like the normal eggy kind of chinese soup, but filled with lots of corn which gives is a new level of flavor and depth. A seriously amazing lunch today which is rounded out by the cold and sweet aserora jelly which is refreshing. One of the best lunches all year and the first appearance of hoikoro in a long time I think.

メンチカツバーガー　牛乳　さつまいものシチュー

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Menchi Katsu Sandwich and sweet potato stew! Today is another one of those super-autumn school lunches. The menchi burger was super good and the crunch of the katsu along with the soft bread was a really enjoyable texture. The strong onion and meat flavors from the katsu were mellowed out by the bread and cabbage and also complimented by the sauce making the burger a super satisfying and tasty main dish. The stew was truly amazing. It was creamy and flavorful, filled with a nice variety of vegetables including sweet potato and even meat as well. I liked to go for some stew after a few bites of the sandwich to help with the bread and it was amazing. Any stew lunch is going to be delicious and today was no exception! Fantastic meal that I am quite thankful for.