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housewife prepares bento
boxes for the husband and
kids, but today, bento boxes
can also be purchased from
convenience stores. On
packages of Japanese food,
you can often see words
that state “shohi kigen”
which means expiry date,
and “shomi kigen” which
means best before. “Shohi
kigen” is usually stated on
fresh foods, which are not
In Japan, table- suitable for consumption Survival kits
manners are after the suggested date; as it can fit inside a bag
highly valued. foods labelled with “shomi
Before eating, kigen” are still safe to eat with no weight limit. These
the Japanese say after the displayed date, test one’s ability of “room-
stuffing” skills to fit as many
‘‘itadakimasu’’, just that its flavour is best
a polite phrase preserved before that date items in a limited space as
possible.
translated as “I arrives.
receive”; after
eating, they say classmates’ lunches and bring them to the Last but not least for food When talking about
Japanese
one
food,
“gochisous ama classroom. This role alternates between culture in Japan, there are
deshita” which can students so that every classmate is involved. trends called “tabehoudai” particular condiment that
comes to mind is wasabi.
be interpreted as This is normally applied to most local and “tsume houdai”.
“thank you for the elementary and junior high schools. “Tabehoudai” means all- But did you know that
meal”. In Japanese you-can-eat, where a planting wasabi requires
strict conditions? Olivia
local schools, For daily meals, the “onigiri” and “bento” are guest pays a set amount,
they have a lunch go-to foods for Japanese locals. “Onigiri”, approximately RM 80, and Lim Sensei mentioned that
wasabi can only grow at
system called also known as “omusubi”, is a Japanese rice then eats as much as they
“kyuushoku”. In this ball stuffed with a variety of fillings, normally want within an allotted places with stable weather,
system, schools formed into triangular shapes, whereas amount of time. As for which means no sudden
chillness or torridity. It also
provide lunches “bento” is a Japanese lunch box filled “tsumehoudai”, it means
to students. A with balanced ingredients, including rice, all-you-can-take, where has high requirements for
water, of which will only
student is assigned meat, fish, and vegetables. Generally, the the customer can take as
to pick up their much as they want as long grow well with the irrigation
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