School lunches in Portugal and Europe
New term has started and now we have free lunches in local school.
For each day of the week we have to take special tickets called senhas de almoço.
glamorous pink senha de almoço of Escola Secundaria João de Barros
Lunch usually consists of typical Portuguese soup, main dish, salad, bread, water, fruit and sometimes dessert. Portions are huge and range is wide (I checked menu for 1 month and noticed, that main dish never repeats!). The main surprise was that food is very healthy and well cooked compare to what we have for lunch in russian schools. Here they feed children with seafood, fish, chicken and vegetables. There is even a diet menu avaliable, but only for teachers.
typical portuguese school meal: chickpea soup, grilled sardinhas, boiled potatoes, tomato salad, apple and water…yummy
And this is how typical school meals look like in other european countries:
Russia: soup, pasta with meat, brown bread, pastry and hot tea
France: mussels, fries, artichoke, grapefruit, lemon tart, baguette and yogurt
Estonia: potatoes, shredded carrot, meat and cranberry juice
Slovakia: smoked mackerel, bread, red pepper and tomato salad, kiwi, apple and milk cake
Sweden: potatoes, cabbage, beans, cracker and lingonberry juice
Great Britain: fish, fries, pudding, beans, corn, bread and pasta salad
Ukraine: soup, omelette, salad and fruit-drink
Poland: chicken, mashed potatoes, cabbage, soup and fruit-drink
Czech Republic: soup, rice, chicken, dessert, fruit-drink and hot tea
