How A Japanese Megakitchen Prepares Thousands Of School Lunches Everyday | Big Batches

The calibre and cleanliness of the food even surpasses most restaurants.

I'm a teacher in Japan and the school lunches are absolutely incredible in both taste and healthiness. Also each region has their own regional school lunch!

I love how senior citizens are taking care of the new generations. It gives a stable job source and purpose.

This looks so incredibly wholesome and healthy compared to what I grew up with at school. Pizza, burgers, chicken nuggets, microwaved canned carrots and corn. Much of it heated from frozen. Better than nothing but not nearly as wholesome and unprocessed. I'd be thrilled if any kid of mine grew up eating this well like Japanese children.

This video didn't really mention it, but the kids are the ones helping to serve their fellow classmates, with the help of the teachers and volunteer parents etc, grandparents that are retired are often out there doing the crosswalk duty and helping with the serving as well. You can see examples around 8:36 etc

So amazing to see how Japan is able to prepare big batches of healthy, nutritious food for their schoolchildren! And the price per meal is not bad at all. I wish my country had something similar!

In Japan, there is a concept called “Shokuiku” (Dietary Education). Good eating habits are the foundation of everything. Hunger causes conflict, and satiety breeds cooperation. I hope that children in all countries can eat at school.🍱🥛🍞

I imagine American mega kitchens just having microwaves and deep fryers

Japan is light years ahead of where we should be. Much respect.

I voted this - Top notch! # 1 on the list , The most cleanest, sterile, healthy and nutritious school meal on earth. Japanese highly prioritized their children’s cleanliness and nutrition because they are the future generations, they are the pride of their country!

It is nice seeing factory employees in such high spirits.

This is called kyushoku and it's an amazing system, and very cheap for parents! The students also usually serve their classmates, like how they also clean their own classrooms. I think it's wonderful and wish the US where I live would care this much about our children having a well rounded education like this.

"Children are taste-sensitive" and, yet, they eat these fantastic dishes with joy. This kitchen does an amazing job - let's hope it's a guiding star to the cheap goo many countries serve to their kids, if they even get warm meals at all.

"Our menu is intended to serve as examples one day when children become responsible for food on the table." It really takes a village to raise one child. Bravo 👏

I was able to live a school life with peace of mind by eating such a school lunch. Japanese children know what kind of process the school lunch is in front of them now. That's because I take a class to observe the process of making. I am grateful to the people who work hard and continue to make school lunches that are safe, delicious, and help children grow.

Knowing that the mothers are the ones preparing the meals for their children warms my heart for some reason.

I see this as a model for all school lunch programs. Using local sustainable and organic items when available. Bravo, bravo to you one and all.

I missed this! the competition is fierce between the different kitchens, so they really do make food delicious. Thing is the ministry approves their menu, and each month we only get up to 2 days of fried chicken and fries day 😂 We so look forward to junk food days. Every 3 months each class gets the menu to vote for the kitchen, and very often it's decided by how many fried chicken days each kitchen offers, that or the blood rice cake 🤣 OH and because they don't want to lose customer, if we do find bug or caterpillar, it means everyone in the class get 1 yakult yogurt. I really don't think that's gonna work for kids these days, but we were always mining for bugs or caterpillars.

I'd be happy if my kid's school lunches are half as healthy as this one

While here in America [actual menu from a local school], the kids are having: * Hamburgers with french fries * Turkey & cheese on a roll with potatoes fries * Chicken nuggets or chicken fingers * 2 slices of W/G 3x5 Pizza with romaine salad [that's healthy] * Popcorn chicken or grilled chicken parmigiana * Macaroni & cheese * Beef or chicken tacos with shredded cheddar cheese * Meatballs with sauce on whole grain roll * Not to mention Domino's pizza partnered with the school to provide pizza 4 times a month Healthy & delicious!