Everything in a country depends on its culture and available resources, of course. In that sense, did you know that children's lunch time in Vietnam can be up to two hours in some schools? This is because most educational institutions in the country do not have kitchens. Follow this article and better understand how the school lunch over there.
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Why do some schools in Vietnam give students up to two hours of lunch?
Unlike Brazil, which has a school feeding program and provides meals for students, the Vietnamese students are usually allowed to go home for lunch because the vast majority of schools don't have kitchen. In general, the only schools able to serve lunch in the country are those located in large cities. For students attending small town schools, lunch is not served due to costs, so students go home to eat during the two hour break.
So the two-hour window allows enough time to go home, eat a meal, and get back to class. These longer lunch breaks allow children to eat together with family members. Long lunch breaks have long been a recognized and well-accepted part of Vietnamese culture.
What do Vietnamese kids usually eat for lunch?
There is a large consumption of rice in Vietnam, as well as in other countries in Asia. Along with rice, Vietnamese children usually eat tofu, fish, chicken or pork, always well seasoned with regional sauces and spices or sautéed with various vegetables.
It is also quite common for children's lunch in Vietnam to be a dish called Tráng Mięng, which basically consists of fresh fruits such as guava, durian, lychee or dragon fruit. Furthermore, lunch usually ends with a sweet dessert accompanied by a glass of soy milk.
