Mik-u Jagger

I took one look at today's soup and knew I wasn't going to eat it, but I didn't have to make an effort to give it away.

You see, as soon as the soup landed on my tray, あかり asked me if I was going to eat it. I guess she must have known the answer was going to be "No."

(As you probably can imagine, I'm not shy about sharing my thoughts about the dorm food with the kids I sit with, and some of them seem to pay attention!)

あかり's next question was if she could have the soup. I guess she must have also known the answer to that question was going to be "Yes!"

It's amazing how easy it is to please Japanese kids at lunch.

Luckily, I didn't have to give away anything else on my tray, though, or I might have gone hungry.

The salad, despite the pesky cucumber pieces ("They're baaaaaaaack!"), was fine.

The main dish, because of the many potato chunks, was better. (I purposely grabbed the bowl with the mostest!)

I even had seconds (It's called "niku-jaga," but I call it "Mik-u Jagger," ha!), although I did have to stop the food server from showing me too much lovin'. I mean, let's be serious here: It's not that good.

Unfortunately, even today's appearance by the lead singer of the Rolling Stones failed to help this meal much.

Total points: 5