Give birth in one of Japan's excellent state-funded hospitals and here's what you'll eat: Omuraisu, macaroni salad, chicken soup, squid rings, fruit, green tea; Salmon with mushroom sauce, soba noodles, rice, eggplant and beef, broccoli, hijiki salad; Sea bream, pasta salad, chicken meatballs, pickled daikon, rice, miso soup, chawan mushi, green tea; Chicken fingers with shredded cabbage salad, bitter melon stir fry, agedashi tofu, carrot salad, rice, miso soup; Mackerel, konbu salad, natto, spinach salad, miso soup, rice, milk, green tea; Mushroom pasta, potato salad, broccoli and bacon salad, chicken soup, fruit, bread, green tea; Cod, shredded cabbage salad, pasta salad, sweet potato and peas, rice, green tea; Salmon, tofu, spinach salad, natto, miso soup, rice, milk;Chicken with mushroom sauce, braised pumpkin and pork, daikon carrot salad, rice, miso soup, chawan mushi; Fried fish with tartar sauce, braised mountain potatoes, hijiki salad, spinach and carrot stir fry, rice, green tea, and more. (via Naked Capitalism)
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