Once again, we would like to share with you some pictures of the food your children, we able to enjoy during the lunch service. On Friday, April the 12th, your children had poke bowl, Hawaiian pizza, and strawberry yogurt.
From the mix of Hawaiian word ‘poke’ (to cut) and bowl a new gastronomical concept has emerges, and it has seen a rise in popularity. A Poke Bowl is a dish made with fresh ingredients, be it raw or marinated, presented in an attractive arrangement. With a rice, quinoa, or vegetable base this recipe is often mixed with cubed marinated fish with sesame seeds.
Hawaiian pizza has become the main contender for food debate, in recent years. Well, maybe it is a close second to those who debate whether or not onion has a place in Spanish omelettes. But where does this bazar mix of flavours come from? Is it a true tradition? Where did it begin? It seems as though the origin is not actually Hawaii, but in the Greek islands. Sam Panopoulos, a Greek migrant in Canada, opened a restaurant in the 60s. There he added pineapple as a topping, and so history began using the name ‘Hawaiian’ because that was the brand of the canned pineapple he used. Ever since then, the Hawaiian pizza has been one of the most polemic foods. People who swear by it state that the sweetness and freshness pineapple add is the best topping for the Italian tomato sauce. They even try to defend their choice by saying that pineapple elevates the overall taste of pizza. On the other hand, many haters are, of course, Italians who say that there is no place for pineapple on traditional Italian pizza. And lets us be honest: pizza dates back to a century and a half ago!
Pineapple is one often forgotten fruit in Spanish households. What is ore, it is not on the topmost eaten fruits, the ranking is as follows: orange, banana, apple, watermelon, melon, mandarin, pear, peach, kiwi and strawberry. Tropical as it is, the pineapple is of Brazilian origin. Ananàs, meaning excellent fruit in Portuguese, is delicious and very nutritious. With fibre and water galore, it has a key role in allowing for good colon function and it stimulates intestinal transit. Also, pineapple helps with digesting, as it has bromelain, an enzyme that helps digest and break down the food protein.
About the theme menu:
As it was done last year, once a month put students can enjoy a meal based on traditional foods of the different nationalities of the school’s students.
Would you like for y our children to have a taste of this theme-based menu? You only have to contact us to let us know that your child will make use of the lunch service though email at infotorre@lleoxiii.com for kindergarten and primary school and info@lleoxiii.com for secondary school students.
Remember that you can check and download the month’s menu at Clickedu using your username and password and choose lunch under the service bloc. Also, you can check it out at the following link:
https://lleoxiii.com/serveis#service-6
For any queries you can contact us at comunicacio@lleoxiii.com
