This lunch from a school in Japan includes rice, pork with vegetables, a packet of dried fish and miso soup. Miso is a seasoning made from fermented soybeans. Click through this slide show to view more school lunches from around the world.

A school in Sweden serves boiled potatoes, beans and veggies, with rye crackers.

School lunches in South Korea usually include rice, soup and kimchi (bottom right). Kimchi, a spicy pickled cabbage, is the national dish of Korea.

This lunch from a school in England features franks and beans, a baked potato and corn on the cob. The fruit is honeydew melon, and the drink is 100% apple juice.

A school in France serves breaded chicken, peas, carrots, bread and yogurt.