Year 11 Japanese Continuers Course

The Year 11 Japanese Continuers course students experienced making an obento (Japanese lunch box) and celebrated Christmas in a Japanese way. They did good research about Japanese obento culture and were well prepared for the cooking lesson. Every student brought their food to make the obento together. 

Special thanks to Sienna’s sister who made a beautiful Japanese-style Christmas cake for us. It was delicious.

Now the students are planning what to make next Japanese cooking lesson. Great motivation towards the study of Japanese and its culture!  

From today’s obento lesson, I learnt that the rule with Japanese bento boxes is that they must consist of at least 3-5 side dishes along with rice to add up to five colours. As students bring these lunches to school, they are usually eaten cold. Even so, each dish is nutritious and delicious. 

I like the obento I made today because I got to try furikake, which is rice seasoning. It was a different experience and I enjoy learning about Japanese culture which provides context.

Theresia Purwadi (Year 11 Japanese Continuers)

I learnt about Japanese food customs and culture with the obento that Japanese people often bring for lunch. We also celebrated Japanese Christmas with a Japanese-style strawberry cake, learning about Japanese Christmas culture.

Learning about Japanese culture and coming together as a class to make an obento together was such fun!

 Finlay Blanch (Year 11 Japanese Continuers)

We learnt about the Japanese custom of making obento’s, and learnt about the various styles of obento. I like the obento. The food provided was very well made

Karly Burrell (Year 11 Japanese Continuers)

In today's obento lesson I learnt how to construct a bento box and built an understanding as to why the layout of each dish is important. This provided me with more insight into Japanese food and culture. I loved making the obento with the class.

Sienna Dades (Year 11 Japanese Continuers)

Ms Mariko Suzuki 
Leader of Learning - Languages