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Wait, I'll google this... Ah, here it goes: warm lunches: Finland, Spain, Denmark(?), Estonia, Lithuania, France, Italy, Sweden, UK, potentially others, not a

Wait, I'll google this... Ah, here it goes: warm lunches: Finland, Spain, Denmark(?), Estonia, Lithuania, France, Italy, Sweden, UK, potentially others, not a complete list. [1] p.s. Fun fact: Norwegian school lunches were supplied from Sweden during World War II, partly privately financed. Later, all public school lunches were discontinued, so most Norwegian students bring a packed lunch from home.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_meal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_meal

mcv 8y ago
I heard that warm lunches used to be common in Netherland in agricultural areas. They'd work in the field all morning, then have a hot meal, then work all afternoon, and have some bread in the evening. With everybody working/going to school outside the home, the family dinner moved to the evening and people took sandwiches with them for lunch.
detaro 8y ago
Germany too.
- icebraining 8y ago
  And Portugal.
roel_v 8y ago
I don't think that list is really as black and white as that article makes it seem. I had conversations about this exact topic with friends from Spain and France (the things you talk about once you have children), and none of them had warm lunches at school. Of course I'm almost 40 years old, my friend are in that age bracket, so maybe it's different now, or maybe it depends on rural/urban or how well funded the schools are in other ways - but from what I understand, without it being a statistically sound survey, having full meals at primary and/or secondary school is not universal.
- watwut 8y ago
  I have personally seen warm lunches in France in 3 out of three schools I visited. Locals treated it as something completely normal, complained about quality which seemed to me much higher then what I was used to.
- icebraining 8y ago
  I'm pretty sure that's outdated for Spain. According to various news reports (in Spanish), schools serve warm lunches, with most receiving pre-cooked food and heating it locally, while about 1/3 have full kitchens on premises.

mcv 8y ago

I heard that warm lunches used to be common in Netherland in agricultural areas. They'd work in the field all morning, then have a hot meal, then work all afternoon, and have some bread in the evening. With everybody working/going to school outside the home, the family dinner moved to the evening and people took sandwiches with them for lunch.

detaro 8y ago

Germany too.

icebraining 8y ago
And Portugal.

roel_v 8y ago

I don't think that list is really as black and white as that article makes it seem. I had conversations about this exact topic with friends from Spain and France (the things you talk about once you have children), and none of them had warm lunches at school. Of course I'm almost 40 years old, my friend are in that age bracket, so maybe it's different now, or maybe it depends on rural/urban or how well funded the schools are in other ways - but from what I understand, without it being a statistically sound survey, having full meals at primary and/or secondary school is not universal.

watwut 8y ago
I have personally seen warm lunches in France in 3 out of three schools I visited. Locals treated it as something completely normal, complained about quality which seemed to me much higher then what I was used to.
icebraining 8y ago
I'm pretty sure that's outdated for Spain. According to various news reports (in Spanish), schools serve warm lunches, with most receiving pre-cooked food and heating it locally, while about 1/3 have full kitchens on premises.