Growing up in the US, my school lunches were a predictable rotation of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, greasy fries, and cardboard-like pizza. So when I experienced a Korean school lunch for the first time, working as a teacher at a Korean public school, I was shocked, not just by how good it was, but by how complete it was. Korean public school lunches are planned by a professional nutritionist, rotate daily with no repeats for weeks at a time, include seasonal ingredients, and are subsidized by the government, meaning they’re either free or very low cost for students. I’ve had some of the best food I’ve eaten in Korea…