Just one of several delicious meals served to a new mum in Japan. Photo / Imgur
Just one of several delicious meals served to a new mum in Japan. Photo / Imgur
The most precious gift a new mother can receive after giving birth is, of course, her newborn baby.
But one woman received another rather incredible surprise after welcoming her child in a Japanese hospital, in the form of dozens of incredible dishes that have left the internet green with envy.
The mum took to Imgur to share 12 images of fancy trays of food from her Japanese hospital that consistently featured a main meat or noodle entree surrounded by several options of healthy vegetable sides, rice, sauce, and tea.
The images have prompted people to comment that they plan to have a baby in Japan. Photo / Imgur
While the mother enjoyed the lap of Japanese hospital luxury, other mothers couldn't help but compare her fine dining experience to their dismal post delivery meals of flimsy french toast in the US and Wonder bread and baloney sandwiches in Canada.
The mother had no trouble recovering while in the lavish comfort of her Japanese care and they made sure to nourish her soul and stomach with trays of food, never with less than five side plates of vegetables, fruits, tofu, rice and soup.
Her first meal consisted of an Omuraisu omelette over friend rice, macaroni salad, chicken soup, squid rings, fruit, green tea.
The first of several impressive meals. Photo / Imgur
Another meal included an tantalizing plate of chicken fingers with shredded cabbage salad, melon stir fry, tofu, carrot salad, rice, all washed down with miso soup.
But her bento boxes and noodle dishes have left fans for the Japanese in an uproar, saying they're willing to cross oceans for a chance to snag a bite.
"I wanna give birth in Japan. And I am a 60 year old man...." one cheeky user wrote.
"Someone knock me up with a return ticket to Osaka," one woman added.
Each dish was served with numerous sides. Photo / Imgur
"Time to get pregnant and wander around Japan I guess," another lady shared.
"The food looks wonderful--but the PLATE WEAR OMG it's porcelain! You get crappy plastic Tupperware in the US at best," another user added.
"Wow. That's some meal plan you have ...!! Did you give birth to the next Emperor??" an incredulous Imgur fan wrote.
Her delicious photos left some mothers, however, seething with the poor care they received in their countries comparatively, and that Japan's example is a note very well worth taking.
"I work in an US hospital and the food we serve our patients is the kind of stuff that most likely landed them there in the first place."
"I gave birth in the morning. I recall sh**ty french toast and my family brought me my favorite foods and snacks," a bitter mother shared on her poor experience.
One woman shared an image of her disappointing hospital meal. Photo / Imgur
Two people even shared the dismal meals they were served in their hospitals in Canada and Serbia.
One woman shared a photo of a Styrofoam box filled with a simple white bread sandwich filled with two pieces of deli meat. On the side was a small singular packet of graham crackers and a fruit cup.
