A Homemade Meal . . . From a Vending Machine

(via Great Big Story)  In Japan, vending machines generally sell beverages and simple, readymade provisions. But fresh curry over rice? Along a lonely stretch of highway in Awa-shi, Japan, you’ll find a rare vending machine selling tantalizing homemade meals. Even better? The vending machine owner, Tadashi Yoshimoto, grows the rice in every meal just down the road on his own farm.