What exactly is yakisoba bento?

What does "with soup" mean?

A comparison of all the "yakisoba bento" varieties!

Yakisoba Bento

Let's start with the standard one. It is filled with squares of meat and crisp cabbage. The slightly sweet sauce goes well with the frizzy noodles, making it very easy to eat! And in between eating, you can take a break with Chinese soup. For the people of Hokkaido, this is instant yakisoba! It is the kind of instant yakisoba that the people of Hokkaido never get tired of. For those who want more, large portions are also available.

Next is the "rich sweet sauce" flavor. The sauce is a little thicker than usual, and the noodles are slightly thicker than usual, which makes the sauce more easily absorbed. The rich, mild, and thick sweet taste is similar to that of yakisoba at festivals. The meat is in the form of a slice as opposed to the usual cubes, which gives the meat a realistic texture and flavor. Recommended for those who do not usually eat instant noodles!

Next up is the eye-catching pink packaging of the Tarako Flavor Butter Flavor. The only sprinkles are aonori (green laver), and the ingredients are green onion and tarako (cod roe). The slightly thick noodles are well covered by the sauce with plenty of cod roe. The buttery flavor is very reminiscent of Western-style cod roe pasta! By the way, the soup that comes with it is consommé soup flavor, which goes well with the flavor of the noodles!

The slightly spicy flavor is a thicker, thicker sauce with a little spiciness added. The aroma of several spices stimulates hunger. The sprinkling of black pepper adds even more flavor. The spiciness makes it easy for even those who do not like spicy food to try it.

Next is the Negi-Shio flavor. The moment you open the sauce bag, you can smell the aroma of sesame oil. The kayaku are green onions and sliced meat, and the furikake are salt, pepper, and sesame seeds. The green onion and garlic jump out of the light salty flavor, making it easy to eat without getting tired of it. It is good to eat it in rotation with the regular sauce flavor!

Yakisoba bento soup curry flavor is a representative of Hokkaido's gourmet food. The aroma of many kinds of spices from the powdered sauce is very appetizing. Although there is no kayaku in the sauce, the flavor of tomatoes and other cooked vegetables can be felt in the sauce. As a taste unique to Hokkaido, it would make a great souvenir for people outside of Hokkaido.

The seafood flavor was just released in February 2023. The aroma of seafood with a thickened sauce matches the cabbage and crab cakes of the filling with the firm noodles. The flavor of Hokkaido's typical seafood condensed in your mouth. This dish is sure to become a new staple!

The last item is the Kitami Yakiniku Flavor, supervised by Rocco Solare, a curling team based in Kitami City. Kitami is famous for its yakiniku, and the city has the highest number of yakiniku restaurants per capita in Hokkaido. The ingredients are pork and green onions. The moderate fatness of the meat and the fruity, rich yakiniku sauce-like sauce are a perfect match! It really gives you a satisfying feeling like after eating yakiniku.

Domingo recommends the "Koku sweet sauce" as the most delicious of the 8 yakisoba bento we tried!

The sauce is well-balanced, not too sweet and not too salty, and the noodles are slightly thicker than the standard ones so that they are intertwined with the sauce. The sauce is well-balanced between salty and sweet, and the noodles are slightly thicker than the standard noodles so that the sauce is intertwined with the meat. The meat is soaked in the sauce and has a good meaty texture when eaten!

The other flavors are so authentic that they cannot be described in a single word as instant, but the variety of flavors is also a major attraction. If you see it at a supermarket or souvenir store in Hokkaido, or at a Hokkaido product exhibition, be sure to pick it up and enjoy it at home.

The article is current as of March 23, 2023.