In Japan, frozen food is very popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the technology is more and more mature, it can achieve the same taste as in the restaurant, such as appetizers, ramen, dream roast beef made by the chefs of the Michelin 3-star restaurant, etc., and there are many authentic tastes of frozen foods that are completely unexpected. In fact, we also have a lot of restaurants and takeaways that are processed by frozen food, and after watching it, we really want to start with the freezer.
Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of frozen foods in Japan. Although sales of business products for enterprises were sluggish, household demand was growing rapidly.
Junko Yamamoto, a representative of FrozenFoodPress, a professional website for frozen food in Japan, asked frozen food experts with 40 years of experience about the 5 delicious foods that must be recommended.
The first item is "Seven Premium Grilled Chicken Charcoal Grilled" (235 yen). As the name suggests, the slightly larger sliced chicken thighs are grilled over charcoal fire, and the sweet and spicy sauce is wonderfully intertwined.
The feature is really baked with charcoal. That's why the scent stands out. It is convenient to tear off the lid and eat it directly, so there is no need to bother moving it to the plate. The price is also very cheap, very suitable for a convenient and delicious dish.
The second item is TableMark's "clam rice" (321 yen). When it comes to frozen rice, you think of fried rice or grilled rice balls, which may seem uncommon but are hidden hot items in Japanese rice that have repeat customers.
TableMark sells many frozen foods such as home-cooked food and udon noodles. Its employees also hope that more people can know and understand the "clam rice".
Yamamoto said: "At first, it was limited to spring, but it became more and more popular and became a product sold all year round. ”
The manufacturer's employees are also confident.
The third product is KINREI's "Waterless Ramen Series", where you can enjoy the authentic restaurant taste at home as long as there is a pot and a fire. Among them, Mr. Yamamoto recommended that the local ramen originating in Kanagawa Prefecture "do not need water Yokohama family ramen" (330 yen).
Under the supervision of the ramen database, the taste and characteristics of Yokohama home ramen on the street have been faithfully reproduced. The sticky thick noodles and the thick pork bone soy sauce soup with chicken fat are well intertwined.
It's simple. Add char siu, spinach, and roasted seaweed to the frozen ramen and heat them in a pot for 7-8 minutes. You can easily enjoy the authentic taste of the shop.
The fourth product is GreenSpoon's "private soup.". This is a frozen soup collection that just went on sale in the fall of 2020 and can be ordered online.
"Biscuit-style soup with hot dishes" (990 yen ※Postage is excluded), ingredients containing essential nutrients for the body are frozen instantly and distributed.
Coupled with "private", the biggest feature is that it can be matched by a free diagnosis to match your physical condition, and choose from all 15 recipes supervised by the management dietitian. Supplementing one's own body with nutrients that are prone to deficiencies has set off a topic.
Yamamoto said, "When you feel that there are not enough vegetables, just eat this." Putting these few in the refrigerator can give people a sense of peace of mind. ”
Add water or soy milk to your personal preference and defrost in a microwave. The soup is about 300 grams, and if eaten with bread and rice, it is a good dish.
The fifth item is BREJEW's "Premium Grilled Beef Leg Meat of Wagyu Okuzumo Beef" (about 300 grams and 10,800 yen, shipping costs are extra), which can be ordered online. Frozen foods have also evolved, and even ultra-rare Wagyu beef has emerged.
Yamamoto said: "The so-called Okoumo Wagyu beef uses only about 40 heads of high-grade beef per month. ”
This roast beef, made by the chef who has made his skills at a three-star restaurant in Paris, is known as the "Dreamy Kuroge Wagyu Beef" due to its rarity, and is made by Shimane's famous brand cattle. Slowly roasted at low temperatures, it is a moist and soft taste.
Frozen foods in Japan, which have been around for 100 years, have changed and tasted beyond imagination. Yamamoto predicts: "In the context of the decline of children and the aging of the elderly, the family dinner table will increasingly pursue frozen food. ”