{"id":3272,"date":"2025-12-02T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3272"},"modified":"2025-12-02T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:00:25","slug":"cup-noodle-mystery-meat-instant-rice-returns-to-japanese-stores-after-a-seven-year-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3272","title":{"rendered":"Cup Noodle mystery meat instant rice returns to Japanese stores after a seven-year absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-721511\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/mm-1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>There was no mystery as to whether fans wanted more mystery meat, and Nissin is finally giving it to them<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When you start scarfing down on <strong>Cup Noodles<\/strong>, obviously you\u2019re in the mood for ramen. However, there\u2019s something other than the noodles in that cup that also get fans really excited: the <strong>mystery meat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mystery meat is what Cup Noodle maker <strong>Nissin<\/strong> calls those little meaty cubes that you\u2019ll find floating in the broth of Japan\u2019s most popular brand of instant ramen. So strong is the love for mystery meat that in 2018, after Nissin tweeted a photo of a mystery meat-topped rice bowl, the public immediately responded with cries for the company to actually release such a product. To appease the masses, Nissin whipped up a limited-quantity batch of Mystery Meat Bowls for its Cup Meshi instant rice line, which it made available for order through its online store\u2026<strong>and the entire stock, all 10,000 units sold out in 1.6 seconds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Nissin\u2019s mystery meat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-721512\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/mm-2.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clearly, the people were hungry for more Mystery Meat Bowls, and now Nissin is finally ready to fulfil that desire. This month, not only is mystery meat returning to the Cup Meshi lineup, it\u2019ll no longer be an online-exclusive item, and will instead be sold in supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>You prepare the new <strong>Cup Noodle Kanzen Meshi Mystery Meat Bowl<\/strong> similarly to how you\u2019d prepare instant ramen. First, you boil some water and pour it into the cup. Give everything a stir, wait five minutes for it to cook, add in the seasoning packet\u2019s contents, and you\u2019re all set. <strong>Rather than a dry rice bowl, the result has broth, like a hearty soup<\/strong>, and the flavor of the Kanzen Meshi Mystery Meat Bowl broth is similar to that of Cup Noodle ramen broth, with <strong>strong pepper and soy sauce stock notes, plus the extra meatiness that comes from the large portion of mystery meat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if you\u2019re wondering how Japan, a country that prides itself on the high quality of its ingredients, can be so enthusiastic about gobbling up something called \u201cmystery meat,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2017\/09\/20\/the-true-identity-of-cup-noodles-mystery-meat\/\">the true identity of the substance is an open secret<\/a>, and perfectly palatable, as we confirmed by contacting Nissin and asking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-721513\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/mm-3.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Kanzen Meshi Mystery Meat Bowl goes on sale<strong> December 8<\/strong>, priced at 398 yen (US$2.65). Nissin hasn\u2019t said anything about limited quantity this time around, but considering that there\u2019s seven years of pent-up demand, individual stores will probably be selling out of stock very quickly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nissin.com\/jp\/company\/news\/13558\/\">Nissin<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Top image: Nissin<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Insert images: Nissin, SoraNews24<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u25cf Want to hear about SoraNews24\u2019s latest articles as soon as they\u2019re published? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RocketNews24En\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketNews24En\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was no mystery as to whether fans wanted more mystery meat, and Nissin is finally giving it to them. 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