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Spoiler alert: Your taste buds aren\u2019t ready for this convenience store katsu.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n One of the great things about convenience stores is their wide variety of hot food<\/strong>, giving us a simple way to pick up a snack that\u2019s easy to eat while on the go. Not all the hot food is that easy to eat, though, as we recently found out when we stumbled upon 7-Eleven\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cSuper Spicy! Taiwan Mince Cutlet<\/strong>\u201d, which practically burnt the taste buds off our tongue with a level of spiciness we weren\u2019t expecting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Things started off easy, as we spotted the fried cutlet in the hot food display and were instantly drawn to its fiery red appearance. As ardent spice lovers who\u2019ve rarely been challenged by self-proclaimed \u201csuper spicy\u201d products before, we casually picked one up to find out how mild it would be, but when we took a bite we immediately swallowed our pride.<\/p>\n From that very first bite, it felt like a flame had been ignited on the tip of our tongue, and the fire quickly spread to cover the entire palate, burning with an intensity that never let up. Surprisingly, it wasn\u2019t just the fried coating that delivered the spicy hit, as the heat came from inside the minced-meat filling as well, giving us double the burn, for twice as long.<\/p>\n \u25bc Amidst the pain, our taste buds battled against the heat to assess the flavour, because for us, that\u2019s the true marker for a really good hot product.<\/p>\n As it turns out, the flavour was one of the highlights \u2013 the filling contained a generous amount of juicy meat, with garlic chives adding an extra element of taste to make the whole thing even more delicious. Perhaps because of the minced meat<\/strong> and garlic chives<\/strong>, the cutlet had a vaguely gyoza-like flavour<\/strong>. Either way, both the taste and the heat were excellent, especially when combined with the wonderfully crispy coating, which crunched satisfyingly between the teeth with every bite.<\/p>\n \u25bc However, there was one thing that eluded us: what exactly makes it \u201cTaiwan\u201d?<\/p>\n We weren\u2019t sure what the \u201cTaiwan\u201d in \u201cTaiwan Mince Cutlet\u201d was referring to, but after checking 7-Eleven Japan\u2019s official site, we learned that the filling is \u201cTaiwan Minchi<\/strong>\u201d (\u201cTaiwan Mince<\/strong>\u201d) a spicy seasoned minced meat originating in Nagoya<\/strong>. So, in the end, the \u201cTaiwan\u201d in the name refers to the spicy and savoury minced meat filling used in dishes like Taiwan ramen from Nagoya\u2019s famous Misen restaurant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s also why it\u2019s called a \u201cminchi cutlet<\/strong>\u201d rather than \u201cmenchi katsu<\/strong>\u201d, which is the usual term for a Japanese-style minced-meat cutlet. It\u2019s also the reason why the filling contains garlic chives, which you don\u2019t normally find in a Japanese-style menchi katsu.<\/p>\n What started out as a chance encounter turned into an exciting journey of discovery, as we not only found out that the cutlet was hotter than any other convenience-store hot food we can remember trying<\/strong>, but also that its name pays homage to the \u201cTaiwan\u201d mince associated with Nagoya\u2019s famed local food culture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Priced at 189 yen (US$1.18), the Super Spicy! Taiwan Mince Cutlet really does live up to its name, so be sure to stop by your local 7-Eleven soon if you\u2019re game enough to try it, as it\u2019s only available for a limited time.<\/p>\n Images \u00a9SoraNews24<\/i> Spoiler alert: Your taste buds aren\u2019t ready for this convenience store katsu. 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