Instant and retort foods that are convenient when you want to finish your meal easily. The latest ones are quite delicious and I am satisfied with the taste, but I often feel that there is a shortage of vegetables. Even if there are plenty of vegetables, they tend to be expensive.

I found a good product in such a case. Kikkoman's "Leave it to our rice range" series.

Leave it to our rice range

An item that allows you to make staple foods with frozen rice, frozen udon noodles, and cut vegetables. It will be released in the summer of 2019, and at the time of writing the article, two types of "Champon no Moto that eats vegetables" and "Beef bowser no Moto that eats vegetables" are on sale nationwide. Each product contains two meals, and the purchase price at the supermarket is 198 yen (excluding tax).


It's a hassle to prepare the vegetables yourself, but you can eat plenty and keep the price down. You can combine your favorite vegetables from the refrigerator, or you can use packed cut vegetables to make it easier without using a cutting board and kitchen knife.

Champon no Moto

Items to prepare: 1 bag of this product, 1 ball of frozen udon noodles, cut vegetables (about 150g (5.29oz)), 100ml (3.38us fl oz) of water


How to make: Put frozen udon noodles, this product, cut vegetables, and water in a heat-resistant container in that order. Vegetables are bulky, so make the container big like a ramen bowl.



Wrap it gently and heat it in the microwave (600W for 7 minutes).


Take it out and mix well to complete.


The soup, which is a combination of pork bones, chicken stock, and seafood stock, has a mellow, rich and delicious taste. It's soup stock and fragrant, and you can eat it with plenty of vegetables. It goes perfectly with the chewy udon noodles!



The ingredients include pork and shiitake mushrooms, but I wonder if you shouldn't expect this too much. The taste of the soup is so strong that I don't feel unsatisfied with it, but if you feel like eating meat, you can enjoy it by adding sausages and kamaboko.

Beef stock bowser

Items to prepare: 1 bag of this product, frozen rice (1 light cup, about 150 g), cut vegetables (about 150 g), 200 ml of water



How to make: Same as Champon.





A soy sauce-based soup with the flavor of beef, plus sesame oil with a rich fragrance. It is finished in a rich taste that will leave you behind. Beef and wood ear are included in the ingredients.


The rice sucks the soup, making it a volume that you can't think of as a light cup. The thick soup makes it hard to cool, and by the time you finish eating, your body will sweat slowly! It is also recommended for cold days.


The "Random to our rice range" series, which makes it easy to make with just one plate and is nice to get plenty of vegetables. In either case, you can replace the rice and udon noodles, or combine them with Chinese noodles and tofu. It seems to be even more useful in the coming cold season to eat raw vegetables.