Frozen gratin for 1,026 yen per meal. I tried "Seafood Macaroni Gratin" from the official food brand "Imperial Hotel Kitchen" of the Imperial Hotel. It's expensive, but it tastes good.

What is Imperial Hotel Kitchen?

A food brand where you can enjoy the taste of Imperial Hotel at home. It is sold at some department stores, high-end supermarkets, and online shops. In addition to frozen foods, we also offer retort foods, canned foods, spreads and sweets.

Seafood macaroni gratin

The "Imperial Hotel Seafood Macaroni Gratin" introduced this time is a white sauce gratin that uses chicken bouillon and fragrant seafood extract. There are three types of ingredients: shrimp, scallops, and mushrooms. The purchase price at the supermarket "Garden Jiyugaoka" in Tokyo is 1,026 yen (tax included).


The cooking method is heating with an "oven toaster". The container is aluminum foil and microwave cooking is not possible. If the toaster is overheated, cover it with aluminum foil to prevent it from burning.


It takes about 20 minutes to heat, and when the center of the sauce becomes fluffy, it is complete.

How does it taste?

First of all, the level of white sauce is extremely high. It's creamy and you can feel the taste and umami of milk, but it's not heavy or dull and you won't get tired of eating it. Elegant taste that you can hardly meet even at the shop.


The texture of macaroni is also exquisite. It has a crisp, elastic and moderately boiled hardness, and has a chewy texture that you wouldn't think of as a frozen food.

You can see that the ingredients such as shrimp, scallops, and mushrooms are all good. When you chew shrimp and scallops, the taste spreads out and the mushrooms have a perfect flavor!



Most of the general frozen gratin has a texture accent like "I put it in for the time being", but this is not the case at all. It made me feel once again that white sauce goes well with seafood and mushrooms.


The cheese flavor on the surface is also clear. It doesn't mix with white sauce on the plate, but you can meet and integrate it for the first time by chewing it with your mouth.


Overall, it was a delicious seafood macaroni gratin with no complaints. The price is high and the amount is a little small for one meal, but if you like gratin, please try it! This is a dish that you want to keep in the freezer as a talisman in case you don't want to do anything but want a little extravagance.