Famimal, a FamilyMart private brand, has launched "The Four Heavenly Kings of Meat Lunchboxes" that focus on the umami of meat. The "Four Heavenly Kings of Meat Bento" are "Beef Hamburger Bento with Meaty Flavor," "Roasted Chicken Steak Bento with Spicy Vegetable Sauce," and "Special Tonkatsu Bento with Meaty Flavor and Soft Texture. Special Tonkatsu Bento" are being sold sequentially.

Famimal: The Four Heavenly Kings of Meat Bento

Beef hamburger steak lunch box

This beef hamburger steak is baked at a temperature of 180°C or higher, and the meat's flavor is locked in through thorough temperature control, so you can taste the flavor and juiciness of the beef. A slightly bitter and rich demi-glace sauce with sautéed onions and red wine added to the moderately bitter brown roux enhances the flavor of the hamburger steak. Priced at 598 yen (tax included, same below), it will go on sale on February 1.

Aroma of spicy vegetable sauce! Chinese-style Fried Rice Bento

This bento combines two popular Chinese dishes, "fried chicken" and "fried rice". The fried chicken is marinated in sake and rice malt to make it tender, and then topped with a flavorful sauce made with scallions, grated ginger, and other aromatic vegetables. The refreshing sourness and sweetness of the sauce and the flavors of the fragrant vegetables spread through the air. Priced at 598 yen, it will go on sale on February 1.

Seared chicken steak lunch box with two-step preparation to soak up the flavor

This juicy chicken steak is soaked in flavor from a two-step brewing process that involves first brewing with sake and ginger, and second brewing with soy sauce and rice malt. The surface is seared to enhance the savory flavor. For the sauce, two types of onions are used, one sautéed and the other raw and chopped, to bring out the flavor and texture, and a soy sauce-based Japanese onion sauce with wine and other ingredients to add richness is used. Priced at 598 yen, it will go on sale on February 8.

Meaty flavor and soft texture! Special Tonkatsu Bento

From the raw materials to the cooking process, the temperature is carefully controlled in pursuit of a tonkatsu that is just like the ones you would find at a specialty restaurant. The frying temperature is set lower than usual and the cooking time is longer than usual, resulting in a tonkatsu that is tender and has the original flavor of meat. It uses an original sauce with a good balance of sourness and sweetness, made from aromatic vegetables and fruits. Priced at 598 yen, it will go on sale on February 8.