The problem of "expired meat" that is making the world crowded. McDonald's Japan announced on July 25 that it will discontinue sales of products using Chinese chicken. As a result, chicken mac nuggets, chicken filleos, shakachiki, chicken tatsuta, and other chicken-based products are disappearing in stores that do not have Thai chicken.

On the other hand, I discovered a new product that was quietly on sale. That is "Tofu Shinjo Nugget". It is a product that does not use meat and is finished with Alaska pollack (made in the United States) surimi and tofu (made in Japan). Let's line up at the side dish corner of the supermarket ...


I bought it at a store in Tokyo. On the tray that was handed over, there was a box with pictures of carrots, tofu, and edamame printed on it, and ginger sauce. The word "tofu nugget" is cute, isn't it? In the first place, there are few menus written in hiragana, so it's kind of fresh.


Inside the box are four pieces of familiar shaped nuggets. One side is wavy and the other side is flat.


If you divide it in half and look inside, you can see orange (= carrot) and green (= edamame) grains in the white dough, and it looks like cancer.


The taste was still a side dish . The dough is surprisingly light, and when combined with the thick ginger sauce, it is just a beer companion. It tastes like "teriyaki with ginger", so it seems to go well with white rice. Unfortunately, because it's thin, it doesn't have a fluffy texture, and I didn't really feel the presence of edamame or carrots, but this may be an ant.

In addition, it was sold for 249 yen at the store purchased by the editorial department. 62 yen per piece ... Cospa may not be so good.


Another item, "Spanish omelet muffins," is sold at the morning mac. It is one of the products sold at the FIFA World Cup (World Cup) Brazil tournament. It was supposed to be on sale until early July, but it was revived before I knew it.


This product is a Spanish omelet with spinach and red paprika, and a muffin with cheese sandwiched in it. It is a product that does not use meat patties.

It's not fluffy, but the texture of the omelet and muffins is a good combination. The red sauce that is sandwiched together (it seems to be Romesco sauce) tastes like sweet chili sauce, and although it has a spicy accent, it is not spicy, so it is easy to eat even in the morning. Of course, no meat is used, so it's not heavy.

Chicken crisp muffins weren't for sale at this store, so instead ...? I doubt it, but the resurrection seems to be for a limited time. Maybe I want you to sell the meat on the regular menu for the day when it's a little ...


I don't know if the product released this time was invented in a hurry or was planned for a long time, but I was surprised by the idea of tofu shinjo nugget.