'Mystery meat' sells out fast
Toronto Star|May 19, 2024
Those spongy lumps of uncertain origin in instant-cup noodles? Turns out consumers in Japan love them just as much as the main attraction.
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'Mystery meat' sells out fast

Nissin Food Products Co. now sells one of its ingredients as "mystery meat," a term popularized by customers of the cheap, quick meals. Each 200-gram box equivalent to 47 cup noodles' worth of the chunks retails for 650 yen ($5.70 U.S.). On the back are various suggested recipes for the rehydrated protein, including pasta bolognese, a hamburger or stuffed peppers.

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