Feb 03, 2025 22:00:00

I tried 'Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor', which is a combination of sweet strawberry shortcake and Ippei-chan's 30th anniversary limited edition, which has been revived after 9 years with a new power-up

From Myojo Foods' popular cup yakisoba 'Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba' series, ' Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor ' will be available for a limited time to commemorate Ippei-chan's 30th anniversary on Monday, February 17, 2025. This shocking menu, which combines shortcake and yakisoba, was

released in December 2016 , and is now back for the first time in nine years with improved quality and design, inspired by a birthday cake to celebrate Ippei-chan's 30th anniversary. I had the chance to try it early, so I actually tried it.

'Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor' (released February 17th) | Myojo Foods
https://www.myojofoods.co.jp/news/13114

The 'Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor' that was released in 2016 is sampled in the following article.

'Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor', a fusion of cup yakisoba and shortcake, is a mysterious high degree of perfection - GIGAZINE

This was sent to the GIGAZINE editorial department by Myojo Foods. The outer box is designed to resemble a cake container.

On the side it says 'Ippei-chan Night Market Yakisoba 30th Anniversary SINCE 1995'.

When I opened the box, there were two 'Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor' inside.

The package of 'Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor' looks like this.

The ingredients are as follows. The sauce is sugar and strawberry sauce, and the toppings are strawberry processed products and crepe flakes. The amount of noodles is 90g, which is slightly less than the usual amount of noodles

in the 'Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba ' which is 100g.

Calories per serving are 499kcal.

The packaging has been removed.

When you open the lid and take out the contents, you'll find powdered sauce, toppings, and strawberry sauce.

I was curious about the contents of the toppings, so I put them on a plate. The large red pieces are dried flaky diced strawberries, and the small pink flakes are

feuilletines . The 2016 version contained yogurt-flavored cubes and sugar spray, but the 2025 version seems to lean more towards strawberries.

Pour in boiling water and wait 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, drain the water.

Then, sprinkle the powdered sauce on the noodles. The powdered sauce is actually creaming powder, and as soon as I opened the bag, I was hit with a sweet aroma reminiscent of shortcake cream and sponge cake.

I sprinkled the creaming powder on the noodles. At this stage, it's already quite a distance from the scene of making cup yakisoba.

However, when I stirred it well with chopsticks, the creaming powder dissolved and became entangled in the noodles, and was no longer visible. However, the sweet aroma of fresh cream still wafted through the air.

Next, add the strawberry sauce. The 2016 version had a vanilla-flavored mayonnaise sauce, but this time it's a red strawberry sauce. I wanted to pour it evenly over the noodles, but the amount of strawberry sauce was quite small, so it was quite difficult to pour it all over.

Finally, top it off with the toppings and it's done. It looks like a noodle dish, but the visual and sweet aroma of the diced strawberries on top, plus the white bowl, give you the illusion that this is really a shortcake.

Since I had the chance, I tried eating it with a fork, just like the cake. As I slurped up the noodles, the sweet aroma and rich, sweet taste of the shortcake cream, as well as the sweet and sour taste of the strawberries, spread throughout my mouth. The noodles were chewy and springy, and the texture and sweet and sour taste of the diced strawberries and feuilletines added a nice accent to the shortcake-like flavor. However, the yakisoba itself was naturally piping hot, and although it tasted like shortcake, the temperature felt was completely different. There was no saltiness or taste of yakisoba sauce, and the creamy sweetness typical of shortcake was clearly felt, so I got the impression that it was more of a warm dessert than a yakisoba.

Ippei-chan Night Shop's Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor will be available for a limited time from Monday, February 17, 2025 at supermarkets and convenience stores nationwide. The suggested retail price is 245 yen excluding tax, and at the time of writing, a set of 12 could be reserved on Amazon.co.jp for 3,175 yen including tax.

Amazon | Myojo Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba Shortcake Flavor (Ippei-chan Night Shop Yakisoba 30th Anniversary Product, Celebration, Strawberry Sauce, Strawberry Grain, Sweet, Surprisingly Delicious) 108g x 12 pieces | Myojo | Yakisoba Mail Order