Nov 27, 2025 15:03:00

The 'Luxury Shumai Bento' steamed in-store is a new menu item at Hoka Hoka Tei, so I got to try it out early.

A new menu item at Hoka Hoka Tei, the ' Luxury Shumai Bento, ' featuring freshly steamed shumai, will be available on December 1, 2025. A tasting event for the media was held prior to the launch, so we had the chance to try it and see for ourselves just what kind of quality the shumai was.

'Luxury Shumai Bento' will be released on Monday, December 1st! | Hokkahokkatei

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A media tasting event for Hokka Hokka Tei's 'Luxury Shumai Bento' was held at the Harksley Training Center Building in Kita-ku, Osaka.

At the tasting event, Toshihiko Iinuma, Managing Director of Hokka Hokka Tei Headquarters, explained about the Luxury Shumai Bento. He explained that the Luxury Shumai Bento uses shumai from

Hosoya Corporation and contains domestic pork, onions, and ginger. He also said that they will place a steamer in front of the store to actually steam the food, creating a lively atmosphere.

Shumai Jun , the representative director of the Japan Shumai Association , also spoke about shumai. He said that he had visited Hosoya Corporation's shumai factory and emphasized that 'the shumai are made using almost the same process as handmade shumai.'

At the venue, shumai were actually being steamed. Apparently, in actual stores, they use much larger steamers.

And this is the luxurious shumai bento. It comes with shumai sauce and mustard.

I removed the lid. There were four shumai inside. There were also rolled eggs, popcorn shrimp (fried small shrimp), and sweet and spicy root vegetables.

A close-up of shumai looks like this.

It's packed with plenty of meat.

When you bite into it, the sweetness of the meat and onions spreads throughout your mouth. The skin is plump and chewy, and you can enjoy the unique sensation of shumai: 'When you tear the skin open, the juicy meat comes out.'

The shumai is sweetly seasoned, but the sauce gives it a refreshing taste. It also contains sweet and spicy root vegetables and popcorn shrimp, making it a hearty bento that will leave you feeling full.

The Luxury Shumai Bento is scheduled to be released on December 1, 2025, and will cost 810 yen (tax included). A single menu containing four luxury shumai will also be available for 320 yen (tax included).

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