Nissin Foods' 'Complete Meshi Mystery Meat Bowl' Tasting Review: Enjoy spices and a large amount of mystery meat

Nissin Foods' 'Kanzen Meshi' brand, which strives to balance the 33 nutrients set out in the 'Japanese Dietary Reference Intakes' with deliciousness, will be releasing a new product, the ' Kanzen Meshi Mystery Meat Bowl, ' on December 8, 2025. The bowl is said to be a well-balanced cup meal that contains a variety of nutrients while still being 'as delicious as a regular meal.' Nissin Foods kindly provided us with a sample of this bowl to test its flavor.

'Complete Meal Mystery Meat Bowl' (Released December 8th) | News Release | Nissin Foods Group

The ingredients include rice, dietary fiber, powdered soy sauce, pork seasoning, seasoned minced pork, green onions, etc. It also contains many vitamins.

The calorie count is 451 kcal per serving. Other detailed values such as fat and vitamin content are also listed.

The rest of the nutritional information looks like this:

To prepare the food, the lid is opened partway and the powdered seasonings and finishing oil are removed, revealing the white rice and brown mystery meat inside the container.

Add hot water up to the inner line, stir a little, and let it sit for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, open the lid and add the powdered seasonings and finishing oil.

Stir well.

Once it thickens, it's done. The rich flavor and aroma of the spices lingers throughout the meal. While the thick soup is barely recognizable as having a soy sauce base, it's overpowered by the power of the spices and plays a key role. There's also a mysterious, powdery aroma that's neither soy sauce nor spice, but I couldn't pinpoint its origin. The rice has a distinct graininess, with each grain clearly visible, and a pleasant texture, but the flavor is dominated by spices, so I didn't really understand what I was eating until the very end. The 'mystery meat'—a generous amount of it—seems similar to the mystery meat in Cup Noodles, and is quite well-seasoned. While I'm eating something fuzzy, my tongue touches the mystery meat, and my sense of taste returns, then it returns to its fuzzy state again, creating a mysterious sensation. Thanks to the spices, there's no harshness or bitterness, but on the contrary, it's just spicy.

The suggested retail price of the 'Complete Meal Mystery Meat Bowl' is 368 yen (excluding tax) and is scheduled to be sold nationwide from December 8, 2025.