There was no mystery as to whether fans wanted more mystery meat, and Nissin is finally giving it to them.
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Cup Noodle mystery meat instant rice returns to Japanese stores after a seven-year absence
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Casey Baseel
Dec 3, 2025 - Tweet
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Using Japan’s ancient recipe for homemade instant rice that lasts at least two years, possibly 20
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Master Blaster
Apr 2, 2020
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Questionable decisions: Denny’s releases instant jambalaya, we put it in our mouths
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Preston Phro
Jun 30, 2014
When it comes to cuisine from the United States, there’s just nothing like jambalaya. And you definitely don’t need to be from the South to enjoy it–who could say no to a hot plate of home-cooked jambalaya? Or, if you’re in Japan, a Denny’s cooked plate of jambalaya? Not us, that’s for sure.
But what about a microwaved cardboard cup of jambalaya? Well, we might need a minute to think about that one…
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