Tasting review of Family Mart's 'Machi Chuka Meat Ankakeman' where the creamy bean paste and tender pork melt in your mouth

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, FamilyMart released `` Machi Chuka Meat Ankake Bun ''. It is a Chinese steamed bun that reproduces the taste of the popular 'meat sauce' menu in town Chinese restaurants, so I tried it to see what kind of taste it has.

Cheap, delicious, and filling! “Machi Chuka Meat Ankake Bun”, which recreates the taste of Machi Chinese food loved by the local community, will be released on October 10th (Tuesday) | News Release | FamilyMart

purchase.

The inside looks like this. It looks like a normal Chinese bun.

The diameter was about the same as a transportation IC card.

This time, I also purchased the ``Juicy Meat Bun with Chewy Dough'' (right) to compare with the `` Machi Chuka Meat Ankake Bun '' (left). The juicy meat buns with chewy dough are said to contain ``authentic Chinese ingredients using maotang and chintan'', and how does the taste differ from ``Machi-Chinese meat ankake buns''? I'm curious about this. There is not much difference in size, but the dough of 'juicy meat bun with chewy dough' looks a little yellowish.

When you look at the ingredients inside, it looks like this. ``Machi Chuka Meat Ankake Bun'' is covered in bean paste so you can't really see the ingredients. On the other hand, the ``juicy meat bun with chewy dough'' is packed with ingredients.

When I actually tried it, my first impression of Machi Chuka's meat ankake bun was that it was salty. It has a very Chinese flavor similar to the ingredients in lu ro han, but it has a slightly diluted star anise and soy sauce flavor, and the texture of the thick red bean paste and soft shredded pork is impressive. On the other hand, ``Juicy meat bun with chewy dough'' was relatively sweet, and it was a meat bun where you could enjoy the crunchy texture of bamboo shoots.

The price of ``Machi Chuka Meat Ankake Bun'' is 168 yen including tax, and it is sold at Family Mart nationwide. The ``juicy meat bun with chewy dough'' that I purchased this time was 160 yen including tax.