Greetings, I'm Nabeko from ASCII Gourmet.

KFC Japan is selling a new product, the 'Kenta Rice BOX' (from ¥690), at 62 select stores nationwide starting November 4.

It's essentially KFC's take on a chicken donburi, featuring 'Boneless Original Chicken' served over rice cooked with chicken broth. It's a limited-time offer, available only while supplies last.

Available at 62 stores only

When you think of KFC, you think of fried chicken. Their chicken burgers, where chicken is sandwiched between buns, are also well-known, but rice is truly unexpected!

The 'Kenta Rice BOX' features domestic rice cooked with chicken broth and chicken, topped with easy-to-eat cut boneless Original Chicken and cabbage, all finished with a soy-sauce-flavored teriyaki sauce.

But does KFC's chicken really go well with rice?

I Tried the 'Kenta Rice BOX'! Surprisingly Good, or So I Thought...

Actually, KFC's official website has long featured arrangement recipes for takikomi gohan (Japanese mixed rice) using their Original Chicken.

Recipes like 'Chicken and Burdock Root Okowa' are introduced there.

→ KFC Official Arrangement Recipes

By the way, I, Nabeko, have also made takikomi gohan using KFC chicken in a past YouTube live stream. It was definitely delicious...!

Considering that, I thought the 'Kenta Rice BOX' might also be promising.

▲Kenta Rice BOX (from ¥690). Selling price may vary by store.

I immediately bought one and tried it.

KFC is proposing this as 'KFC to eat with chopsticks.' So, chopsticks were included like this.

Cut chicken is placed on top of the mixed rice.

First, the rice is a takikomi gohan with a rich chicken broth flavor. On top of that is KFC's signature spiced chicken.

Cabbage was laid out on top of the rice.

This actually goes surprisingly well together. If you think of it as takikomi gohan, chicken and rice are a great match, aren't they? It has an unexpectedly Japanese feel to it.

However, as I continued eating, I noticed something.

Huh? Where's the teriyaki sauce...?

According to the official description, it should have teriyaki sauce.

According to the official product photos and description, it's supposed to have a soy-sauce-flavored teriyaki sauce, but I couldn't find any on the one I bought.

Could it be that they forgot to add the sauce!?

And that's not all.

Noriezo, familiar from the YouTube channel 'Donburi Channel,' also bought a Kenta Rice BOX at a different store on the release day, and apparently, it also lacked the teriyaki sauce.

What?! Even at a different store!?

The full story will be revealed on ASCII Gourmet's YouTube program, 'Donburi Channel powered by ASCII.' Nabeko and Noriezo will discuss everything while eating the Kenta Rice BOX. Please note that the Kenta Rice BOX is available at a limited number of stores. The program will also introduce a list of all 62 participating stores nationwide. Prices may vary by store. Prices include tax.

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