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5 Shu Guzai no Nebaneba Hiyayakko
Brand: 7-11
Price: 218 yen
Place of purchase: 7-11 convenience store
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The description
7-11's Cup Deli selection of okazu, or side dishes, includes some regional variants. This dish is called 5 Shurui Guzai no Nebaneba Hiyayakko. It's a vinegared dish with five sticky ingredients.
The good
While autumn themes are on your calendar, there is still a lot of lingering summer heat. This dish, 5 Shurui Guzai no Hiyayakko, is a slippery, summery side dish available at 7-11s in August and September 2025. The gooey items are two kinds of seaweed (wakame and mekabu), okra, nameko mushrooms, and ground yamaimo. The dressing is sweet and sour but doesn't overwhelm the subtle flavours of the ingredients. I served mine as an alternative to salad. It's best served well chilled. The item is available in the Kanto region.
The not so good
5 Shurui Guzai no Nebaneba Hiyayakko is a cheap and nutritious side dish. As long as it is available at 7-11 convenience stores, I'll go back for it. Sure, the texture isn't for everyone. I find that okra, yamaimo, and their slimey friends are delicately flavoured. They're great as a chilled side on a hot day. Nameko has antioxidants, seaweeds are rich in calcium, and okra serves up some magnesium. The contents don't come out of the container neatly, so I didn't plate it. The dish is regionally limited - you'll only find it in Chiba and Kanagawa Prefectures besides Tokyo.
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