The “Gyuho Bento” introduced here is an ekiben that allows you to enjoy two of Yamagata Prefecture’s prized beef brands, Yamagata Beef and Yonezawa Beef, at once. Yamagata beef is served as a grilled rib, while Yonezawa beef is served as a sukiyaki-style beef stew. This beef-filled bento is recommended for meat lovers who can enjoy the differences in each meat and its preparation.
The Yamagata beef rib yakiniku is a simple way to enjoy the meat itself. The sweetness of the fat is impressive, as the label claims, and the sesame seeds sprinkled on the meat are a delicious match.
On the other hand, Yonezawa beef in sukiyaki-style is slowly simmered in a sweet sauce. Although sweet, it is not cloying and matches well with rice, making it very tasty as well. If eaten with rice, it leaves the impression of sweet rice, which may be liked or disliked by different people. Personally, I liked the taste. The garlic sprouts on top also have a strong flavor presence, and I feel that this alone is a fine side dish.
The side dish of fried egg is slightly sweet and moist, a bit like a dessert. The daikon radish and pickled shiitake mushrooms are also mild, so the overall flavor of the bento is gentle and not too exciting.
Incidentally, the rice in this bento is a little sticky and not packed too tightly, so it is both tender and chewy, although it might be easy to overlook because of its meatiness. I thought it was one of the most delicious among the many ekiben I have eaten.
The “Gyu-Ho” bento, which offers two kinds of beef in two different ways and tastes great with rice, is a bento that can be enjoyed only in Yonezawa, where many beef bento are sold.
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