Nisshin's karaage flour mix in its tender type (お肉がソフトになるタイプ) — from Nisshin, Japan's No. 1 karaage-flour brand at around 59% of the domestic home-use market. This variant is formulated with fermented seasonings and enzymes that soften the meat as it's coated, so even lean, easily-dried chicken breast fries up soft and juicy. It's a simple dust-on (まぶし) coating that stays juicy even after cooling, and cooks in as little as 1 cm of oil.
About Nisshin Seifun Welna
Nisshin Seifun Welna (日清製粉ウェルナ) is the consumer-foods company of the Nisshin Seifun Group, one of Japan's largest flour-milling groups; it was renamed from Nisshin Foods to Nisshin Seifun Welna in 2022. Under its main "Nisshin" brand it makes home-use flours and a wide range of pre-mixes (okonomiyaki, takoyaki, karaage, tempura, and pancake mixes), alongside its Ma-Ma (マ・マー) and Aodo (青の洞窟) pasta and pasta sauces, imported Di Cecco pasta, and dried udon and soba. Note that "Nisshin" (日清製粉, double-s) is a separate company from "Nissin" (日清食品, single-s) — different families, different histories.
What's karaage
Karaage (唐揚げ) is Japanese fried chicken — bite-sized pieces of marinated chicken coated in seasoned flour or starch and deep-fried for a thin, crisp shell over juicy meat. A national-staple home-cooked dish; karaage flour mixes deliver the seasoning and coating in one step.
How to use & enjoy
A karaage flour mix is a pre-seasoned dry coating: the chicken is tossed in the mix and deep-fried, with no batter, egg wash, or separate marinade needed. Although chicken thigh is the classic choice, the same coating also works well on chicken breast, fish, pork, and tofu. Karaage is one of Japan's most popular bento fillings — the crisp coating holds up well after cooling — and a classic izakaya (pub) appetiser, and it's just as good piled over steamed rice as a karaage-don bowl. It's traditionally served with a squeeze of lemon and Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise.
Ingredients
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Allergens
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Nutrition (per 100 g)
Energy 337 kcal · Protein 10.5 g · Fat 1.5 g · Carbohydrate 70.3 g · Salt-equivalent 8.0 g. (Manufacturer estimate from sample analysis, per 100 g.)
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Japanese karaage coating mix · 日清 から揚げ粉 お肉がソフトになるタイプ · Nisshin Seifun Welna.
