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Now ITSU Is available in a supermarket ready meal and tastes better than Chinese takeaway.

A big claim I know, who can resist crispy greasy prawn toast, sweet and sour, sticky sauce, fried rice, a big bag of prawn crackers. This might not be your order but you know where I am going.

It’s usually too salty, too greasy, not that great for us and yet we cannot resist it.

For many the thought of Itsu, sushi, miso soup conjures ideas healthy, light, good day not delicious, lip smacking, tasty however they have come up with a supermarket ready meal that checks all of the Chinese takeaway satisfaction boxes for me.

It’s a combination box that includes dim sum parcels, rice and crispy vegetables. Teriyaki Veg Gyoza with brown rice is 482 calories, it costs only £4.25 it is ready in 4 minutes. It is literally the perfect balanced fresh quick cheap

meal that is satisfying and gives definite Chinese takeaway vibes.

I buy the veggie one, which is delicious but there are four or five other meat flavour combinations if that’s what you prefer. chicken Pad Thai noodles, chicken teriyaki and brown rice, Korean style spicy pork noddles, Thai style chicken brown rice and katsu chicken and brown rice so something for every palette in the range available at Tesco.

I actually don’t shop in Tesco normally (I’m an Aldi shopper) but this range from Itsu gets me in Tesco at least once a week.

If you are looking for a quick easy freshly prepared meal on the go for not much money considering what you get then I totally recommend these combo plates from Itsu especially the Veg Teriyaki Gyoza which I absolutely LOVE.

Itsu is the follow up brand for the genius food entrepreneur Julian Metcalfe who opened Pret A Manger is 1986 then Itsu chain followed in 1997.

This guys has changed the food landscape in the UK and also put service and kindness at the forefront of his business model. He’s feed the homeless and employed ex offenders and people on the street giving them a second chance at having a life. It’s a business and person I genuinely admire so very happy to support. Itsu is owned by Metcalfe’s food Company and Julian Metcalfe still owns 54% of the company. A British success story and a triumph for healthy freshly made “fast food”

For your information, it does say to microwave and I am not saying don’t I just think you get a better result popping the contents in the oven for 5 or 6 minutes. Comes out a bit crispier which I prefer.