Demae Iccho
Also known as: 出前一丁, Demae Itcho, Demae Ichou
Demae Iccho is a Nissin instant noodle line that appeared in Japan in February 1968: wheat noodles in a soy-sauce soup with sesame oil.
Demae Iccho is a Nissin instant noodle line that was born in Japan in February 1968. Nissin calls it a long-selling brand known for its roasted-sesame flavour; it turned 50 in 2018.
In the Japanese five-pack, medium-thin wavy noodles come with a soy-sauce-based soup, a sesame chili oil and toasted sesame. There is also a bowl-type donburi version topped with wonton, egg and green onion. The line went to China too: the Shanghai joint venture launched Demae Iccho in 1996.
Per the Hong Kong product listed on Open Food Facts, the noodles are made from wheat flour, palm oil and salt, and the soup base from salt, soy sauce powder, sugar and monosodium glutamate; the dry product has about 462 kcal per 100 g.
Facts
| Year founded | February 1968, Japan |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| House range | five-pack and donburi bowl (per Nissin's 2018 release) |
| Nutrition | about 462 kcal per 100 g of dry product (Hong Kong version) |
How it connects to Noodles
Demae Iccho → made from → Wheat noodles → kind of → 🍜 Noodles
Links
- Made from
- Wheat noodles
- Part of
- Nissin Foods
- Similar and different
- Cup Noodles, Ramen
Frequently asked questions
How do you say Demae Iccho, and which flavour made it known?
"deh-MAH-eh EE-cho": Japanese instant noodles known for a roasted-sesame flavour.
When did Demae Iccho appear?
In February nineteen sixty-eight in Japan; it turned fifty in twenty eighteen.
Which items come in the Japanese five-pack?
Medium-thin wavy noodles, a soy-based soup, sesame chili oil and toasted sesame.
How is the donburi version of this noodle served?
A bowl topped with wonton, egg and green onion.
Is it true that Demae Iccho is sold only in Japan?
No, it was exported to Hong Kong from the sixties and launched in China in ninety-six.
What to read next
- Wheat noodles — Wheat noodles are made from wheat flour, water and salt: with the alkaline water kansui they turn yellow and springy, like ramen, and without it they stay white and soft, like udon and somen.
- Cup Noodles — Cup Noodles is Nissin's range of instant noodles in a cup, the first of its kind in the world: sales began on 18 September 1971 in Tokyo.
- Ramen — Ramen is a Japanese dish of wheat noodles made with the alkaline water kansui and served in broth; under Japanese rules its noodles belong to chūka men, Chinese noodles.
Similar
Chicken Ramen · Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O. · Top Ramen · Cup Noodles · Maruchan Ramen · Maruchan Instant Lunch
Sources
- Nissin Foods: Demae Iccho 5-pack and donburi (press release, Japanese)
- Nissin Foods: History
- Open Food Facts: 出前一丁 (4897878000012)