Taste the Blessings of Yamagata: Chef Masayuki Okuda of Al Checciano and Oisix Collaborate for the First Time - Kit Oisix 'Easy Salted Pork and Fluffy Egg Western-Style Staff Meal' Goes on Sale (from April 23)

Oisix, operated by Oisix ra Daichi Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kohei Takashima; hereinafter 'our company'), a provider of food subscription services, will sequentially start selling new menus for its meal kit 'Kit Oisix'—'Easy Salted Pork and Fluffy Egg Western-Style Staff Meal' and 'Directly from Chef Okuda! Tomato Stew of Pork and Okahijiki'—from Thursday, April 23, 2026. This marks the first collaboration with 'Al Checciano', an Italian restaurant managed by Owner-Chef Masayuki Okuda, which leverages the food blessings of Yamagata.

URL: https://www.oisix.com/sc/alchecciano

▲ [Super Easy Bowl Kit] Easy Salted Pork and Fluffy Egg Western-Style Staff Meal ▲ [Super Easy Kit] Directly from Chef Okuda! Tomato Stew of Pork and Okahijiki

■ A pioneer of 'Local Production for Local Consumption' particular about Yamagata ingredients brings popular Yamagata vegetables from Oisix to Kit Oisix

To maximize the flavor of ingredients, Chef Okuda personally visits production areas, understanding the background of the ingredients and the thoughts of the producers to create his dishes. He broadly promotes local ingredients from his hometown to the world, leading to regional revitalization. His highly original cuisine, born from fresh, simple, and speedy cooking that makes the most of natural flavors, is highly evaluated not only domestically but also overseas.

With the desire to deliver an experience like traveling across Japan at the dining table, Oisix has been offering popular local flavors from all 47 prefectures in easy-to-eat 'bowl' menus since December 2025. Now, in collaboration with Chef Okuda, who knows Yamagata's ingredients inside out, we have completed a collaboration menu using 'local' Yamagata vegetables that have long been loved by Oisix customers.

■ A 'Staff Meal Bowl' proposed by the chef inspired by Oyakodon, and an authentic Italian menu at home

The 'bowl' menu proposed by Chef Okuda offers a flavor only he can produce, inspired by the classic Japanese dish Oyakodon. To recreate the chef's flavor profile, multiple umami elements are layered—including pancetta-style pork, consommé, and Shonai-grown mushrooms—resulting in a unique, dashi-rich taste.

On the other hand, the 'Tomato Stew of Pork and Okahijiki' pairs tender pork and a rich, deep-flavored tomato sauce perfectly with rice. Although it is finished in 10 minutes, the chef's techniques make it taste like a dish that took immense time and effort. In-season Yamagata okahijiki adds texture and a colorful accent. You can enjoy this authentic Italian menu at home with an arrangement that only a professional could conceive. Even busy individuals can touch the chef's know-how through these menus, learning preparation methods and new combinations of ingredients to apply to their future cooking repertoire.

[Product Overview] *Prices include tax

Product Name: [Kit] Easy Salted Pork and Fluffy Egg Western-Style Staff Meal
Sales Price: 2 servings 2,051 yen
Sales Period: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 10:00 - Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10:00
Overview:
A 'staff meal' by Chef Okuda of the famous Yamagata Italian restaurant 'Al Checciano'. Inspired by the Japanese classic Oyakodon, it offers a flavor only the chef can deliver. It is a blissful bowl where the umami of the pork drawn out by kneaded salt and the flavor of mushrooms spread in a soup full of ingredient umami. The finishing herbs invite you to an Italian taste. Please enjoy the deeply resonating flavor born precisely because of its simplicity.

Product Name: [Kit] Directly from Chef Okuda! Tomato Stew of Pork and Okahijiki
Sales Price: 2 servings 2,159 yen
Sales Period: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 10:00 - Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10:00
Overview:
Yamagata-grown okahijiki is added to a rich tomato stew of pork shoulder loin simmered with tomato sauce and balsamic vinegar. The crisp texture and freshness enhance the rich sauce. It goes very well with rice, an authentic Italian dish completed in 10 minutes, taught directly by Chef Okuda.

Sales URL: https://www.oisix.com/sc/alchecciano

'Al Checciano' Owner-Chef Masayuki Okuda
Under the motto 'Draw out the inherent flavor of ingredients to the utmost limit,' he proposes Italian cuisine that simply savors the ingredients of Shonai, Yamagata. Based on unique cooking theories like his 'boiling theory,' his 'cuisine of subtraction' expresses the producers' feelings in every single plate.
https://alchecciano.com/

About 'Kit Oisix'
A meal kit that bundles the required amount of ingredients and recipes, taking from 10 minutes to cook. Sales began in July 2013, and over 2,500 menus have been created so far. Not only does it reduce cooking time, but it also rolls out over 20 Japanese, Western, and Chinese menus every week, so menus...