Watahan Home Aid Co., Ltd. (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture; President: Yukihiro Nagaoka) announced that its flagship delicatessen product, 'Mugen∞ Karaage,' received the Gold Award in the 'Central Japan Supermarket Delicatessen Division' at the '17th Karaage Grand Prix®' hosted by the Japan Karaage Association.

The 'Mugen∞ Karaage,' which underwent a renewal in 2025 to further improve quality, was recognized for its taste and high quality, leading to this Gold Award. This product is characterized by its special sauce, which blends two carefully selected types of soy sauce and is heavily flavored with ginger. With one bite, a light, crispy texture spreads, and the juicy meat overflows. The refreshing ginger aroma lingers, creating an addictive deliciousness.

In addition to the award-winning 'Soy Sauce Flavor,' the 'Garlic Flavor,' which is heavily seasoned with garlic and black pepper, is also popular and currently on sale. Both are highly recommended as side dishes for rice and as accompaniments to beer.

—Origin of the 'Mugen∞ Karaage' Name— During an in-house new product tasting session, participants couldn't stop eating, so it was named 'Mugen∞ Karaage,' meaning 'infinitely edible.'

—Chicken Karaage is the Face of the Delicatessen Department— In the supermarket fried food category, chicken karaage consistently enjoys high popularity and is an important product that can be called the 'face' of the delicatessen section. While each company focuses on it as a main product, our company aims for 'specialty store quality karaage' that goes beyond supermarket karaage, with planning and supervision by our in-house chefs. We are also planning and considering derivative menus using this karaage and plan to release them in the future, so please look forward to them.

—What is the Karaage Grand Prix®?— With the slogan 'Which is the most delicious karaage now?', it is the largest national karaage festival hosted by the Japan Karaage Association.

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  • Source: PR TIMES
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