[Korean Food] Kkanbu Dosirak (Seven-Eleven)

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Hello. Today’s new Seven-Eleven menu is a Chinese-style set meal lunchbox, Kkanbu Lunchbox. At first, I thought it might be a collaboration with Kkanbu Chicken, so I checked, but that wasn’t the case at all. It’s a set-style meal that combines kkanpung chicken and mapo tofu. The value for money is fairly average, and the lineup is decent enough, so it felt like a solid option for a quick meal. Let’s take a closer look at what it’s like.

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Seven-Eleven Kkanbu Lunchbox price and features

Just from the name, you might think it’s related to Kkanbu Chicken, but it’s not connected at all—so that’s surprising once. Then you find out “Kkanbu” refers to a kkanpung chicken + mapo tofu combo, which is surprising again. It was released with the concept of a Chinese set-meal lunchbox packed with wok hei. They even add a smoky flavor oil to the side dishes to make it feel more authentic. The price is 5,800 won.

Convenience store lunchbox heating instructions

This lunchbox has a total weight of 377g, with 860 kcal, and sodium at about 85% of the recommended daily intake. Considering the overall value, the calories are reasonable, and while the sodium is on the higher side, it feels understandable given the kkanpung chicken and mapo tofu sauces. It doesn’t seem too small for a full meal. Also, you can heat it with the lid closed.

Recommended Chinese-style convenience store menu

Seven-Eleven Kkanbu Lunchbox contents

Let’s quickly go over what’s inside. Since mapo tofu is included as a main item, it comes with a spork by default instead of chopsticks for easier eating. If you need chopsticks, you’ll want to pick them up in advance. Overall, it’s 5 side dishes plus 2 main items.

Comparison of heated convenience store meals

In the center section, the main items are, of course, kkanpung chicken and mapo tofu, plus mini fried dumplings (fried boiled dumplings). There are two pieces of kkanpung chicken, and the mapo tofu looks like sauce placed on top of tofu rather than tofu cooked in the sauce.

For sides, it includes zha cai, which really helps set the Chinese vibe. There’s also japchae, and I wondered if it might be stir-fried in a Chinese style, but it doesn’t seem like it. It’s just a standard convenience-store japchae. The fried rice looks like a vegetable-and-egg fried rice, but the flavor is a bit plain—more like it copied the look. Still, the seasoning seems slightly on the salty side.

Chinese-style lunchbox appearance after heating

Convenience store lunchbox contents review

To be honest, I had some expectations since the mains are kkanpung chicken and mapo tofu, but because it’s positioned as a set meal, it can’t help but look a bit small in portion. And since you can still see the plain tofu look in the mapo tofu, that part is a little disappointing too. Still, if the sauce is good and it goes well with rice, it might be easy to overlook. Let’s taste it.

Features of the Chinese set-meal lunchbox

Seven-Eleven Kkanbu Lunchbox taste

I heated it in the microwave for about 2 minutes with the lid on. The aroma is fairly nice, and since I was hungry, it also smelled like it would be tasty. I decided to start by trying the main items first.

First, I tried the kkanpung chicken. It seems like they used the usual convenience-store approach—some kind of frozen boneless karaage-style chicken—and the sauce is surprisingly decent. For something labeled “kkanpung chicken,” it’s not just chicken tossed in a runny kkanpung sauce. That said, I don’t really get a distinct smoky wok flavor from this one.

Lunchbox review of main side dish lineup

Convenience store lunchbox value comparison

Next, I tried the mapo tofu. As you saw earlier, it’s not tofu cooked together in the sauce; instead, it’s warmed tofu with sauce poured on top, likely for convenience. Still, after microwaving and mixing it, the appearance becomes fairly decent, and the sauce has a smoky note, so it’s pretty good overall.

Chinese-style lunchbox review with lots of smoky aroma

However, the portion here is also a bit small. It feels slightly lacking, but if you like mapo tofu, mixing the sauce into the rice could work well. If there had been enough sauce to really mix thoroughly with the rice, it would’ve been a great value lunchbox, so that part is a little disappointing. The sauce itself is fairly standard, with a mild, inoffensive flavor.

The remaining sides are very much in the “supporting” role, but since there’s japchae and fried rice, the overall lineup matches the concept well and pairs nicely with the other items. As a meal, it does a decent job of filling you up when eaten with the rice.

Convenience store Chinese-style review post

Comparison of heated Chinese-style lunchboxes

The main items were a bit light in portion, but once you finish it all, you do feel reasonably full, and overall it’s a lunchbox with a safe, decent taste. If you’re okay with this kind of lineup for a meal, it’s a fair recommendation. Personally, I liked the fresh pairing of kkanpung chicken and mapo tofu, and the Chinese-style concept was executed pretty well. It would’ve been perfect if the mains were a little more generous, which is a shame, but considering the 5,800 won price, I’d say the 구성 is reasonable. It seems like a good option when you want a quick Chinese-style meal from a convenience store.

Information on the heating method for a Chinese-style lunchbox

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Seven-Eleven Kkanbu Lunchbox price and features

Seven-Eleven Kkanbu Lunchbox contents

Seven-Eleven Kkanbu Lunchbox taste

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