Big Time Meals | Baked Truffle Chicken

The Baked Truffle Chicken is one of the many new meals that has been added to the ever-growing menu for 7-Eleven. It is part of the Big Time Meals range of rice meals that are tiered to be one of their premium “seasonal meals” As the Holiday Season is less than a few weeks away invite you to their take on this dish. Usually, Big Time Meals are medium-tiered rice meals that border on the premium at the same time trying to still capture the budget-conscious consumer. The last few months have set its theme to Southeast Asian dishes from Thailand, and now setting the mood with their take on the Baked Chicken Truffle that is part of the Taiwan-themed dishes that are becoming a popular trend with the local consumer.

Chef Creations | Chicken Adobo Flakes

There are some challenges in looking for the best meal, and yet there is no such thing as the “best meal” that is affordable at the same time saves you from preparing for what to eat during the day. But sometimes you have to find options that there are some unexpected things to discover when it comes to dealing with lunchtime. The options are not limited to dine-out fast food restos or looking to avoid street food despite their affordability over health risks. A convenience store like 7-Eleven comes up with options and surprisingly they have options and that would save you time and stress to ever procrastinate to even be surprised that there is something new when you pop in and find that they have the latest Chef Creations waiting for you.

Hotta Rice | Shark's Fin Dumpling

The “Hotta Rice” range of affordable rice meals has gone through evolution and introduced new cuisine and dishes. The changes to make the product relevant reflect the consumers who look for “new things” to keep supporting the products. Of course, it won’t be relevant if the products stay the same and that’s one reason the other dishes get discontinued, and some stay longer due to the popularity. It’s no secret that the Dimsum is popular everywhere as a quick snack or a viand for lunch/dinner it is also considered sold by street food vendors as compared to the fish balls in the past. Hotta Rice has the Pork Siomai as one of its longtime products, but of course, the consumer is looking for a variant and they brought in a companion…

Chef Creations | Pork Katsu Curry

Katsu Curry is a popular dish from Japan and it is generally a main course. There have been a variety of variations and interpretations of what is a good Katsu Curry. The usual expectation is it had to be “crunchy” and the curry itself should not be dependent for the dish to be that good there had to be a balance between the dipping sauce and the food itself that made it that good. The Chef Creations brand features a collaboration with 7-Eleven with a restaurant, a chef, or even a food community like Let’s Eat Pare is something to look forward to as the products they put out are both affordable and accessible to anyone. The third Curry meal from Let’s Eat Pare is certainly a favourite among the three…

Chef Creations | Chicken Karaage

The Chef Creations by 7-Eleven shows what they can do with expanding and localizing dishes to keep them relevant. They are also celebrating 40 years in the Philippines rolling out some of the themed cuisines they have lined up for this year, and they continue to put out some of the best that local competitors are left in the dust. It’s no contest when 7-Eleven comes up with their original dishes by collaborating with some of the best in the business. For this theme, Let’s Eat Pare is their partner coming up with well-known Japanese Rice Meals, and this one is very familiar to the local scene with the Chicken Karaage that certainly gets your attention with the same look as the previously featured Hamburg Steak Curry.

Chef Creations | Hamburg Steak Curry

There are many variations and versions of what a Burger Steak is from the affordable meals to the premium ones that would be good or bad not because of the price. But how it was prepared, and presented as a finished product. It’s a constant innovation that most businesses dare to recreate their take on what is a good Burger Steak. A convenience store like 7-Eleven has mastered the localization of what their product is from a specific country. With 7-Eleven Philippines continuing its fortieth-year celebration in the country they have slowly moved away from a store that sells hot dogs and Slurpees to becoming the 7-Eleven in the Philippines that can be its version that served rice meals that the locals can have that experience.

Big Time Meals | Creamy Baked Bangus

Bangus in English is called a Milkfish, and it is a typical meal in the Filipino household. It is a regular “menu” item that is easily home-cooked and has a variety of interpretations of how it is prepared as well as a variation of the way it was presented by those adventurous in exploring culinary ways to cook a Milkfish to keep its relevance not only in this country but internationally as well. 7-Eleven keeps coming up with their take on the Milkfish with their latest offering of the Creamy Baked Bangus stated being available to major outlets that never gotten an announcement that has been sitting on one of the shelves somewhere in a 7-Eleven store out there. It is getting a spotlight here with the latest Big Time Meals.

Hotta Rice | Pork Igado

7-Eleven is riding high and continues to be consistent with making the “Hotta Rice” brand relevant by adding new flavours to an expanded portfolio for this product. But of course, you won’t notice the changes on the menu list with the new dishes added while the older ones are getting retired subtly as they have done in the past. It’s no secret that the “Hotta Rice” (mostly spelled “HottaRice” is aimed at targeting a lower market that can afford the product while retaining good quality with the dishes they have introduced under this product range. For years, the Hotta Rice range has been mostly basic dishes that Filipinos have based on their home cooking. This time, they have up the ante by going deep into the popular dishes from the province.

Big Time Meals | Chicken Pandan

The Flavours of Thailand sub-range of dishes from 7-Eleven has been a hot seller in terms of quality and presentation. The Big Time Meals where two of the dishes are under its series have been sold out, and smaller branches don’t get more than one per dish which makes it underwhelming to find out how they are not being stocked. Previously the Chicken Satay was the most constant item that has been stocked for most at the 7-Eleven, where I get most of the stuff featured and it is a bit of a walk if you go to the other 7-Eleven stores. But sometimes you just have to be patient and the Chicken Pandan did turn up as one of the dishes from the Flavours of Thailand that became available upon delivery.

Hotta Rice | Pork Estofado

Filipinos adore their pork in so many ways that some are unheard of. In the case of the Pork Estofado, this is similar to Adobo and it is stewed pork cooked in vinegar and soy sauce with fried plantains, carrots, and sausages. This version of the Pork Estofado comes with a sliced banana and just plain stewed pork which is entirely new to the experience of having this. 7-Eleven unveiled two more Hotta Rice meals that have “pork” in them and immediately replaced the former Afritada and Chicken Curry at the same time celebrating their fortieth anniversary bringing out the best for the convenience store featuring new products across the board like this Hotta Rice!

Big Time Meals | Chicken Satay

7-Elven continues to roll out new ideas and a diverse selection for its ever-growing menu of rice meals. This year is also their fortieth anniversary in the Philippines, and the celebration continues by unveiling an expansion for their Big Time Meals brand that has been a staple in everyone's palette. This anniversary year certainly is a hit with thew locla consumers that most of the dish is always sold out. The flavours of Thailand are a set of dishes inspired by and some based on its country’s origin. They have four dishes ranging from snacks to lunch meals. The two main rice meals have been popular with Chicken Pandan and today’s featured dish with the Chicken Satay that’s looks flavourful.

Hotta Rice | Tofu Sisig

For over 40 years, 7-Eleven has built its identity in the Philippines as the convenience store to go to when you look for something to have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between. Well, to celebrate the year, they have rolled out some of the best and original meals across the range that expand their menu. This includes their hot-selling Hotta Rice meals with an exclusive featuring their Tofu Sisig viand with rice that is certainly going to fly off their shelves with the healthy style to breeze through the summer season in the country, and that’s just one meal to look forward to when you come across with this meal.

Chef Creations | Bicol Express (Davao Edition)

The Chef Creations range of dishes in collaboration with well-known restaurants or award-winning chefs makes 7-Eleven on top of how convenience stores stack up. For forty years 7-Eleven has still been ahead of the competition when it comes to truly diverse rice meals consumers have a lot to choose from. Previously, there have been minor nitpicks on how 7-Eleven approaches their product in terms of packaging design and the amount of food that goes hand-in-hand with the price point. You’ll never know until you discover how the products are presented in regional areas at the same time if the food that came with it is the same product too.

Big Time Meals | Chicken Inasal

You rarely get confused seeing that 7-Eleven puts up products that appear similar, but it is not the same. This is in the case of the Chicken Inasal which was a new product that debuted in 2023. Another product was almost similar to this, and that is the Baked Chicken, which turned out to be entirely different. To delve into the Chicken Inasal, this product is new and it is popular for being a grilled chicken and not cooked in an oven. It is also a dish that is a “takeaway” version that you will find being served by Mang Insal and Chicken Bacolod Inasal, though this product has no relation to these two fast food restaurants. But it is surely something to look forward to as 7-Eleven expanding yet again their lunch meals.

Big Time Meals | Sinigang Na Bangus

There are more reasons why Filipinos like Sinigang (Stewed [dish]) with so many variations of the dishes that are more popularly a home-cooked meal that takes preparations as it is composed of a sour and savory taste. Imagine that turned into a quick instant meal that you only need to heat with a microwave. 7-Elevenv Philippines did roll out a couple of fish-related dishes a couple of weeks back with the Bangus Steak, and this also included the Sinigang na Bangus (Stewed Milkfish) that didn’t much move in the freezer shelf. But it sure slowly caught on what was getting attention from word of mouth, and did fly off the shelf and it was already sold out.

Hotta Rice | Bangus Steak

“Bangus Steak” is the latest addition to the ever-growing “Hotta Rice” range of affordable Filipino dishes in a small bowl that continues to expand what dishes 7-Eleven can come up with within the price range that the masses can afford at the same time have that savory taste that will keep them coming back for more. This was launched today across all the 7-Eleven outlets within Metro Manila, and the one nearby store was about to put out the large poster when this last bowl was sold out before even lunchtime happened. Just like most of the “Hotta Rice” branding, it is in a tiny bowl enough for you to have a light lunch that is the product itself.

7 Eleven Fresh | K-Style Bacon & Cheese

There’s no perfect Bacon & Cheese Sandwich out there, and everyone has their version to pull on that they can claim it’s their version. The 7-Eleven convenience store in the Philippines continues to be a few steps ahead when it comes to anything and everything and that includes the unique snacks they produce with each new debut. In the past, they found their niche in a range of Korean-style snacks, and one of them is the popular Egg Drop Sandwich, which continues to be a favourites among sandwich aficionados. It was launched in 2022, and now, they have added a new sandwich in the mix that was not even announced on their social media.

Busog Meal | Mac n' Chiz

Defining comfort food is a challenging inquisition. There have been many out there that are affordable and at the same time, you get to see the quality. There are competitors too that want to get in the action for some it is all about how it is served and makes the consumer feel comfortable when they are having that particular meal. 7-Eleven has mastered the craft of bringing “comfort food” to social classes and tries its best to be the one to deliver an all-original meal or snack for those who just want something to munch their way in between their studies or at work as they burn the midnight oil to make it through the day or most of the times at night where it is at.

Uma Delica | Sukiyaki Don

There’s a good reason why many people would spend more on Japanese food than the usual dish they see almost every single day. New Hatchin range Uma Delica dish is not the common meal you see or even find in places other than in Japanese groceries. But New Hatchin is not just some oddly Japanese Groceries that has been around for quite a long time. They have established the one thing that most Asian Groceries don’t have, and that is being genuine and consistent in their products. Chief among the things they have is their Bento and other lunch meals that are an exclusive part of what made this Japanese Grocery known and one dish they have is the Sukiyaki Don

Uma Delica | Katsu-licous Curry

Japanese dish by New Hatchin under the Uma Delica brand has been consistent with their delivery of fresh and premium food for an affordable price. But with the inflation rate happening the prices of the ingredients have been quite challenging to maintain its product cost to what it was. But with all the changes they still keep the quality as the way it should be. Yesterday it was a shock to find out that New Hatchin did have a price bump from last year, and it might not be permanent as the cost continues to soar. Despite the changes in price point one of their bestsellers is the Katsu Curry. It is still one of their favourite product that maintains overall quality.