Kentucky Fried Christmas
For a long time I've wondered about this particular tradition of eating Kentucky at Christmas in Japan. The blog Tokyo5 wrote a post about it a couple years ago, so I'll share it:
When Japanese people think of Christmas dinner, most think of Kentucky Fried Chicken® and a strawberry poundcake that is called クリスマス・ケーキ (Christmas cake).
Kentucky Fried Chicken® started a campaign about thirty years ago at Christmastime by decorating their shops for the holiday and offering set meals advertised as American style Christmas dinners.
And now, on Christmas Day, Kentucky Fried Chicken® always has long lines outside their stores and their deliverymen are driving all around town on the Kentucky Fried Chicken® mopeds.
The more you know. I was far too lazy to go all the way to the city centre to stand in a KFC lineup, so I ate fried chicken from the local conbini these past two Christmases.
When Japanese people think of Christmas dinner, most think of Kentucky Fried Chicken® and a strawberry poundcake that is called クリスマス・ケーキ (Christmas cake).
Kentucky Fried Chicken® started a campaign about thirty years ago at Christmastime by decorating their shops for the holiday and offering set meals advertised as American style Christmas dinners.
And now, on Christmas Day, Kentucky Fried Chicken® always has long lines outside their stores and their deliverymen are driving all around town on the Kentucky Fried Chicken® mopeds.
The more you know. I was far too lazy to go all the way to the city centre to stand in a KFC lineup, so I ate fried chicken from the local conbini these past two Christmases.