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- “Fried chicken and wine became a hit right away and a new Christmas custom for the Japanese market was introduced. This quickly evolved into a tradition for the market, ‘ Fried Chicken for Christmas ’.”
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Dec 24, 2019 · Almost every year since she was a child, Hokkaido resident Naomi has looked forward to her family’s traditional Christmas meal: a KFC “party barrel” brimming with salad, cake and lots of fried...
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Dec 21, 2018 · KFC, the traditional Christmas dish in Japan. If we in France have our traditional foie gras, capon, oysters at Christmas…. In Japan, the tradition is KFC fried chicken. Yes a fast food, but how this dish became the essential dish for Christmas in Japan?
Dec 7, 2023 · While most households around the world take pains in making the Christmas Eve meal fast food-free, an estimated 3.6 million families will partake of fried chicken from KFC in what has become the typical holiday tradition in Japan. For most Japanese, nothing beats eating KFC for Christmas.
Dec 13, 2019 · Okawara promoted fried chicken as a substitute for traditional Christmas turkey, which the Japanese knew from TV and cinema was eaten for Christmas throughout the West.
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Dec 20, 2023 · Table Check reports that an estimated 3.6 million Japanese people will likely take part in the nation's 2023 KFC Christmastime fried chicken-eating bonanza. For those who want to partake in the fowl festivities, there might be a bit of a wait. According to Timeout, some folks book their Christmastime buckets and barrels of KFC weeks in advance.
Dec 16, 2019 · KFC as a Japanese Christmas tradition may seem odd, but it has such an interesting origin story. Delving into the surprising chicken tradition, KFC has become a Japanese Christmas tradition nationwide for over 40 years. According to a report by the BBC, an estimated 3.6 million people eat KFC sometime during the Christmas season every single ...
