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【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】Lotteria adds cute Japanese character goods to New Year’s fukubukuro
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2017 - Tweet
The popular fast food chain brightens up 2017 with an adorable collection of Sumikkogurashi character merchandise.
- Japan
- (characters • cute • fast food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • Lotteria • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • New Year's • Sumikko Gurashi • Sumikkogurashi)
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】MOS Burger fukubukuro fills us up with fast food and cute goods
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2017
The home-grown Japanese fast food chain adds cute and functional items to their lucky bag this year.
- Japan
- (fast food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • MOS • Mos Burger • New Year's)
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】Subway sandwich chain brings us a bag of goodies for New Year
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2017
We stick to our New Year’s resolutions for eating healthy with a fukubukuro from the biggest sandwich chain in the world.
- Japan
- (fast food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • New Year's • sandwiches • Subway)
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】Celebrate the Year of the Rooster with a KFC Japan fukubukuro
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2017
The contents of this lucky bag are sure to delight fans of KFC.
- Japan
- (fast food • fried chicken • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • KFC • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • New Year's)
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】McDonald’s Japan thrills fast food lovers with tasty-looking merchandise
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2017
McDonald’s ushers in the New Year with a special bag filled with discount coupons, a blanket, a cushion, and even a pair of gloves!
- Japan
- (fast food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • New Year's)
We check out this year’s new “Ultra” Gratin Croquette Burger from McDonald’s Japan
- Kay
Dec 19, 2016
How special are these burgers that they’re calling “ultra?” We try them to find out!
- Japan
- (Burger • fast food • food • food review • Gurakoro • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan)
KFC Japan releases special finger sheaths for hassle-free fried chicken eating
- Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2016
Their chicken might be finger lickin’ good, but now we don’t have to put up with any of the oily mess that comes with it!
- Japan
- (chicken • cool • fast food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC)
McDonald’s Japan releases new “Ultra” prawn and macaroni croquette burger
- Oona McGee
Dec 11, 2016
The giant creamy croquette burger comes in two delicious varieties, with a very special overhaul for 2016.
- Japan
- (burgers • croquettes • fast food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan)
Piko Taro’s PPAP gets a South Korean makeover in ad for fast food chain Lotteria
- Oona McGee
Nov 24, 2016
This crazy parody of the original video clip centres around the length of this man’s cheesy stick.
- Korea
- (commercials • fast food • funny • Lotteria • marketing • Pen-Pineapple-Appe-Pen • piko taro • ppap)
This Kentucky Fried Chicken Day we investigate the rumored “custom ordering”
- Master Blaster
Nov 22, 2016
We discover that it is possible to order thighs, breasts, or whatever piece of chicken you want in your bucket of Original Recipe KFC, but there are rules.
- Japan
- (fast food • fried chicken • holidays • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken Day • KFC • special order)
This is what a Yoshinoya beef bowl looks like with US$100 in extra meat topping
- Mike
Nov 13, 2016
As is our longstanding tradition, we took a 10,000 yen bill to another Japanese fast food joint to see what kind of culinary monstrosity we could make.
We try a delicious pancake burger from Eggs ‘n Things in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Nov 11, 2016
The unusual burger is one of a number of restaurant meals usually not available to the public that can be purchased at a very special food event for a limited time.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • festivals • food • food trucks • Mr. Sato • pancakes • restaurants • Tokyo)
In the mood for meat? Try Lotteria’s $20 Matsuzaka beef burger… for three days only!
- Kay
Nov 7, 2016
Fast-food chain Lotteria is the place to go to if you want some famous Japanese beef and a side of real wasabi!
- Japan
- (fast food • gourmet beef • hamburger • Lotteria • Matsuzaka beef • wasabi)
McDonald’s Japan goes high-class with new line of crème brûlée dessert beverages
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2016
Range covers drinks hot and cold, with and without caffeine.
- Japan
- (coffee • creme brulee • drinks • fast food • McCafe by Barista • McDonald's • sweets)
McDonald’s Japan adds deep-fried cheese cutlet sandwiches to its menu
- Casey Baseel
Oct 28, 2016
The soon-to-be-revived sandwich is so cheesy, and we mean that in the most complimentary way.
Japanese burger chain celebrates American election with a bun shake and Trump and Clinton burgers
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2016
Japanese diners are currently voting for their favourite candidate in delicious fast food form.
- Japan
- (American Election • burgers • Donald Trump • fast food • food • Hillary Clinton • J.S. Burgers)
Move over, Double Down! KFC has a crazy new way to deliver chicken in the form of the Chizza
- KK Miller
Oct 26, 2016
Fried chicken doubles up as the foundation of another of our favorite foods: pizza!
- Japan
- (Chizza • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • pizza)
We try the new Sanrio character McFlurry from McDonald’s Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2016
Come with us as we bite into Pompompurin!
- Japan
- (characters • cute • desserts • fast food • food • ice cream • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McFlurry • pom pom purin • Pompompurin • sweets • taste test)
Former McDonald’s Japan employee reveals the top three most-hated orders
- Master Blaster
Oct 13, 2016
If you’re a fan of McDonald’s Japan, you might be sad to learn that your favorite item may be the staff’s worst nightmare.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (employment • fast food • ice cream • McCrew • McDonald's • teritama • teriyaki burger)
Pumpkin maple churros coming to the menu at KFC Japan to celebrate Halloween
- Casey Baseel
Oct 12, 2016
We say this definitely qualifies as a “treat.”
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