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We try McDonald’s Japan’s new teriyaki burgers
- Oona McGee
May 27, 2021 - Tweet
A celebration of local flavours to mark half a century of the Golden Arches.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • food • fries • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • taste test • teriyaki • teriyaki burger • Teriyaki McBurger)
Original McDonald’s character Speedee makes a comeback in Japan
- Oona McGee
May 24, 2021
Before Ronald McDonald, Speedee was the mascot for the fast food chain, and now he’s back for a limited time.
- Japan
- (burgers • design • fast food • food • fries • limited edition • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Mr Speedee • packaging • retro • Speedee Service System)
McDonald’s Japan adds five teriyaki items to the menu, including fries and a spicy new burger
- Oona McGee
May 20, 2021
A celebration of traditional Japan, with some surprising new flavour combinations.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • food • fries • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • teriyaki • teriyaki burger • Teriyaki McBurger)
How to turn McDonald’s chicken nuggets into tasty katsudon in five minutes【SoraKitchen】
- Oona McGee
May 13, 2021
Transform your McNuggets into a Japanese meal with this super easy recipe!
- Japan
- (chicken nuggets • cooking • food • katsudon • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McNuggets • recipe • recipes • SNJO • SoraKitchen)
Tasting McDonald’s Japan’s new Milky “Taste of Mummy” collection
- Oona McGee
Apr 27, 2021
How do the soft serves and McShakes stack up to the real Milky ice cream and milkshakes?
- Japan
- (collaboration • cute • desserts • food • Fujiya • ice cream • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McShake • milk • milk candy • milkshakes • milky • Milky tastes like Mommy • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • taste test)
McDonald’s Japan’s new “Taste of Mommy” McShake brings a marvelously milky milkshake to the menu
- Katy Kelly
Apr 19, 2021
Now you can enjoy the taste of Milky candy in a milk-tacular milkshake.
- Japan
- (collaboration • cute • food • Fujiya • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • milk candy • milky • Milky tastes like Mommy)
McDonald’s Japan adds Oreo cookie cakes to its menu
- Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2021
A special collaboration you won’t be able to taste anywhere else.
- Japan
- (coffee jelly • dessert drinks • drinks • frappe • limited time • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • pudding • purin • sweets)
Satisfy your sweet tooth and coffee craving with McDonald’s new Coffee Jelly Pudding Frappe
- Dale Roll
Mar 14, 2021
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This delicious bittersweet drink will satisfy all your cravings!
- Japan
- (coffee jelly • dessert drinks • drinks • frappe • limited time • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • pudding • purin • sweets)
McDonald’s Japan’s first-ever rice fish burger is here, but was it worth the wait?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2021
The Gohan Fish is more than just a Filet-O-Fish with rice.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • food • gohan burgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • rice • rice burgers • SNJO • taste test)
McDonald’s Japan expands rice burger menu with first-ever rice fish burger, two more options
- Casey Baseel
Mar 6, 2021
The Gohan Fish isn’t just a Filet-O-Fish with rice, though.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • food • gohan burgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • rice • rice burgers)
Celebrate 50 years of McDonald’s Japan by walking through history, from 1971 to today【Video】
- Dale Roll
Jan 31, 2021
McDonald’s Japan takes a look back on the last half-century while saying thank you to customers.
- Japan
- (50th anniversary • anniversary • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • history • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • video)
McDonald’s Japan’s new Touch manga collab: Does it really capture the bittersweet taste of youth?
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2021
Fried chicken and a hugely popular high school baseball series is a surprise collaboration we never saw coming.
- Japan
- (anime • burgers • chicken burgers • Chicken Tatsuta • COK • fast food • manga • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Mitsuru Adachi • review • SNJO • taste test • touch)
McDonald’s Japan brings out a new chicken burger with rice buns
- Oona McGee
Jan 25, 2021
Fried chicken sandwich, Japanese-style.
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken burgers • Chicken Tatsuta • fast food • limited edition • manga • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • rice • rice burger)
McDonald’s teams up with Touch manga for burgers that capture the bittersweet taste of youth
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2021
Hugely popular high school baseball series adds some spice to the chain’s chicken burgers in Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • burgers • chicken burgers • Chicken Tatsuta • fast food • manga • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Mitsuru Adachi • touch)
McDonald’s Japan updates children’s Happy Meals to be more inspiring and nutritionally sound
- Katy Kelly
Jan 7, 2021
January 8 heralds a new era of health-conscious menu options and educational freebies.
- Japan
- (children • fast food • Happy Meal • Happy Set • health • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • nutrition)
Let’s try making our own Chinese McDonald’s Oreo-Spam burgers!【SoraKitchen】
- Master Blaster
Dec 31, 2020
Well, maybe see how it went for us before trying it yourself at least.
- China
- (cookies • crazy • hamburger • McDonald's • Oreo • recipe • SoraKitchen • spam • Spam Oreo burger • strange • sweets • taste test • weird)
McDonald’s releases an Oreo and Spam burger for a very limited time
- Oona McGee
Dec 29, 2020
Is tinned meat and chocolate cookies a hellish combination or a match made in heaven?
- China
- (burgers • fast food • food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's China • news • omg • Oreo • spam • wtf)
How to make McDonald’s Katsu Curry Chicken McNuggets
- Oona McGee
Dec 28, 2020
This recipe for panko-covered nuggs is a game-changer.
- Japan
- (chicken nuggets • COK • cooking • fast food • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McNuggets • nuggets • recipe • SNJO)
McDonald’s releases Katsu Curry Chicken McNuggets, but do they taste Japanese?
- Oona McGee
Dec 23, 2020
Panko-covered nuggs appear to be missing one vital element.
- Japan
- (chicken nuggets • curry • food • Japanese curry • katsu curry • McDonald's • McNuggets • news)
McDonald’s fries in Japan suddenly start tasting like cosmetics
- Oona McGee
Dec 10, 2020
Customers complain about a strange flavour and aroma in their medium-sized French fries.
- Japan
- (chips • controversy • customer complaints • food • food sanitation • french fries • fries • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news)
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