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Chocolate Fries: Sweet Saviour or Last Gamble for McDonald’s Japan? (VIDEO)
Malay Online ^ | Wednesday February 17, 2016

Posted on 02/17/2016 10:05:27 AM PST by nickcarraway

Customers like Shigeaki Yamaguchi may be the last hope for McDonald’s Japan as it battles slumping sales in the wake of an embarrassing string of food scandals.

At a location in Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku district, Yamaguchi munched on the chain’s newest culinary offering — French fries drizzled in brown and white chocolate syrup.

“Delicious,” the 37-year-old proclaimed as he dug into the sticky ¥330 (RM12) mass known as the McChoco Potato.

“The reason I came is that I wanted to taste products that didn’t exist until now.”

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1 posted on 02/17/2016 10:05:27 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

FYI, Y330 is about $3.


2 posted on 02/17/2016 10:07:42 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: nickcarraway

Thats Makudonoludos, BTW.


3 posted on 02/17/2016 10:08:39 AM PST by skeeter
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To: nickcarraway
At a location in Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku district, Yamaguchi munched on the chain’s newest culinary offering — French fries drizzled in brown and white chocolate syrup.

Sweet + salty is a surprisingly good taste, might be a hit.
4 posted on 02/17/2016 10:21:48 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: nickcarraway

Salvation isn’t in adding chocolate, it is in adding beef tallow and salt.


5 posted on 02/17/2016 10:30:03 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: nickcarraway

Chocolate covered potato chips are yummy.


6 posted on 02/17/2016 10:40:47 AM PST by MarMema
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