Posted on 03/06/2014 6:31:17 AM PST by C19fan
American chain restaurants have long been fond of expanding beyond the U.S. borders – see McDonald's (MCD), KFC and Subway – and as time marches on, the trade works in reverse, too.
Restaurants from Asia, Central and South America, Africa, Europe and Australia have over the years made their way to the States, bringing with them all manner of entrees, sandwiches and sweets. Some have been here a while and made sizable inroads, such as Canadian doughnut seller Tim Hortons (THI), while others are newer and smaller, like South Korean chicken shop Bonchon.
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Old news. East China Inn is everywhere.
Think they are already here, but so what US reset rants are all over the world.
My daughters went to Spain last year, went to a tiny town out side Medera and there was a Taco Bell.
I wouldn’t mind having a Fuji’s Japanese restaurant open up near me although we have a local chain called Mio’s that is quite good.
The Colonel certainly gets around. In some countries without a ‘fried’ phobia they still call it Kentucky Fried Chicken.
I think a http://domino.cl could do well in many parts of the world.
I don’t know much about economy and money. Is this a good trend for America?
U.S. fast food chains are omnipresent. Seen people who went to Japan and come back a week later, and they didn’t even sample the local cuisine. “We just ate McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken.” So it’s only fair.
Plus, U.S. fast food chains are probably the reason why Mexico recently surpassed the United States in obesity.
U.S. fast food chains are omnipresent. Seen people who went to Japan and come back a week later, and they didn’t even sample the local cuisine. “We just ate McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken.” So it’s only fair.
Plus, U.S. fast food chains are probably the reason why Mexico recently surpassed the United States in obesity.
Third world fast food? No thanks. The food poisoning would be deadly. These are the types of people that think Tuberculosis and hepatitis C are no big deal.
FROM JAPAN BRING:
MOSBURGER
MESHIYA
KAPPA SUSHI
TENKA IPPIN
Please!
We have a Tim Hortons here about a year old. I can’t understand how they stay in business. (LOL, right this minute there was a Tim Hortons ad on the local radio station). They never seem to have any customers.
No from Japan bring every Jarhead’s favorite: Sanzoku!
Quebec?
I won’t eat KFC whether it is here or overseas. They advertise that they use Tyson chicken exclusively. Tysons are a big supporter of the Demoncrats.
Laura D’andrea Tyson was central to the Clinton administration. Related, I don’t know, but don’t try to confuse me with any facts. My mind is already made up.
I actually saw a Taco Bell in Mexico City back in 1999. They charged 8x more than the far superior food cart tacos outside.
I actually saw a Taco Bell in Mexico City back in 1999. They charged 8x more than the far superior food cart tacos outside.
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I was in Jersusalem a couple of years ago, have family working there.
After a long day trudging through the Old City, they announced dinner was going to be pizza delivery. Yea, right.
I told them that I’d pass on the pizza and go find some street food.
While it currently exists only at a low level, individual vendors, I look forward to Moochelle Obama’s nightmare, a fast food chain selling Sonoran hot dogs.
Those that have opened in the southwest produce fare that makes Philly cheese steaks with all the trimmings look like Nouvelle Cuisine. Delicious stuff that will kill you dead, and you can hear your capillaries slamming shut.
You start with a hot dog, wrapped in Mesquite smoked bacon, and laid in a bolillo bun, which is about three times larger than a hot dog bun and forms a bowl, which you need for the several pounds of other ingredients.
Chopped onions and caramelized onions, Queso blanco cheese,
tomatoes, mayonnaise, cream sauce, mustard and Jalapeno salsa or sauce, guacamole, various hot peppers, and potato or tortilla chips mixed in. With roasted peppers on the side.
Just do not ask for cheddar. Though when enough Americans buy them, they will probably add it as well. I know at least one vendor who adds Mozzarella, just because he likes it.
It is easy to find a vendor. Just look for the line, which around noon is about a block long.
God I love Bon Chon. If you love fried chicken you have to try it Korean style
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