This restaurant in Harrisburg, Illinois, is the largest KFC in the United States.
Posted on 12/24/2020 10:26:00 AM PST by 11th_VA
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Picture Christmas dinner, and staples like ham, turkey, potatoes, and cookies might come to mind for many Americans.
For families in Japan, however, a much different and very “bluegrass” meal comes to mind: a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
No, really.
What started as a pretty ingenious marketing plan by KFC back in the 1970s has created a December 25th tradition for millions of Japanese families each year.
The campaign encouraged families to swap turkey—which isn’t common in Japan—for a KFC dinner. It worked: according to the BBC, about 3.6 million families in Japan eat KFC each Christmas now.
We heard from Mitz Nabekura, a WakeUp11 viewer, who lived in Japan himself and still has family there.
When his dad and stepmom came to visit for Christmas in 2017, they were shocked and disappointed to learn that the “Kentucky” tradition they loved in their home was not in fact celebrated in Kentucky after all.
“They said, ‘really?! I can’t believe it! This is America!” recalled Nabekura. “Of course, when they got off the airplane the first thing they saw was the Colonel Sanders statue at the KFC there [in the Muhammad Ali airport] and they got really excited and said they had to take a picture with him.
“They were very disappointed that on actual Christmas day nothing here was open including KFC," he said. "So we got them the bucket of [KFC] the night before and they were able to eat that.”
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Now, tomorrow, my hosts for Christmas are grilling steaks--which is even better.
Banzai chicken 🐔
This restaurant in Harrisburg, Illinois, is the largest KFC in the United States.
From Bushido to KFC in one generation.
That could be a shrine for Japanese ...
Taking my mother out to dinner tonight as it’s just the two of us. Never likes Turkey at anytime of year.
Used to be our family tradition on Christmas Eve but most of my family is gone. Now they have mini wings in the bucket ( pidgeon? ) which are all broken. Did the birds owe somebody money?
I almost never eat KFC anymore. Some years ago, they changed the recipe, so now it doesn’t taste as good. And instead of honey for your biscuits, they give you something called “honey sauce,” a concoction that is mostly high fructose corn syrup.
They still make the best coleslaw - but it has to be fresh
Colonel Sanders is a real celebrity in Japan.
There are many movies about him.
King Kong Versus Colonel Sanders.
Mothra Versus Colonel Sanders.
Colonel Sanders Versus Mecha Colonel Sanders.
They usually end with Colonel Sanders walking into the ocean.
Chinese restaurants being one of the few places that would remain open on Christmas Day, it makes sense.
But its SO healthy!....eating a KFC meal is like running a half marathon. Lol
I wonder if KFC still gets their chicken from China?
Last I heard, as unbelievable as that is, with all of the American Farms, KFC and PaPa John’s pizza get their meat products from China.
That’s what we’re having tomorrow!
I prefer Popeye's even though I get an unwanted side order of 'Attitude' whenever I go there.
KFC leaves a bitter aftertaste in my mouth whenever I eat it.
I know it’s KFC but it kinda of looks like the Chick-Fil-A in my town. Real nice place, nice staff. Well, it was but now you can only get take out. Damned Covid.
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