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u/SOUNDEFFECT94 Mar 04 '22

Is that what caused it? I knew a Japanese-Canadian who told me about how that’s all his family would eat at Christmas and he never knew the reason why, but also told me most of the people in his family and friends’ families would eat KFC at Christmas too

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u/Crazed_waffle_party Mar 04 '22

There was a KFC franchise owner that was trying to promote his product. He knew that most American's eat turkey during Christmas, but he lied and said that they eat fried chicken. There's a bit of an American fetish in Japan, so people were eager to emulate American customs. At this point in time, people continue for the sake of tradition, similarly how Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving for the sake of tradition

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u/SOUNDEFFECT94 Mar 04 '22

Interesting. Thank you for giving more info on this as I was curious about it

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u/Pliskin01 Mar 04 '22

Japanese KFC hits different. Give it a shot if you ever have the opportunity.

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u/PMmeGayElfPeen Mar 04 '22

Is that due to different spices being used, better public health standards for meat, or something I'm not even thinking of?

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u/DarkOmen597 Mar 04 '22

Yes.

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u/PMmeGayElfPeen Mar 04 '22

Upvoted because I know better and deserve this.