Most of you in Japan have probably noticed the localization that occurs when US fast food (or regular restaurants) come to Japan. Some of it is unforgiveable. What I have noticed so far:
1. Subways- where the hell is the steak and cheese sandwich? That's my fave in the US. The fact that it is missing from the menu reduces my visits to once a year.
2. Denny's- where's the Grand Slam Breakfast? Where is the entire US menu? I don't think the Japanese Denny's menu would fly in the US.
3. Nathan's- Curry hot dog? huh?
4. McDonalds- the fact that the double quarter pounder /cheese is missing is a sin against mankind.
5. KFC- no gravy- WRONG!
6. Il Mulino (not really fast food)- food sucks, but that is probably not a localization issue
7. Dominos- all the weird Japanese toppings. Squid ink, my ass. Same for Pizza hut
1. Subways- where the hell is the steak and cheese sandwich? That's my fave in the US. The fact that it is missing from the menu reduces my visits to once a year.
2. Denny's- where's the Grand Slam Breakfast? Where is the entire US menu? I don't think the Japanese Denny's menu would fly in the US.
3. Nathan's- Curry hot dog? huh?
4. McDonalds- the fact that the double quarter pounder /cheese is missing is a sin against mankind.
5. KFC- no gravy- WRONG!
6. Il Mulino (not really fast food)- food sucks, but that is probably not a localization issue
7. Dominos- all the weird Japanese toppings. Squid ink, my ass. Same for Pizza hut
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Generally I like the Japanese versions better...
There is nothing even remotely comparable to the McDonald's teriyaki burger in the US. I eat at least one of those every day when I'm in Japan.
Same goes for the deep-fried apple pies. It was a dark day in US history when McDonald's here got rid of those.
I mean it's just fast food, there's nothing sacred about it. It's just whatever you think tastes better.
Of course I say that as someone who just will not even entertain the idea of squid ink pizza. That's just wrong. Pizza is NOT fast food, though; not to any New Yorker. Though honestly, Dominos in the US is just about as offensive to me as Dominos in Japan - it's all absolute garbage compared to real pizza. I still remember the first time I called Dominos in the US (because there was no other pizza where I happened to be) and I asked for a large meatball pie and they were like "huh?" "I said meatball." "Uh, we have ground beef..." Argh! Is this a pizzeria or a goddamn hamburger stand?
I do love Denny's in Japan.
There is nothing even remotely comparable to the McDonald's teriyaki burger in the US. I eat at least one of those every day when I'm in Japan.
Same goes for the deep-fried apple pies. It was a dark day in US history when McDonald's here got rid of those.
I mean it's just fast food, there's nothing sacred about it. It's just whatever you think tastes better.
Of course I say that as someone who just will not even entertain the idea of squid ink pizza. That's just wrong. Pizza is NOT fast food, though; not to any New Yorker. Though honestly, Dominos in the US is just about as offensive to me as Dominos in Japan - it's all absolute garbage compared to real pizza. I still remember the first time I called Dominos in the US (because there was no other pizza where I happened to be) and I asked for a large meatball pie and they were like "huh?" "I said meatball." "Uh, we have ground beef..." Argh! Is this a pizzeria or a goddamn hamburger stand?
I do love Denny's in Japan.
One of my biggest disappointments when I first moved to the U.S. was the menu at "family restaurants" such as Denny's. Unlike Cohiba, I am still a big fan of the localized menu items. The American meal is great, but it's just not as sophisticated as the Japanese counterparts - at least when it comes to Denny's. Take scrambed egg, for instance. They usually use milk to make it soft in Japan. They also make sure the eggs are very well scrambled. Not in the U.S., where you can often tell that a particular portion of the scrambled egg is part of the york or white egg.
I remember the first day I arrived in Down Under. I walked into a sushi shop and tried to speak to a girl in kimono over the counter in Japanese. Then I soon realised that none of the people working in the shop were Japanese, they were just pretending to be Japanese by saying “irasshaimase” etc... Most of the sushi shops in Austrasia, particularly the ones I can afford to visit, are run by either Chinese or Korean people. Yes, their sushi taste a little bit different from genuine Japanese sushi, however, I am enjoying un-authentic taste!
My favourite hamburger from McDonalds is “Aussie Burger” in Australia and “Kiwi Burger” in New Zealand. I can assure you that they are exactly same but with a different name, because Aussies and Kiwis don’t get on well! (But I know that deep down they love each other, just like a married couple!)
My favourite hamburger from McDonalds is “Aussie Burger” in Australia and “Kiwi Burger” in New Zealand. I can assure you that they are exactly same but with a different name, because Aussies and Kiwis don’t get on well! (But I know that deep down they love each other, just like a married couple!)
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I think the scrambled eggs issue is just a different style between the two countries. We generally don't use milk in scrambled eggs here (unless you're making French toast) and it's considered *unsophisticated* if eggs are blended so well that they're completely uniform. We think (or at least I think, but I know a lot of others who think the same thing) that eggs like that came out of a blender. Either that or they came like that from a factory. It's the fast food version of eggs. (It's not really "scrambled" egges either, it's "whipped" eggs.)
Eggs that you scramble by hand don't come out that way, so we like to see some variation in the eggs. It's "homestyle", which is a good thing here. That's the way Denny's in the US makes scrambled eggs. I like that better than the way they do it in Japan.
I think the scrambled eggs issue is just a different style between the two countries. We generally don't use milk in scrambled eggs here (unless you're making French toast) and it's considered *unsophisticated* if eggs are blended so well that they're completely uniform. We think (or at least I think, but I know a lot of others who think the same thing) that eggs like that came out of a blender. Either that or they came like that from a factory. It's the fast food version of eggs. (It's not really "scrambled" egges either, it's "whipped" eggs.)
Eggs that you scramble by hand don't come out that way, so we like to see some variation in the eggs. It's "homestyle", which is a good thing here. That's the way Denny's in the US makes scrambled eggs. I like that better than the way they do it in Japan.
when i was in japan, I used to go Dennys (or some kind of first food place) after school back then,
i thought its ok for family restaurant in japan.
reasonable price, decent food.
But in U.S, I'm too scard to even go there...
food is terrible, Severs are not happy.
It's so interesting that even though they have same name, same company, It's completely different things to me in between U.S and Japan...
all first food is like that.
or Am I prejudiced??
i thought its ok for family restaurant in japan.
reasonable price, decent food.
But in U.S, I'm too scard to even go there...
food is terrible, Severs are not happy.
It's so interesting that even though they have same name, same company, It's completely different things to me in between U.S and Japan...
all first food is like that.
or Am I prejudiced??
I guess the hamburger market is saturated, and BK missed out in Japan. They are still in Korea, but Korea has fewer fast food establishments. Korea also has Popeyes. I am jealous.
WRT scrambled eggs. I like both, smoothly blended and the sort of mish-mash not evenly scrambled. IT takes longer to make scrambled eggs , evenly mixed, and I cook them that way (I like them a little runny, so its better that way). But when I go to a diner in NY the eggs are always sort of separated, you can tell the whites from the yolk. I like that too.
WRT scrambled eggs. I like both, smoothly blended and the sort of mish-mash not evenly scrambled. IT takes longer to make scrambled eggs , evenly mixed, and I cook them that way (I like them a little runny, so its better that way). But when I go to a diner in NY the eggs are always sort of separated, you can tell the whites from the yolk. I like that too.
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