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Why does it seem that all the American fast food chains in Asia get tasty and unique items to munch on? McDonald’s celebrates 45 years in Japan with a Halloween inspired dish – the Halloween Choco Potato for the month of October. The french fry item gets a sauce mix with pumpkin and chocolate.
The next time you’re at a Burger King, you might find yourself ordering a Whopper Combo Meal and having a spa treatment. Eat a Whopper, take a shower and sauna at the same time! The fast food chain Burger King opens it’s first Burger King Spa in Helsinki, Finland. The price tag is around $300USD per person for a 3-hour session.
Like the top secret costume character in BBC’s Top Gear, the Stig, only a few men have stepped-in to be official Ronald McDonald clown mascot for the McDonald’s fast food chain. Only 8 men have officially been Ronald McDonald and Joe Maggard is one of them. He was Ronald from 1995-2007.
The Asian hot sauce that’s creating a buzz in the country is Srirachi. Now Jack In The Box is hopping onto the action with their own Srirachi infused burger. You got the beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, japlenos and you can’t go wrong with some bacon slices and to top it off their creamy Srirachi sauce mix.
Classic American food made from knitting and photographed. The project series “Comfort Food” is by Jessica Dance & David Sykes.
It seems like everybody wants in on Sanrio’s iconic Hello Kitty. Well, this is Hello Kitty’s 40th Anniversary and McDonald’s in Singapore has released a limited edition plush doll 6-piece set – Hello Kitty Bubbly World Collector’s Set.
Fast food Japanese burger spot LOTTERIA with the help of ramen restaurant Menya Musashi will introduce the ramen burger for a limited time. The burger contains ramen noodles of course, BBQ pork in a brown sauce, hamburger buns and fish sauce. If you’re in Japan, this ramen burger will be on sale until June 2013.
In Japan, when you order an extra value meal with large fries, Mickey D customers will get a free cup holder that holds the yummy French Fries for your car dashboard. It’s only available in Japan and through the end of May 2013.
It’s my French Fry Party!! at McDonalds!! Image via Kotaku.com
These potato parties started out by kids in Japan, since French Fries are cheap, the kids just order a bunch of French Fries at McDonalds. Now it’s all the rage in Asia, as youngsters order bunches of fries. I have to admit McDonald’s French Fries are very yummy, but the my doctor would go nuts! I’m scared to ask for the sodium and calorie count.
I’m a In & Out burger guy and haven’t eaten at McDonald’s for a very long time, but I do have to admit – Mickey D’s French Fries are really delicious. McDonald’s Canada gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how the French Fries are made.
Do you ever wonder what are the ingredients that make up McDonald’s special sauce in their Big Macs? Well thanks to McDonald’s Canada, executive chef Dan Coudreaut gets causal with us YouTube viewers and makes a homemade Big Mac and shows us the basic recipe of the secret sauce.
Long John Silver’s in Singapore kicks-off their Spider-Man movie tie-in with these “marvelicious” dishes. There is the Honey BBQ Chicken-Slinger with Webby Fries or Lime Mayo Seafood Web-Shooter with Webby Fries.
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