If you thought fried chicken was just a Tuesday night treat, think again. In Japan, Kentucky Fried Chicken is the undisputed king of Christmas dinner. Yes, you read that correctly—KFC is a holiday tradition, and it’s huge.
The story goes back to the 1970s, when a foreigner couldn’t find a turkey in Japan and grabbed a bucket of fried chicken instead. KFC saw the opportunity and launched a marketing campaign called “Kentucky for Christmas!” It worked so well that now, people pre-order their Christmas Chicken Buckets weeks in advance. Weeks.
Imagine waiting in a line that wraps around the block, just to get a chicken wing and some coleslaw. That’s Japan’s Christmas spirit, my friend. And you know what? It’s magical.
