Did You Know...christmas Dinner........

[Rtaxron]

If you’re looking for a traditional Christmas dinner in Japan, you have to look no further than your local KFC, where this is the Christmas dinner of choice for the majority in the Land of the Rising Sun. According to KFC, this particular unusual Christmas tradition dates back to the 1970s when supposedly a customer at the chain’s Aoyama store observed that, in a land bereft of the customary turkey for a celebratory dinner, fried chicken was the next best thing. This idea eventually percolated up to the corporate offices of KFC and prompted the company to start a huge advertising campaign in Japan called “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” (Kentucky for Christmas!) in 1974, which became ludicrously popular thanks to this campaign and the popularity of American culture in Japan at the time.

[Mamyalynne]

I only recently discovered that as an answer in a quiz I was doing.

[Buenchico]

Rtaxron seems to be running a year behind the BBC with his news stories ;-)
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20161216-why-japan-celebrates-christmas-with-kfc

Let's stick with the British way of doing things ;-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-42260040/christmas-dinner-gets-deep-fried-makeover-by-fish-and-chip-shop
(That chippy was turning out those dishes at an incredible rate when I was there last Wednesday. The best thing about it though is that you can place your order and then retire to the Birdcage pub, just across the road, to await delivery!)

[Mamyalynne]

You said you were going to try one Chris , is it good?

[Jackdaw33]

Turkey, in any shape or form, is an abomination. It is the most tasteless food God ever put on this earth. I am settling for a large pork chop with potatoes, sprouts and parsnip; that is if I can ever be arsed to cook it. It's already dark here so perhaps must get a move on.

[Buenchico]

Sorry to disappoint you, Mamyalynne but my friend and I decided to stick with the haddock (which was the best I've ever tasted). However there were others around us in the pub who were eating the Christmas Special and they all seemed to think that it was well worth the six quid price.

There were long queues outside the chippy but they'd got a guy taking orders from people standing in the queue. So you didn't even need to get inside the shop (unless you wanted to sit in their downstairs restaurant); you simply handed over your money and headed into the pub.