Why KFC Is Christmas Dinner In Japan kotaku.com

[Image: Brian Ashcraft | Kotaku]Every year across Japan, people line up at Kentucky Fried Chicken joints to place their orders for Christmas dinner.
[Image: Brian Ashcraft | Kotaku]This Twitter user writes, “If we’re talking Japanese Christmas, it’s gotta be KFC!” Of course, not everyone eats KFC at Christmas in Japan (not everyone celebrates Christmas!
AdvertisementThe official explanation from KFC is that a Christian kindergarten in Japan wanted to order KFC for its kiddy Christmas party.
According to KFC, gradually, more and more schools ordered KFC for their holiday parties, and in 1974, KFC held its first special Christmas meal campaign.
In Japan, KFC fried chicken is made from 100 percent Japanese birds.