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McDonald’s rice burgers in Japan might be worth the trans-Pacific flight

McDonald’s rice burgers in Japan might be worth the trans-Pacific flight

Photo : electravk ( iStock )I hope I’m not blowing your mind by telling you rice is a big deal in Japan.
And now, after eons, Japanese rice has taken its final form: replacing the iconic McDonald’s sesame bun.
The fast-food chain unveiled its new rice burgers on Twitter this week, and the Japanese McDonald’s fan hive is going more bananas than a Pikachu McFlurry.
They sound, frankly, delicious, and are available in three varieties: rice teriyaki, rice fried chicken, rice bacon lettuce.
Cherry blossoms + fried chicken gohan burgers?