Keeping with the tradition of previous Christmas’s away from home - and being back in Japan - it seemed appropriate to make it another KFC Christmas! This year we had a full array of KFC designed Christmas dinners to choose from. It’s not what you think - there’s much more to it than a plain old bucket of chicken and coleslaw. We pre-ordered a full roast chicken with stuffing, biscuits, salad and cake! Call me crazy - but I was as excited about this meal (if not more so) than a traditional home cooked turkey dinner.
For decades, this question has gone unanswered. With the recent craziness surrounding donuts in Japan - do Japanese people really like donuts? Or is this again just love of all things name brand? genfab investigates…
I decided to put this to the test by buying a dozen donuts and mysteriously leaving them in my office’s pantry early one Friday morning - before others arrived. As my fellow Japanese colleagues showed up - I would observe their behavior to determine just how much they like man’s ultimate junk food compared to say - the average Canadian like myself.
First off - choosing the right donuts is essential. Critical really. I couldn’t cheap out by getting your average run of the mill, dried up donuts. I had to drop some serious cash on the premium variety. For that - the shop “and on and” (bizarre name I know) is a short walk from my office. “and on and” is a new contender in Japan’s donut market - but to me it looked quite upscale without having tried them beforehand. A hefty 2520 yen later ($35 Canadian at current exchange rate!) and I got myself a dozen mixed delights. Even the bag looks posh compared to old Timmy’s brown paper variety:
I proceeded to leave said boxes of donuts open in the pantry…
I don’t claim to be a good chef - but I figure I can follow a recipe fairly well and make something tasty…
Last night I got the motivation to make an Angel Food Cake. The recipe looked simple enough.
The results…
… not so good.
My memory’s a bit foggy, but I’m pretty sure Angel Food Cake shouldn’t be cooked on the top, and soupy on the bottom. My bad for not pre-heating the oven and following the steps to the letter.
I couldn’t resist - I needed more. One sampling of Jaffles just wasn’t enough. It had to be done …
I got the egg & bacon ones! Mind you - Aussie’s have a funny definition of bacon. It’s not the little thin strips of bacon you’d expect. Bacon here is really a big slab of ham. It’s a good junk of the pig, ya know - not some crispy greasy goodness with a hint of meat.
In any case - I’ve got some high hopes here… ready for more?
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