The second phase of McDonald's American Vintage promotion focuses on the 70's and features salsa burgers (Hot and Groovy Beef) and chicken sandwiches (Hot and Groovy Chicken). I don't really associate these with the 70's, but they do look good.
http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/americanvintage/index.html
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Wendy's Japan is offering Healthy Wraps which are chicken wraps in regular and spicy versions. Similar to the chicken wraps available at KFC, but using grilled chicken.
http://wendys.co.jp/
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Asahi beer is an Olympic sponsor and is offering a special 3rd category beer containing 3 types of malt and fine aroma hops called Crystal Gold.
http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/crystalgold/
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Suntory's Premium Malt's Dark is listed as a limited or seasonal product, but fortunately it seems to be available pretty often. On the website it give directions on two ways to mix this dark version with the regular version to create either white or dark bubbles. The trick is to create the desired color bubbles first by pouring either the regular or dark beer directly down the middle of the glass and then pour the other beer down the side of the glass.
http://www.suntory.co.jp/beer/premium/black/index.html?fromid=beer_top_pc
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This is a delicious looking addition to the Wendy's Japan Premium line. Italian cured ham and mozzarella cheese. Once again, the price is pretty steep for a fast food chain.
http://wendys.co.jp/
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If you like cooking, food, science or any combination thereof, you might want to check out this website and blog from downunder. Very nicely done and very easy to navigate.
http://www.crackling.com.au/
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I have met many Japanese who like to mix dark and light beers for an intermediate taste. Occasionally, Japanese beer companies come out with beers, usually seasonal, to meet this demand. This offering from Suntory is different in that they claim it not only to be a blend of its Malt's and Dark Malt's beers, but a special process has been developed to optimize the taste by further brewing the mixture and then filtering it.
http://www.suntory.co.jp/beer/premium/blend/index.html?fromid=beer_top_pc
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Pretty creepy if you ask me. The animations are fine, but once they take on the puppet-like form, they look like something from a horror movie. In any case, I suppose marketing has shown otherwise. In Japanese, the product name is "gu-ru-to", and that is the name given to these characters from left to right "gu", "ru" and "to". 明治 グルト
http://www.meiji.co.jp/dairies/yogurt/gurt/
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Coffee jelly is popular in Japan, so the combination of coffee jelly and Wendy's frosty seems fairly natural. It comes in both chocolate and vanilla frosty favors.
http://wendys.co.jp/
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As part of their premium line, Wendy's is offering a Snow Crab Special. Looks good, but the set comes to about 15 dollars US. In its current incarnation, Wendy's is still stuck at only 2 locations. Certainly not volume which can keep prices down. I'm glad they are around, just not sure how the numbers work out.
http://wendys.co.jp/
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