Continuing on with the Yaki Yaki business. This time, I would like to introduce some Yaki Yaki sweets from Japan.
August is a matusri (festival) season in Japan, with numerous Bon-odori festivals and fireworks throughout the country. Though it may seem smarter to stay in an air-conditioned room and avoid the insanely packed crowds, there is something special about being at the festivals. Strolling around, eating shaved ice under the hot summer sun, watching people going by, playing some silly games, and of course sampling the festival food from the street vendors. This is something that I cannot pass up. So I would like to introduce some of the Japanese festival foods you might like to try.
Back on December 23rd 2008, McDonald’s Japan released a brand new burger called the Quarter Pounder. This was McDonald’s first attempt to create a true burger. It had two and a half times more meat than its other more petite McBurgers. By the time they started selling the Quarter Pounders at 10 o’clock in the morning, thousands of people were lined up outside, eager to be knocked out by the extra juicy heavyweight. On that day McDonald’s recorded its highest single day sales in its history. So what was McDonald’s victory secret?






