Why KFC at Christmas is ‘really big’ in Japan, as a Michelin-star Tokyo restaurant chef and a cookbook author explain what makes fried chicken great

With his cheerful demeanour and snowy white beard, it’s not hard to see how Colonel Sanders has become almost synonymous with Christmas in Japan. But how did it all begin? A KFC Christmas meal in Japan. Photo: Instagram Despite only two per cent of its population being Christian, Japan makes a big deal out of … Read more