I live next to UK’s BIGGEST designer shopping centre – we’re trapped inside & our back doors are like the M6 for rats

A WOMAN who lives next to the UK’s biggest designer shopping centre claims she is trapped inside because of rats. Rita Duvall Jones has neighboured Cheshire Oaks outlet, in Cheshire, for the last nine years but finds it completely bleak. 1 Rita Duvall Jones has had her garden invaded by rats, she claimsCredit: CheshireLive/MEN The … Read more

KFC rolling out ‘Chizza’ to American menus

McDonald’s’ new plant-based menu item: non-chicken McNuggets: KFC is bringing a limited-time entree to its American menus Monday that mashes up two popular dishes — pizza and fried chicken. The so-called “Chizza” will consist of two fried chicken filets “topped with zesty marinara sauce, melty mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni,” the Yum! Brands-owned fried chicken chain said.  … Read more

Former rare combined KFC, Taco Bell restaurant shutters in SF

The former KFC-Taco Bell at 200 Duboce Ave. in San Francisco has closed for good.  Google Street View KFC’s parent company Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill, confirmed the restaurant closure at 200 Duboce Ave. with SFGATE via email. According to a KFC spokesperson, the franchise owner decided … Read more

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

Ten Christmas traditions… you’ve probably never heard of

From a penny in the black pudding to kissing under the mistletoe, Christmas traditions are not just about Santa in the UK. But what about traditions celebrated in countries across the globe?  Whether it’s chocolate filled shoes, an evening roller skating or eating KFC, other nations have their own peculiar ways of celebrating the festive period. … Read more

Season’s eatings: Ten VERY different Christmas meals from around the world, from KFC in Japan to pickled herring in Sweden and prawns in Australia

KFC. Beetroot soup. Prawns. Christmas meals can vary enormously from country to country.   Here we reveal ten popular Christmas treats around the world. We think you’ll find it Claus-itively fascinating…  KFC -Japan Forget carving the Turkey, in Japan millions of people tuck into KFC fried chicken at Christmas Instead of feasting on turkey, many Japanese … Read more