Comments on: Krispykreme in Tokyo

By: Tokyo_Skippy

Tokyo_Skippy — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:09:07 +0000

I was wondering when this was going to happen, but I’d be surprised if it were to last longer than a few years.

Certain companies have been able to stay in Japan by altering their menus to suit Japanese tastes. McDonalds ran into this problem by thinking they didn’t have to change and wound up losing a lot of money in the process.

Then getting to the other points:

1) The Japanese intestines thing isn’t true, although a lot of Japanese people think it is. These are the same people that think Japanese snow is different from foreign snow and that Japan is the only country with 4 seasons.

2) The Japanese are thin compared to Americans, hell they’re practically anorexic compared to Americans at least the older generation is. The younger generation is starting to pork out a bit and you’re starting to see a lot more fat kids out there than you did before. And Yoshinoya is not a good example of Japanese food. Fat stringy beef served over white rice has the same caloric content as a Big Mac.

3) Krispy Kreme is a bad example of a doughnut. They’re not even doughnuts, they’re grease bombs that sit in your stomach like a rock. While in Japan, I’ll take a Mr. Donut anyday over a Krispy Kreme.

By: Percy

Percy — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:05:19 +0000

My bad. It took me quite a while to find this paragraph in the link you posted, Roy: “In 1987 then Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Hata claimed that Japanese intestines were longer than those of Westerners and therefore unsuited to digesting American beef, but that did nothing to ruin Japan’s appetite for affordable foreign beef.”

By the way, I can’t help wondering what kind of fat tubs would be considered normal if Japanese people are seen as slim. No, Japanese people are not thin. On average, they are of a normal weight for their height. At least for now.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:56:13 +0000

I just had to get in one this since everyone else did. NO mass market donut shop will ever beat the little mom and pop bakeries with an old fashion style donut.

I go to a place called ‘Grandma’s Bakery’, nuff said. The KriCreme nearest my home lasted not quite a year.

By: Tae Kim

Tae Kim — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:18:05 +0000

I got my free sample donut fresh off the line. What I did was line up at around 6:55 in the morning. Yes, I was feeling a bit ill from drinking the whole night in Shinjuku, but it still tasted pretty damn good.

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:44:25 +0000

Of course I don’t really believe it myself. I was just pointing out the fact that Japanese people do say this about their intestines.

By: Percy

Percy — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:32:28 +0000

Huh? How does “Japanese rethink menu after ban on US beef” relate to Japanese intestines being longer? I guess beef tripe could be considered intestines but I don’t believe there are many Japanese people alive today who have beef intestines instead of human ones. I’m puzzled. Are you sure you’re not making this up, Roy?

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:05:52 +0000

Av4rice, ok if you want to get technical…

Here’s one article that talks about the claim of Japanese intestines being longer. I’m not making this up.
http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2004/0129/cn10-2.html

And as for why longer intestines should make make a person less fat, digesting food burns a lot of calories so if your body spends more time digesting food than your body using up more energy and thus more calories. Of course, I’m just simplifying it.

By: Av4rice

Av4rice — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:41:22 +0000

Uh, Roy, don’t you mean their intestines are 3 feet SHORTER? That way, there’s LESS chance for fat/calories to get processed. Also explains why they’re shorter overall.

Either way… not a great joke really

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:57:43 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me how a subject like donuts can generate so many comments. What’s with all you people? ;-)

As to the reason why Japanese people are so thin. This not because Japanese food is healthy. In fact, there’s tons of fried food in Japan. The reason, as any Japanese person will tell you, is because the intestines of the average Japanese is about 3 feet longer than other races and so therefore their bodies spend more time processes all the food. ;-)

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:44:31 +0000

Mnygghhh - i dont approve!

When I went to Tokyo, i was shocked at how slim everyone looked, and then i thought it was because of the food.
Seems like US style fast food is trying to take over the world!

Gimme a Yoshinoya any day!