@@eddmario yea since I watched "the founder" movie reveled brief history of Mcd before they used the current golden arch logo which is that burger man looking mascot, I guess Japan appreciate the classic feel they decide to use the old design of the packaging
I definitely agree it would be good. I actually would like too see the US, UK & Japan branches work together on a food wars episode or really any series you decide to do and get completely different perspective (one American, one European & one Asian perspective)
@@snausages43 Correct, and not just from Spain. I remember back in 2019, there was an event wherein McDonald's brought in some of their menu items from around the world, including a couple of burgers from Australia and Spain, and a McFlurry from outside the U.S. (I don't remember where from, sorry guys). I remember trying one of the two burgers and thinking it was such a pity that these items weren't there to stay, because it was pretty good. I also live in San Jose, which is a major California city, in the San Francisco Bay Area, so it would make sense that the promotion would be there, in addition to other densely-populated cities.
@@dylana9056 It’s well known that Taco Bell, KFC, McDonald’s, and Burger King are worse in the US than outside (cause the fast food chains actually need to improve their product and experience to compete against the locals every time they expand). The only real exemption is probably the Nordic countries and Greenland and Iceland (cause they’re just so dang expensive).
@@endingxtheme are all sauce packages in Japan like this? Seems a brilliant design as sachets in UK/USA are hard to get all the sauce out and sometimes the packets won’t rip etc
Same here! Except, there is NO chance McDonalds sells/serves REAL maple syrup lmaoooo IT'S SUGAR WATER and some added chemicals. I'll still eat it tho :):)
Japan: We have a juice with over 20 or 30 vegetables in it, a Japanese tea made from only healthy ingredients, a traditional Chinese tea that has a lot of health benefits, a salad as a side dish, edamame and corn and some yogurt America: Yeah, so we have a fruit flavoured smoothie
As someone who's eaten McDonald's in about half a dozen different countries, I can say that American McDonald's is easily the worst I've had. By a lot. The quality of the ingredients just seems so much lower, and yet it's somehow more expensive. McDonald's in the UK and Germany actually tastes like real food. McDonald's in the US tastes like chemical warfare.
I was in the US Navy. Was stationed in Guam and my ship spent a lot of time in Japan between 1997-99. I love the teriyaki burger and Fanta Melon. Really wish the US McDonalds would add them to the menu.
George is such a good host! I can't wait to see more of this season! Also the "Canadian Salsa" pointing toward the maple syrup cracked me up waaay more than necessary
When I was in Japan I got McDonalds delivered to our Air BnB and I requested a happy meal. The cute girl who delivered brought a boys AND a girls happy mean so I could choose which one I needed. It was super thoughtful. Love Japan.
I lived in Japan for a year, here's what I want to add: the names of the chicken sandwiches in Japan are so good that they should be adopted by Mcdonalds worldwide. These are Spachiki (spicy chicken) and Chikichi (chicken cheese). Try to say these words out loud, they are simply fun.
@@f8widescat392 you know that philosophy thing where you can't step into the same river twice? Things in Japan are like that. The only condiments that are a permanent fixture on the menu are ketchup and mustard, all other condiments just changes every two weeks or so whether they're good or bad (same as with the Kit Kats and many other products in Japan, you just can't get too attached.) Because Japan is always changing like that, a year seems like you've just seen one cycle of something much bigger.
As someone that's visited Japan and tried a teriyaki burger, I can say that it should be illegal to not try one if anyone's ever there. They will change your life!
This really cheered me up. My Grandma (who was Japanese) just died last Thursday. She was 91. It’s so nice to know I can look forward to more Japan VS US food wars. :)
@@basharkano9658 yea but I can’t top myself from eating all the fries or drinking all the soda since I buy while driving home. I Don’t want the calories
When I lived in Japan about 17 years ago, MacDonald's had a burger called the McGrand. It had a creamy Dijon mustard sauce and a thick beef patty along with lettuce, tomatoes, and so on. It was so good that I still think about it occasionally. I was really disappointed when I moved back to Canada and it wasn't on the menu here.
The Japanese mcdos packaging is pretty awesome. From the sauce packets to the shaked chicken bag, pretty ingenious. Also, anyone know why they have so many pork burgers vs beef burgers?
Not sure, but my guess would be that it's because of Hambagu, the Japanese version of a Hamburg Steak which is the origin of the Hamburger, which is incredibly popular in Japan and is primarily made with pork.
Hi, I'm in Japan. We have the basics like Big Mac and double cheeseburger etc with beef, but 100% beef is more rare, more expensive as well. A lot of the ground meat in supermarkets is mixed beef/pork. Pork is more popular and readily available, as well as cheaper. Also often mixes better with some of the japanese flavors like the teriyaki sauce on the burger etc.
It's hard to compare Japan's menu to other countries' because they always have "seasonal" limited menu items that's rotated every 2-3 months. And we did use to have quarter pounders here, they removed them from the menu and replaced them with a different, smaller "high end" type burger, the name of which is slipping my mind at the moment. That type of burger also ended up being removed some time later. They seem to mostly focus on low price items now, and they also have a thing where you can double the number of patties on any burger for 100 yen for people who want something bigger. My personal Japan-exclusive favourite is the egg cheese, but I order it without pickles and ketchup and add my own Sriracha mayonnaise.
There were Gran Clubhouse, Gran Bacon Cheese, and Gran teriyaki(soon removed) from April.2017 to April.2021. And now we have Samurai burgers named after those’ Syouyu-based sauce
I used to work as a manager at McDonald’s in Canada and I also travel to Japan often so when I do get McDonald’s in Japan, I often like to try something different there. It’s been a few years since I last went (partly due to Covid…), but I tried the locomoco burger and Hawaii blue drink and both were pretty good. Oh and the teriyaki burgers are pretty good.
Excited to see George! He keeps showing up as a collaborater in a bunch of my subs. First Abroad in Japan, now Food Wars! Welcome!!! Also all the love to Harry as well.
As a current (also by the time this video was recorded, i bet around july this year bcuz of the limited hawaiian edition burgers) employee at one of the McDonalds in Japan, I would like to give some heads up about people who's interested on trying the Japanese mcdonalds: - We have a scale for checking out the weight of the fries (but no one actually uses that besides training, since the store is busy, and the more you make fries, the more used to the weight u get) so, idk about the US but based on the look, I guess there was some fries missing in the american pack (I GUESS the large wouldn't be the same weight than the japanese one. but again, idk about american rules); - The "mayo" in teriyaki mcburger is actually called "lemon mayo" sauce, which some customers doesn't really like; - The Egg cheese burger, is the basic Cheese burger + egg; - we also have "mc chicken" in Japan, and it's called "chicken crisp" and coasts about 2$ (200yen) (but we also have a better quality chicken, the 'chicken fillet-o'); - the salad actually we can pick the dressing: the sesame one, or the onion one (which is personally my fave); - "bai" burgers (or what we also call "yoru mc" aka "night mc") are available from 5pm, not 5:30pm and it only applies for regular burgers (not limited edition burgers, neither samurai series burger) AND as of this moment (I say it bcuz there's a whole bunch of limited stuff in Japan) we have something called "PoteNage" (as he mentioned, japanese LOVES to abreviate stuff) which stands for "potatos+nuggets" aka "poteto+nageto" in japanese and for 500yen (about 5$) u can get 2packs of 5pieces nuggies + 1Large fries, OR for 800yen (8$) u can get 15nuggies + 2Large fries. Something that I found particularly interesting is that there's pickles all over the place in the american burgers. In the japanese, most likely we'll have lettuce (the chicken crisp is basically the yellow mayo sauce, lettuce and the chicken. no pickles) and some burgers that has pickles and/or onions, the customers usually asks to take it off.
I am Japanese. All the McDonald's products in the U.S. look very powerful and delicious. I like American movies, American food, and cityscapes very much, so I would like to visit this country someday. McDonald's in Japan seems smaller than in the U.S., but I too love their limited time offerings. In particular, I highly recommend the moon-viewing burger(tsukimi burger), which is released around September and is very good.
I feel like the other countries are like "Yes, we aren't as fat as America!" And Joe is just like " We better have bigger portions or it's bringing shame to all Americans."
Whenever I visited family in Japan, I'd grab a Teriyaki burger at the airport on my way back to the US. I associate teriyaki burgers with the bittersweet end of vacations and saying bye to family. The stuff tasted so good and so sad at the same time.
Welcome, George! So excited to see that you are the creator representing Japan for this series!!! I can't wait to see all the different restaurants you compare. This season should be very interesting with all of the unique flavors that can only be found in Japan.
As a former McDonald's employee, a few things to note. I worked in a McDonald's in Oklahoma. The eggs; the folded ones you typically get are frozen and slapped on a grill. We do have legit eggs too, they are on like the egg McMuffin. However the egg white delights are poured from a carton of just egg whites. Also in Oklahoma anyways, we had parfaits, bagels, ànd biscuits and gravy. Which really broke my heart when I moved to Oregon to find out that you can't get those everywhere. Also I believe they stopped their oatmeal raisin cookies, another heartbreak truly.
@@samantharickard7007 oh no. I moved to Oregon in 2019. I'm about to move back to Oklahoma in April. Oh no. Will they no longer have it? You have put a new fear into my heart
That Hawaiian menu was sick, I say this from the UK where anything like that is hard to find. There is South Korean fast food places but they don't stack up.
@@WeeleyTubewhy would you ever eat fast food in the first place do you not care for your health at all. It is literally poison over 99% of the time and isn’t even cheap it’s very expensive for the shit quality and nutritionless food. The only reason is you’ll take taste over your health or are lazy.
Fun fact, in the Netherlands (and neighbouring countries) we aren't familiar with the snap-and-squeeze sauce packets. So after being exhausted from 30+ hrs flying from NL to AUS, I found out how they work the hard way by squirting ketchup in my face in an attempt to open the package. Great fun
Former McDonald's employment here, there's actually about eight or so different quarter pounder and big mac options that aren't on the menu but are in the system.
A lot of the menu items in Japanese Mcdonalds change frequently because they're always trying new things. Short term, innovative novelty items sell well in Japan.
as someone who lives in japan = youre right! the japanese always try new things according to the season we're in (fall, winter, halloween, christmas etc)
That's also something I noticed between the two countries I've lived in. My home country also changes the menu frequently because they add limited or seasonal items on it, whereas the menu in Germany has very much stayed the same. If they introduce something and it does well, they'll make it a permanent item but that happens very rarely. Oftentimes they'll just bring back items that have done fairly good but it's nothing like a novelty food. The best example would be the spicy nuggets.
Europe and Asia always get the cool stuff. Here in Canada we rarely get anything interesting as we follow the US menu. But it's even more restricted than the American one making it boring unless you're from a smaller area. They'll diversify better in small towns to try to get business, but when it gets too successful they'll remove anything interesting from the menu and it'll get boring again.
I'm so surprised that the US doesn't have mcfloats. Here in NZ, we call it spidas. Coke and vanilla ice cream is the best one but you can make spida with any ice cream and any soda/fizzy drink.
Japan has anywhere from 1-3 special burgers on their menu at a time. Some are absolutely delicious, others kinda weird. Not a huge fan of the teriyaki stuff but their Ebi- shrimp burger is addicting- they just had a garlic shrimp variation this last month. Had a limited time menu item this morning- the cheese locomoco muffin (mcmuffin) and i think it beats out the Mega mentioned in this video as the best breakfast sandwich. Mcdonalds is currently much cheaper than when this video was made as the yen has fallen. I. Can get a meal for about $5. Overall, the quality is very good at mcdonalds japan, far surpassing quality in the states. However, no free refills and you have to ask for small dipping packets of ketchup.
Loved every bit of this episode ! Welcome, George! Best way I can think to describe a US/Canadian biscuit is that it is a small leavened quick bread that is firm on the outside and soft (and possibly crumbly) inside. These biscuits are usually not sweet, but they can be used as a platform for savory or sweet fillings or toppings, and can feature in any meal of the day.
I really want to try everything at a japanese McDonald's but if I had to pick I need those mini pancakes they are so cute! And I love how the sauce packets snap, also teriyaki burger sounds good along with the edimame and corn
I'm from America, but live in Japan. This is so weird to watch, lol. I'm proud of Japanese McDonald's (ebi burger is amazing), but I miss things from back home (I'm looking at you quarter pounder & fruit smoothies). Also, those BTS sauces were amazing! Welcome George! お疲れ様でした！ If you ever do a Wendy's episode, there are going to be so many Japan exclusives.
Let's just agree on the fact that George is cute and handsome, I am not sure there is a word for someone being cute and handsome at the same time but I'll call it cutesome
George Russell from Williams is way more attractive he is a moddafucking cutie…every formula race I hope that he will drop his shirt and drive shirtless
I'm in the UK and after watching many of these videos I really want food chains to change it up and bit and bring us over things we can't get here already. Why can't we have these alternatives?
I know right why can't the uk have mc griddles and I would also like the biscuits on the uk menu I feel like the uk menu is to boring. But at lest the uk McDonald has wrap of the day
one of my favorite things to have for dessert is dropping a scoop of vanilla ice cream in either fanta orange or root beer. floats do well in the us, at least in the northeast. unsure why mcdonald’s didn’t cash in on this.
Its interesting to see the that NZ has items from both menus. For example we have mcfloats and multiple frozen drink flavours but we also have 2 of your quarter pounders (we dont have the deluxe).
@@sabriiseni6399 LOOOL no your the one who’s ten hating on someone who speaks a different language and doesn’t have the best English so just stop hating on an innocent Japanese man who’s loves teriyaki Mc burgers
I really love Mc soft twist. When I was traveling to America for several years, I was shocked to find that no matter which store I went to, I was told that they couldn't provide the products because the machines were broken. My beloved birthplace of McDonald's, please keep the soft twist machine from breaking...
I Love Teriyaki McBurger
I Love George 😳
Hello George
こんにちはジョージ (I don't if the grammar is right, because I only just started learning Japanese)
Proud of you George!
@Kamala Kanta Narzary You don't???
Okay, lets take a moment to appreciate Japanese McDonald's packaging design, so cute!
Nice
I'm pretty sure it's the original packaging design the restaurant used when they first became a franchise.
@@eddmario yes your right
@@eddmario yea since I watched "the founder" movie reveled brief history of Mcd before they used the current golden arch logo which is that burger man looking mascot, I guess Japan appreciate the classic feel they decide to use the old design of the packaging
Plus they laid it out cute. We just opened everything and plopped it down. Ha
I've only known George for 22 minutes, but he's too precious.
I would die for George tbh
ikr
@@harrykersh oh gosh the cringe is unbearable
@@wokk9543 haha what does cringe actually mean?
he has his own YT channel, George Japan... he's quite a good singer too... 😉
Also, who thinks they should send me to Tokyo to try the exclusives irl? That’d be a good series, right???
That’d be great!
Yes
I definitely agree it would be good. I actually would like too see the US, UK & Japan branches work together on a food wars episode or really any series you decide to do and get completely different perspective (one American, one European & one Asian perspective)
Hey 👋 joe.
I'd pay to watch that video
3:17の「いただきま！」好き
いただきま！（迫真）
なんかかわいい笑笑
McDonald's should have a poll for each restaurant every couple months to import menu items from around the world, it would be very refreshing.
that'd be sick but probably costs a lot of money
@@leonardodearaujo8243 itd make a lot too
Didn’t they have a burger from Spain a few years ago?
@@snausages43 Correct, and not just from Spain. I remember back in 2019, there was an event wherein McDonald's brought in some of their menu items from around the world, including a couple of burgers from Australia and Spain, and a McFlurry from outside the U.S. (I don't remember where from, sorry guys). I remember trying one of the two burgers and thinking it was such a pity that these items weren't there to stay, because it was pretty good. I also live in San Jose, which is a major California city, in the San Francisco Bay Area, so it would make sense that the promotion would be there, in addition to other densely-populated cities.
i would choose food from indian mcdonalds since they have so much vegetarian options
I've heard the quality of the food is much better at Japanese McDonalds. Also heard they're seasoned differently also
I think EVERY fast food place is just BETTER outside america, speaking as an australian
@@sarafontanini7051 yea I guess especially in asia
@@sarafontanini7051 have you ever been to an American fast food place tho
As brazilian Burger King is much better here, in 2019 in halloween if you pass the drive thru riding a broom you get a free burger hahaha
@@dylana9056 It’s well known that Taco Bell, KFC, McDonald’s, and Burger King are worse in the US than outside (cause the fast food chains actually need to improve their product and experience to compete against the locals every time they expand). The only real exemption is probably the Nordic countries and Greenland and Iceland (cause they’re just so dang expensive).
3ヶ月くらいマック食べてないうえにこんな時間にこの動画見ちゃったからマジでお腹空いた いま夜の2時
me too
I've only seen George for like 22 minutes, and I'm already in love. Can't wait to see more of him. Can we do a UK vs. Japan vs. US??
he has a youtube channel and he’s hilarious
I hope they do more of this and at the end a big showdown between all of those
Awesome idea tbh
UK vs Japan vs US was the first thing I thought! That would be amazing though
No........
It’s feels strange without Harry and joe but Welcome George hope you’re excited THE RIDE NEVER ENDS
Welcome to the Food Wars family George, you crushed it! Can’t wait to see the rest of the series. And don’t worry guys, I’m not gone forever 🙏
POGG
:)
Thank you Harry! Can’t wait🤩
Wating for Joe to comment now
Joe is Coming to comment here
ドリンクのサイズ、アメリカのSが日本のMより多いのすごいな...
自分日本の感覚でアメリカのポテトのL買ったら腹が死にました
@@いつも眠い人同じ量って書いてあるけど、嘘？
@@tansyoo 嘘だと思う
The way he dispenses the Japanese sauces one handed is incredible
The packaging is designed that way.
@@endingxtheme are all sauce packages in Japan like this?
Seems a brilliant design as sachets in UK/USA are hard to get all the sauce out and sometimes the packets won’t rip etc
@@reece42069 Yeah, not sure why they can't make them that way here. It looks so convenient and aren't we all about making our food faster?
@@BeeWhistler Japan just seems to be 5/10 years ahead of most other countries hopefully we’ll get these and many other things they’ve created soon
lol, japanese people just REALLY dont like messy fingers. probably why they got those packages.
As a Canadian, I laughed so hard when they called syrup Canadian Salsa
Same here! Except, there is NO chance McDonalds sells/serves REAL maple syrup lmaoooo IT'S SUGAR WATER and some added chemicals. I'll still eat it tho :):)
I’m not even Canadian and that was the funniest part for me 😂😂
@A candle in a bucket they have canadian horse pirates in Alberta somewhere there lol
@@offtomilan thats literally what maple syrup is. Sugar water from a tree, add some chemicals to make it last longer
As a American, I didn’t really care if you laughed or not.
Japan: We have a juice with over 20 or 30 vegetables in it, a Japanese tea made from only healthy ingredients, a traditional Chinese tea that has a lot of health benefits, a salad as a side dish, edamame and corn and some yogurt
America: Yeah, so we have a fruit flavoured smoothie
They add sugar so…
McDonalds was invented by USA
@@friezasoicy8406
Its funny how he thinks those smoothies are healthy
@@maltem9675 wym
日本のマクドナルドでマネージャーをしていましたが、日本の商品は品質が良く、日本人の舌に合ってとても美味しいです。
それから、過去に日本もクオーターバーガーを販売していて、アメリカのサイズより少し小さいですがとても美味しかったです。
品質の話をするならばまずは飲み物に蚊を混入させないようにしましょう。
While I miss Harry, George is clearly amazing and we must protect him at all costs! Welcome George! :) I’m looking forward to the new season!
I agre... but harry is even better
@@secretsymphonies7733agreed
I love the UK and miss it loads so not seeing Harry was a bit sad but I'm sure Joe won't mind sharing his spotlight right? Welcome George.
@Zay Break what if he Doesn't come , btw it's a long series so ya
As someone who's eaten McDonald's in about half a dozen different countries, I can say that American McDonald's is easily the worst I've had. By a lot. The quality of the ingredients just seems so much lower, and yet it's somehow more expensive.
McDonald's in the UK and Germany actually tastes like real food. McDonald's in the US tastes like chemical warfare.
did u try canada?
french mc donald is underwhelming
I'm also very surprised that America und Japan has both These plastic straws. In Germany we have paper straws and i hate Them 😂
@@1love1justin1bieber1 We have those in Czechia too. They get deformed after just one sip. Literally unusable.
@@1love1justin1bieber1 why not just stop using straws, sipping is better
George is instantly likeable. So glad he'll be on this season.
I was in the US Navy. Was stationed in Guam and my ship spent a lot of time in Japan between 1997-99. I love the teriyaki burger and Fanta Melon. Really wish the US McDonalds would add them to the menu.
George is such a good host! I can't wait to see more of this season! Also the "Canadian Salsa" pointing toward the maple syrup cracked me up waaay more than necessary
Japan packaging is so cute!💝
Like you so cute🥺
or a compliment
@@narratormeme9145 You tried, respect.
@@kingveggie6729 thank you comrade
yeah very kawaii ;)
Welcome, George! Japan's McDonald's food looks good! So much more variety and unique flavors :)
ナゲット40個はちょっと羨ましいかも😂
海外に行くことがあったらその国限定のを食べてみたいな…
冷めてまずなるど
$20.99っていうね😂
くどそう。
15個でも2食に分けるな…
USA VS Japan. George is adorable and funny. Also, that sauce packaging from Japan. Very efficient and practical. I'm lovin' it..
those waffle cones though
When I was in Japan I got McDonalds delivered to our Air BnB and I requested a happy meal. The cute girl who delivered brought a boys AND a girls happy mean so I could choose which one I needed. It was super thoughtful. Love Japan.
Need mcfloat and waffle cones
Mcfloats are disgusting. It’s literally ice cream in liquid. Imo, the texture and flavour just doesn’t work
I used to be subbed to you when i played siege, didnt expect to see you here
@arbaaz alam imo, they are disgusting. The watery texture of the drink and softness of the ice cream just doesn’t work for me.
But sofa floats are an American classic.
We used to get them in the UK too.
I lived in Japan for a year, here's what I want to add: the names of the chicken sandwiches in Japan are so good that they should be adopted by Mcdonalds worldwide. These are Spachiki (spicy chicken) and Chikichi (chicken cheese). Try to say these words out loud, they are simply fun.
Only a year?
@@f8widescat392 you know that philosophy thing where you can't step into the same river twice? Things in Japan are like that. The only condiments that are a permanent fixture on the menu are ketchup and mustard, all other condiments just changes every two weeks or so whether they're good or bad (same as with the Kit Kats and many other products in Japan, you just can't get too attached.) Because Japan is always changing like that, a year seems like you've just seen one cycle of something much bigger.
省略言葉いいよね
George was absolutely heartwarming to see, he did great and I can't wait to see more of him
Do check out his yt channel. He can even sing
Japanese sauces need to be a world wide thing, that looks so much easier than squeezing 😂
we have those kind of packets in australia but not at maccas. school canteens sell them with sausage rolls and meat pies you can buy for lunch
@@tesspoloni1202 lol are maccas mcDonald slang for Australians? That's funny
@@rabbitazteca23 yes it is!
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@@rabbitazteca23 highly efficient
As someone that's visited Japan and tried a teriyaki burger, I can say that it should be illegal to not try one if anyone's ever there. They will change your life!
Or you can order from mcdonalds and add teriyaki sauce later at home
@@n0xx42 technically true, but they wouldn't be NEARLY as good as an authentic teriyaki burger
That is how I feel about Korean Taco Bell. They used bulgogi ground beef instead of our normal stuff!
@@Citsatpans ...Well my life has been changed for the better because I'm using bulgogi ground beef to make tacos now.
サムライマック、本当に美味しい。神商品。定番メニュー化してきてて最高
The Japanese food in this season will crush the American foods
BRING IT
Nah if they're comparing things from Fast food industry.
Agree
Yeah this season is gonna bite US in the tail feather
Yes they will, the UK is too health conscious. So Japan and the US is more interesting
George is a fantastic addition to the series, we finally have a country that can stand up with the USA for it's exclusives!
They kinda owned us on that. I was surprised he's here. George has some good informational content on YT.
Loving the start to this season; George has great screen presence.
朝マックはソーセージエッグマフィン、期間限定はグラコロ、通常時はチキンフィレオ。もう決まっているのだ☝️
ところでマックで虫入ってたことないし聞いたこともない😂今度から蓋開けて中確認してから飲むことにします！
This really cheered me up. My Grandma (who was Japanese) just died last Thursday. She was 91. It’s so nice to know I can look forward to more Japan VS US food wars. :)
Sorry for your loss
I’m so sorry
My grandpa also died on 7th October, sending prayers to your family ♥️
@@EesaMS sorry to hear that. ❤️
@@invaderjill8054 thank you so much, it feels so hard without him
George was great! I can’t wait for more of his presenting
What about meeeee?????
This show is the reason why I started ordering small everything in the US
Small is always the worst deal one can get. Get a large and split it between two meals.
@ Emmanuel lol🤣🤣
Us large is cheap, always get large. Anywhere else i get the small/medium
Lol!
@@basharkano9658 yea but I can’t top myself from eating all the fries or drinking all the soda since I buy while driving home. I Don’t want the calories
蚊入ってんの大問題でわろた
撮影スタジオに来る間に入った…かも
When I lived in Japan about 17 years ago, MacDonald's had a burger called the McGrand. It had a creamy Dijon mustard sauce and a thick beef patty along with lettuce, tomatoes, and so on. It was so good that I still think about it occasionally. I was really disappointed when I moved back to Canada and it wasn't on the menu here.
“I still think about it occasionally” 😂😭
he was all like, this is healthy though, may have missed the sarcasm but i was like NO because its full of sugars xD
Do they sell wine at the Canadian McDonads?
@@josephtorres3229 Why do you want wine with a burger…
We have it here in Qatar too!! But it’s called a grand chicken
The Japanese mcdos packaging is pretty awesome. From the sauce packets to the shaked chicken bag, pretty ingenious. Also, anyone know why they have so many pork burgers vs beef burgers?
Not sure, but my guess would be that it's because of Hambagu, the Japanese version of a Hamburg Steak which is the origin of the Hamburger, which is incredibly popular in Japan and is primarily made with pork.
Bc pork is more delicious.
I believe it's because beef is way more expensive in their country than in the US 🤔😅
Hi, I'm in Japan. We have the basics like Big Mac and double cheeseburger etc with beef, but 100% beef is more rare, more expensive as well. A lot of the ground meat in supermarkets is mixed beef/pork. Pork is more popular and readily available, as well as cheaper. Also often mixes better with some of the japanese flavors like the teriyaki sauce on the burger etc.
bc they dont support Islam and aren't forced to
One thing I learned watching Food Wars is that there is no escape from that one mouse/rat dancing gif wherever you go. Thanks, Harry!
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They need to get the most out of their investment ya know?
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It's hard to compare Japan's menu to other countries' because they always have "seasonal" limited menu items that's rotated every 2-3 months.
And we did use to have quarter pounders here, they removed them from the menu and replaced them with a different, smaller "high end" type burger, the name of which is slipping my mind at the moment. That type of burger also ended up being removed some time later. They seem to mostly focus on low price items now, and they also have a thing where you can double the number of patties on any burger for 100 yen for people who want something bigger.
My personal Japan-exclusive favourite is the egg cheese, but I order it without pickles and ketchup and add my own Sriracha mayonnaise.
Can I double the patty on any burger?🤔
I'd like to try it on a Big Mac
@@pdtatmhmgYou can also double the Big Mac. By Japanese
There were Gran Clubhouse, Gran Bacon Cheese, and Gran teriyaki(soon removed) from April.2017 to April.2021. And now we have Samurai burgers named after those’ Syouyu-based sauce
ダブルチーズバーガーのパティ２倍は至福
I hope we get a US vs UK vs Japan episode.
It would be really fun to see George, Harry and Joe work off each other.
Okay, the design of the syrup package in Japan is ingenious!
I used to work as a manager at McDonald’s in Canada and I also travel to Japan often so when I do get McDonald’s in Japan, I often like to try something different there.
It’s been a few years since I last went (partly due to Covid…), but I tried the locomoco burger and Hawaii blue drink and both were pretty good.
Oh and the teriyaki burgers are pretty good.
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アメリカのマクドナルドも行ってみたい
Excited to see George! He keeps showing up as a collaborater in a bunch of my subs. First Abroad in Japan, now Food Wars! Welcome!!! Also all the love to Harry as well.
Excellent selection for a Japanese host!! George is a wonderful counterpart to Joe! Looking forward to the rest of the season!
As a current (also by the time this video was recorded, i bet around july this year bcuz of the limited hawaiian edition burgers) employee at one of the McDonalds in Japan, I would like to give some heads up about people who's interested on trying the Japanese mcdonalds:
- We have a scale for checking out the weight of the fries (but no one actually uses that besides training, since the store is busy, and the more you make fries, the more used to the weight u get) so, idk about the US but based on the look, I guess there was some fries missing in the american pack (I GUESS the large wouldn't be the same weight than the japanese one. but again, idk about american rules);
- The "mayo" in teriyaki mcburger is actually called "lemon mayo" sauce, which some customers doesn't really like;
- The Egg cheese burger, is the basic Cheese burger + egg;
- we also have "mc chicken" in Japan, and it's called "chicken crisp" and coasts about 2$ (200yen) (but we also have a better quality chicken, the 'chicken fillet-o');
- the salad actually we can pick the dressing: the sesame one, or the onion one (which is personally my fave);
- "bai" burgers (or what we also call "yoru mc" aka "night mc") are available from 5pm, not 5:30pm and it only applies for regular burgers (not limited edition burgers, neither samurai series burger) AND as of this moment (I say it bcuz there's a whole bunch of limited stuff in Japan) we have something called "PoteNage" (as he mentioned, japanese LOVES to abreviate stuff) which stands for "potatos+nuggets" aka "poteto+nageto" in japanese and for 500yen (about 5$) u can get 2packs of 5pieces nuggies + 1Large fries, OR for 800yen (8$) u can get 15nuggies + 2Large fries.
Something that I found particularly interesting is that there's pickles all over the place in the american burgers. In the japanese, most likely we'll have lettuce (the chicken crisp is basically the yellow mayo sauce, lettuce and the chicken. no pickles) and some burgers that has pickles and/or onions, the customers usually asks to take it off.
I am Japanese. All the McDonald's products in the U.S. look very powerful and delicious. I like American movies, American food, and cityscapes very much, so I would like to visit this country someday. McDonald's in Japan seems smaller than in the U.S., but I too love their limited time offerings.
In particular, I highly recommend the moon-viewing burger(tsukimi burger), which is released around September and is very good.
The Japanese packaging is cute. I’m also surprised Mcfloats aren’t a thing here. But the ice cream machines are always down, so maybe that’s a factor.
The packaging reminded me of pretty patties from SpongeBob.
Ngl Japan beat the US on mcdonalds not only did that meal cost less in Japan it was probably healthier and fresher
I feel like the other countries are like "Yes, we aren't as fat as America!" And Joe is just like " We better have bigger portions or it's bringing shame to all Americans."
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I'm Singaporean I'd rather have American sized meals rather than puny Asian meals
I'm a Filipino but I found tons of fellow Filipino that can be fat as Americans
McDonald's are the worst food in the world.they made from ground noses,eyes,arms and more.
US medium fries are less than the medium fries in japan.
Whenever I visited family in Japan, I'd grab a Teriyaki burger at the airport on my way back to the US.
I associate teriyaki burgers with the bittersweet end of vacations and saying bye to family. The stuff tasted so good and so sad at the same time.
ジョージさんの発音めっちゃ聞き取りやすい
Welcome, George! So excited to see that you are the creator representing Japan for this series!!! I can't wait to see all the different restaurants you compare. This season should be very interesting with all of the unique flavors that can only be found in Japan.
This series keeps getting better and better, can’t wait to see more of it!
As a former McDonald's employee, a few things to note. I worked in a McDonald's in Oklahoma.
The eggs; the folded ones you typically get are frozen and slapped on a grill. We do have legit eggs too, they are on like the egg McMuffin. However the egg white delights are poured from a carton of just egg whites.
Also in Oklahoma anyways, we had parfaits, bagels, ànd biscuits and gravy. Which really broke my heart when I moved to Oregon to find out that you can't get those everywhere. Also I believe they stopped their oatmeal raisin cookies, another heartbreak truly.
I miss the oatmeal raisin cookies
I never knew you could freeze eggs
@@something6389 can freeze anything really
Here in Illinois we haven’t had Biscuits and Gravy in over 2 years. They cut them out when Covid first started spreading and it made me so sad. 😭😭
@@samantharickard7007 oh no. I moved to Oregon in 2019. I'm about to move back to Oklahoma in April. Oh no. Will they no longer have it? You have put a new fear into my heart
I never knew that is how you break and squeeze sauce - I have learned something new today! Thanks mate!
I’m so excited for this! Japanese versions of American fast food is by far the most interesting. Everything looks so much better there
I have always been so jealous at Japan. They get all the cool stuff when it comes to their fast food/restaurant chains!
@Xros Heart Federation America still has the best portion size this is coming from a Singaporean
@@jonathanng138 Not really
@@jonathanng138 Yeah, but portion size is also why America has a high obesity rate.
The thing I took from this is Japan has really neat condiment containers that I wish we had in America.
That Hawaiian menu was sick, I say this from the UK where anything like that is hard to find. There is South Korean fast food places but they don't stack up.
@@WeeleyTubewhy would you ever eat fast food in the first place do you not care for your health at all. It is literally poison over 99% of the time and isn’t even cheap it’s very expensive for the shit quality and nutritionless food. The only reason is you’ll take taste over your health or are lazy.
動画を見てとても面白かったです。マクドナルドが大好きなのでアメリカに行った時に色々と食べてみたくなりました❤
Fun fact, in the Netherlands (and neighbouring countries) we aren't familiar with the snap-and-squeeze sauce packets. So after being exhausted from 30+ hrs flying from NL to AUS, I found out how they work the hard way by squirting ketchup in my face in an attempt to open the package. Great fun
Former McDonald's employment here, there's actually about eight or so different quarter pounder and big mac options that aren't on the menu but are in the system.
Would've been funny in the ice cream segment if Joe had said, "in the U.S. we have... wait. Our ice machines are broken." Lol
"...Yes, ALL of them. No, we're not exaggerating."
I've been to the UK and Japan and I've seen their McDonalds... now I hate myself for missing on a golden opportunity
A lot of the menu items in Japanese Mcdonalds change frequently because they're always trying new things. Short term, innovative novelty items sell well in Japan.
Mcd in Japan makes our McDonald's look like garbage food I tried it and my gosh so much better
as someone who lives in japan = youre right! the japanese always try new things according to the season we're in (fall, winter, halloween, christmas etc)
actually the mcdonalds canada menu does the same!
Led me to think
That's also something I noticed between the two countries I've lived in. My home country also changes the menu frequently because they add limited or seasonal items on it, whereas the menu in Germany has very much stayed the same. If they introduce something and it does well, they'll make it a permanent item but that happens very rarely. Oftentimes they'll just bring back items that have done fairly good but it's nothing like a novelty food. The best example would be the spicy nuggets.
Still waiting for McDonald's France and the McBaguette (yes, that's a real thing)
Europe and Asia always get the cool stuff. Here in Canada we rarely get anything interesting as we follow the US menu. But it's even more restricted than the American one making it boring unless you're from a smaller area. They'll diversify better in small towns to try to get business, but when it gets too successful they'll remove anything interesting from the menu and it'll get boring again.
I'm so surprised that the US doesn't have mcfloats. Here in NZ, we call it spidas. Coke and vanilla ice cream is the best one but you can make spida with any ice cream and any soda/fizzy drink.
Ikr!
Remember when we had the chocolate Fanta spidas? Omg was so good like jaffa flavored
Honestly, I think the reason the McDonald's in the US don't serve floats is because of the persistent breaking of the ice cream machines.
You can just make one yourself. We have the ingredients.
seriously ... I mean they have the ice cream ... it would be a no brainer just to add it to the menu.
Japan has anywhere from 1-3 special burgers on their menu at a time. Some are absolutely delicious, others kinda weird. Not a huge fan of the teriyaki stuff but their Ebi- shrimp burger is addicting- they just had a garlic shrimp variation this last month. Had a limited time menu item this morning- the cheese locomoco muffin (mcmuffin) and i think it beats out the Mega mentioned in this video as the best breakfast sandwich. Mcdonalds is currently much cheaper than when this video was made as the yen has fallen. I. Can get a meal for about $5. Overall, the quality is very good at mcdonalds japan, far surpassing quality in the states. However, no free refills and you have to ask for small dipping packets of ketchup.
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Ikr, that tiny thing wouldn't feed anyone at all.
Kids literally eat the large fries, and ask for more lol
I like how George pronounced protein, I've never heard someone say "pro-tane" that's cool
Loved every bit of this episode ! Welcome, George!
Best way I can think to describe a US/Canadian biscuit is that it is a small leavened quick bread that is firm on the outside and soft (and possibly crumbly) inside. These biscuits are usually not sweet, but they can be used as a platform for savory or sweet fillings or toppings, and can feature in any meal of the day.
m&mが入ってるマックフルーリーって昔あったよね。美味しかったから復活してほしい
There were m&m's McFlurry before in JP.
The japanese sauce-packaging is awesome! This is probably the coolest thing i've ever seen at McDonald's
I really want to try everything at a japanese McDonald's but if I had to pick I need those mini pancakes they are so cute! And I love how the sauce packets snap, also teriyaki burger sounds good along with the edimame and corn
I can't believe you guys made George as cohost of Food Wars. That's amazing!!!
Georgeさんがフ-ドウォ-ズの共済になる事を期待していませんが、かっこよすぎるね！よろしくおねがいします〜
Got to try the Teriyaki McBurger and the Samurai Mac while I was in Japan and I loved how unique and delicious they were
I'm from America, but live in Japan. This is so weird to watch, lol. I'm proud of Japanese McDonald's (ebi burger is amazing), but I miss things from back home (I'm looking at you quarter pounder & fruit smoothies). Also, those BTS sauces were amazing! Welcome George! お疲れ様でした！
If you ever do a Wendy's episode, there are going to be so many Japan exclusives.
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I am so obsessed with Japan 😭 can’t wait to see more videos with George!!
Are we gonna talk about how adorable George is?!?!
I was gonna say the same thing
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炙り醤油風 ダブル肉厚ビーフが一番好き！この商品出てからマクド頻度上がった
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ちょっとしょっぱいけど、酒によく合う
I'm definitely here for my man George. He's such a delight!
Let's just agree on the fact that George is cute and handsome, I am not sure there is a word for someone being cute and handsome at the same time but I'll call it cutesome
Cutesome
@Tom Meehan I am already subbed
George Russell from Williams is way more attractive he is a moddafucking cutie…every formula race I hope that he will drop his shirt and drive shirtless
I think you could say he's Kawaii?(I'm sorry)
As a Canadian, I really appreciated the “Canadian Salsa” callback!
アメリカで健康的に生活することがいかに難しいかよく分かる動画だった…まず何もかもサイズがデカすぎるのよ😂
I 1000% want a coffee McFloat!
Here in Canada we also have the Quarter Pounder burgers.
Canada has a sort of fickle relationship with the metric system. Temperature, mostly metric. Weight, mostly imperial. At least in my experience.
I'm in the UK and after watching many of these videos I really want food chains to change it up and bit and bring us over things we can't get here already. Why can't we have these alternatives?
I know right why can't the uk have mc griddles and I would also like the biscuits on the uk menu I feel like the uk menu is to boring. But at lest the uk McDonald has wrap of the day
The Japanese exclusives look so good !
Agreed those looks very good as hell.
何十年日本に住んでマクドナルドを食べてきたけど蚊が入っているとは聞いたことないんだけどw
Yay! I’m so excited for this video and season! Welcome George!
Those pop open sauce packets are hands down the most hi tech sauce packets I've ever seen.
Best episode yet! Love George's sense of humour and personality.
one of my favorite things to have for dessert is dropping a scoop of vanilla ice cream in either fanta orange or root beer. floats do well in the us, at least in the northeast. unsure why mcdonald’s didn’t cash in on this.
So glad you’re working with George! Love his channel.
Its interesting to see the that NZ has items from both menus. For example we have mcfloats and multiple frozen drink flavours but we also have 2 of your quarter pounders (we dont have the deluxe).
Exactly the same as Aus, I assume we get a very similar menu though
agreed
We also have the mcflurrys too
At the moment we have different big macs aswell! I would like to see a episode on NZ V.S US
Let’s just take a minute to appreciate George for being a new co-host
He’s annoying
@@sabriiseni6399 I didn’t ask for your opinion
@@sigmarizzler4691 aight you’re 10
@@sabriiseni6399 LOOOL no your the one who’s ten hating on someone who speaks a different language and doesn’t have the best English so just stop hating on an innocent Japanese man who’s loves teriyaki Mc burgers
@@sabriiseni6399 The one who's annoying is the older guy
I really love Mc soft twist. When I was traveling to America for several years, I was shocked to find that no matter which store I went to, I was told that they couldn't provide the products because the machines were broken. My beloved birthplace of McDonald's, please keep the soft twist machine from breaking...