{"id":40564,"date":"2011-01-14T15:01:07","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=40564"},"modified":"2011-01-14T15:01:07","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T20:01:07","slug":"mcdonalds-big-america-is-a-hit-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/mcdonalds-big-america-is-a-hit-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald’s “Big America” Is a Hit in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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McDonald's Texas 2 Burger<\/p><\/div>\n

Although Japan is often associated with long lives and a healthy diet, McDonald’s is fattening its menu with burgers named after places in America. The burgers are topped with unconventional ingredients and clock in with extremely high calorie counts.<\/p>\n

The Texas 2 burger features chili, three buns, cheese, bacon and totals 645 calories. The Miami burger has 557 calories and contains tortilla chips<\/a><\/strong>. The Manhattan burger consists of pastrami and mozzarella cheese stacked on top of the beef patty.<\/p>\n

Although McDonald’s<\/a><\/strong> has tried to give customers healthier options in the United States, the chain restaurant is trying to capitalize on image of “Big America” in Japan<\/a><\/strong>. The burgers are only available for a limited time, and many Japanese want to try them before they’re gone.<\/p>\n

“It looks just like what I imagine American burgers to be,” said Tomomi Sasaki, a McDonald’s customer in Shibuya. “Big, and rich in flavor.” She ordered the Texas 2 burger. “If it’s only around for now, I have to try and test it out.”<\/p>\n

Via ABC<\/a> and The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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