Limited-edition seasonal releases are one of the many reasons to love Japanese chains, and now that we’re heading into autumn, it’s time for this year’s moon-viewing menu items to rise from the horizon.
You see, in Japan, September is the month for moon-viewing, or tsukimi as it’s known in Japanese, when the harvest has been completed and clear skies and mild nights make for prime moon-viewing conditions.
As luck would have it, tsukimi is also the word used when a fried egg is added to a dish — given that its color and shape resembles a full moon — making it the perfect ingredient for the season. One chain that’s been adding fried eggs to its burgers every autumn is KFC, and this year, they’re bringing back their star players, along with two new items to make this year’s festivities tastier than ever.
First up, let’s take a look at the Torori Tsukimi burgers, starting with the classic Torori Tsukimi Cheese Filet Burger (490 yen), a mainstay that tends to return every year due to popularity.
Torori translates to “melty”, and it’s an apt word for the burger, as the egg yolk and sauce are designed to melt on the tongue with the flavourful cheddar cheese, creating a taste explosion.
▼ The other burger in the range is the Torori Tsukimi Cheese Japanese-style Cutlet Burger (490 yen).
Fried cutlet, or katsu, is a very popular dish in Japan, where it’s usually served with shredded cabbage to help cut through the oiliness. That combination is served up in this burger, with the chicken cutlet soaked in teriyaki sauce, alongside the melty egg, for a a very Japanese-style flavour.
This year, the burgers will be joined by two new friends, with one making its grand return to the menu for the first time in nine years.
▼ Hello, Egg Tart, our old friend.
In keeping with the egg theme, KFC will be bringing back its Egg Tart for a limited time. Priced at 290 yen, this elusive product is beloved by those who know of it, particularly in Asia, where it’s commonly enjoyed in countries like Singapore.
▼ As an exciting twist to this year’s proceedings, KFC will be giving us a Tsukimi Twister (460 yen) to round out the moon-viewing collection.
With parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, bacon, a delicious sauce, and a soft-boiled egg, this Twister is said to be so good that you’ll want to stuff your cheeks with it. It certainly sounds fantastic, and we can’t wait to try it, along with all the other moon-viewing items on the menu, when they’re released at KFC branches around Japan in limited numbers from August 30.
Source, images: PR Times
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falseflagsteve
Don’t look to grand to me 8, nah, I’ll give them all a miss. Certainly not paying 290 yen for an old tart lol. What am I iike eh?
mtuffizi
yum, i want to try all look good.
WhiskeyGalore
Just in time for the blue supermoon this week.
garypen
I never understood how putting an egg on something represents viewing the moon. They do that with pizza too. Do people think the moon looks like an egg, or something?
garypen
Especially when you have one at home.
ClippetyClop
lol!
You can also make any regular foodstuff more appealing to consumers by prefixing it with ‘ザ’ or ‘ホテル’.
garypen
And any product by adding the suffixes: プレミアム, プラス, or EX. Or, better yet, all three.
garypen
Completely logical, as the yolk is yellow/orange, like the sun.
Not logical at all. Maybe the egg white, as it more closely resembles the moon, if cooked in a round mold. But, not the yolk. That's just silly. It makes one wonder if they've actually seen the moon.
GoUrawaReds!!
My God an Egg on top. Way too much for me.
Elvis is here
I slways like listening to Mozart whilst having my KFC moon burger!!!
jinjapan
Gaypen,
Have you ever seen the moon when it is rising or setting? Quite the yolk color.
garypen
You're thinking of the sun.
BeerDeliveryGuy
Have you ever seen the moon when it is rising or setting? Quite the yolk color.
You're thinking of the sun.
If your egg yolks are the bright red color of the rising and setting Sun, your chickens have an ovarian cyst or other reproductive disorder.
kurisupisu
One thing is sure the fowl that KFC use for their products have never seen the sky,let alone the moon!
リッチ
Garbage and looks nothing like the photo. The staff throw it together with no care. KFC manager said they do the photo like that so people can see what’s inside. Lol. Nice marketing talk.
bass4funk
But that’s pretty much everywhere, nothing new.
But I do have a problem with Japanese going ape nuts on the cabbage or lettuce to add more depth and substance, annoying as hell. Go easy on the stuff, doesn’t need that much. I can just as easy make a salad, that might be better actually.
WA4TKG
Pass, I’d just as soon go to Tsubohatchi or King Tacos before the moon comes out and have a beer while sitting on the Sea Wall at Sunabe’.