tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post5326248074025701340..comments2008-08-04T16:07:45.247+09:00Comments on My So-Called Japanese Life: It's All About PortionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-86423929027515469252006-12-21T14:53:00.000+09:002006-12-21T14:53:00.000+09:00You absolutely have a valid point about Japanese g...You absolutely have a valid point about Japanese getting "bigger" though not all of that is about body fat. Some of it is about them getting taller on average and having a commensurate increase in averate weight. Some of it is about getting fatter though. However, Japan still has the largest number for underweight women in any developed country.<br /><br />I tend to think that changes in Japanese cuisine are as responsible as western infusions. For instance, Japanese curry is quite a carbohydrate and fat nightmare. <br /><br />I don't know if KK will fail here or not. My husband says that there are still 100-person-long lines at this point but, since that's the only shop in Tokyo, it'll take awhile for everyone to sample it so the lines may continue for quite some time. <br /><br />There are a lot of good bakeries but they tend to cater to housewives and I think KK is about foot traffic among shoppers and businesspeople. The main drawback for KK is that they offer no real food. People who go there are strictly there for fluff. If you're on your lunch hour, it's unlikely you'd drop by unless it was to take a box back to the office for everyone. I'm not sure how long that'd last.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-70441916091339759382006-12-21T13:18:00.000+09:002006-12-21T13:18:00.000+09:00Just two quick points:
Japanese have been getting...Just two quick points:<br /><br />Japanese have been getting larger since the end of WWII when more meat and dairy was introduced into their diet. Fast food is just the next step in the downward progression toward obesity in such an affluent country.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, KK failed in my home state and pulled their stores out a few years after coming in to much fanfare. (Their donuts are horrible--250 calories worth of fat and sugared air--and no one goes to a donut place for coffee when they can go to S'bux, or, in Japan, to Dotour or Pronto.)<br /><br />I'd be surprised if, given the number and quality of bakeries in Japan, KK doesn't eventually fail there as well.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617026639060823155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-71145455799726869252006-12-20T14:47:00.000+09:002006-12-20T14:47:00.000+09:00As always, thanks for your comments, Roy. :-)
I'...As always, thanks for your comments, Roy. :-) <br /><br />I've actually never seen a Doughnut Plant shop but I'm not really out and about much beyond my immediate neighborhood these days. <br /><br />I was wondering about the KK coffee. My husband didn't try it because he was in a hurry when he got in (he hasn't been back since).<br /><br />I think in the U.S., the portions aren't necessarily meant to be consumed in one sitting and that people used to wholeheartedly embrace the use of "doggie bags" to take home what was left. Unfortunately, as time has gone by and perceptions of how much one should eat have been slowly skewed to a larger and larger size, perspective has been lost.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-32244508093170939112006-12-20T11:29:00.000+09:002006-12-20T11:29:00.000+09:00I think that Krispykreme will succeed in Japan whi...I think that Krispykreme will succeed in Japan while Doughnuts Plant is on it's way out. I base this on 2 factors. 1) Doughnuts Plant donuts are really big and very sweet and heavy. You cannot eat more than 3/4 of it. KK glazed are lighter and fluffy and will appeal to Japanese more 2) KK coffee is pretty good.<br /><br />Whenever I go overseas I can't get over how big the portions are and make a conscious effort to find smaller dishes. I like the sizes of food portions in Japan with the except of ramen. However, even in some places in Japan, they will give more rice to men over women and I always have to ask them for "less rice" making me sound really wimpy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044684708839684798noreply@blogger.com