Kentucky For Christmas

When you think of a standard American Christmas, you immediately think of turkey, but what if it’s sold out? Japan and, nowadays, the TonTon Club know exactly what to do.

For almost 44 years, Japanese people have simply sat down at KFC for Christmas. And not just casually: reservations at KFC are the hottest ticket in town around the holidays. If the Japanese don’t reserve their bucket in advance, a long queue awaits them. This year, the TonTon Club in Amsterdam is joining in with Kentucky For Christmas. And you can make a reservation.

Japanese Christmas party

On Monday evening, December 24, the TonTon Club is organizing the Japanese Christmas party. With buckets full of fried chicken, R&B, hip-hop sing-alongs, Japanese beer and Japanese games. In Japan, it has become a tradition by now. Could the trend now be crossing over to the Netherlands as well?

Sold-out turkeys

Thanks to ovens that were too small, sold-out turkeys and strong marketing by KFC, the chicken chain managed to get the Japanese to embrace the transformed Kentucky Fried Chicken during Christmas. And not just a few Japanese people: no fewer than 3.6 million Japanese families participate every year to keep the tradition alive. Weeks in advance, they order their fried chicken to avoid a long wait in line.

Make a reservation?

Want to join the Japanese Christmas party? You can make a reservation at TonTon West for December 24. Who needs turkey? All I want for Christmas is a bucket of fried chicken and Japanese specialty beer.