we wanted to find out all the differences

between KFC in Japan and the US.

This is "Food Wars."

So, the fries at the KFC in Japan

come in three sizes.

So this is small.

George: Next one is Joe: And back again!

George: Large. Joe: The large.

Then we got a box.

Now let's weigh our largest fries.

Ooh, ooh, ooh!

[Joe laughs]

George: We can do it!

I'm shook!

As the kids say. By that information.

I want to say, though, that theirs is a box.

That thing is, like, made to be eaten

by more than one person, I'm assuming.

But this, clearly,

this is for a person. So.

So, in Japan, we have three drink sizes.

So we have a small.

In the US, our drinks come

in medium. George: A medium.

Then we got a large.

And large.

So, in Japan, KFC doesn't disclose

how much liquid is in each of the sizes.

Why?

So I will help you, KFC.

We will measure the cups right now.

Let's go.

So now let's measure our large,

and just to make sure it's accurate,

we didn't clean the measuring cup.

Go home.

So, at the KFC in Japan,

you can order your chicken pieces in

one piece,

two pieces,

three pieces,

four pieces,

and six pieces,

and eight pieces,

and 10 pieces,

and 12 pieces.

KFC in the US,

our chicken portion sizes

start as a two-piece combo.

By the way, come on, guys.

This isn't whatever this is supposed to be.

Then the three-piece right in front of me here.

And that's the exact opposite.

I went extra crispy for this.

Look at the size of these chicken pieces!

Yes, yes to these.

And the four-piece.

This is somewhere in the middle.

Each combo comes with a biscuit,

your choice of potato,

either fries or mashed with gravy,

and all of them come with a medium drink.

But we don't stop there.

We go now to buckets,

where you can get an eight-piece bucket,

12-piece bucket,

or a 16-piece bucket.

So, now we are going to weigh

our eight-piece chicken

to compare the weights in each country.

Joe: Ooh, ooh, oh!

Oh, this is the — ugh!

Yo!

It's pretty close!

Considering all the variables of

size of chicken,

bone density, batter.

I don't know what I'm talking about,

but that's surprisingly close.

So, in Japan, a two-piece of original chicken,

which are breasts and wing

and small fries and a medium drink,

costs 800 yen, or $7.27.

So, in Japan,

actually KFC is considered a little bit more expensive

compared to other fast-food chains, like McDonald's.

So it's a classic fast food in Japan.

That same meal is about $8.99,

or in Japanese yen, 992.27.

So that's about a 24% cost increase in the US.

So, in Japan, to make chicken at KFC,

you must be certified as a chicken specialist,

and certification takes three months,

and your knowledge and skills are tested every year.

All right, so let's take

the chicken-specialist test right now.

All right, George, let's do this.

No. 1.

"For the original chicken, 100% domestic ... "

That's kind of a bummer.

Hmm.

I'm just gonna — yeah. Ba ba de ba ba ba.

Animal fat or vegetable oil ...

Fried with a lighter weight.

With a lighter weight than — these got hard fast.

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep ...

I am in over my head on this one.

I don't even know what that means.

All right, so just now

I've got all of the five answers,

so let's check answers.

Gold chicken certification.

Gold!

[applause]

Oof!

Says "Not KFC material,"

and it's a picture of Colonel Sanders giving me the finger.

So I'm gonna assume I did not pass it.

But anyway, I've got gold.

I'm the champion!

I am very surprised by that.

I think I could work for KFC.

I mean, I kind of look like Colonel Sanders, right?

Look at this guy.

I'm a younger Colonel Sanders.

KFC is doing any sort of

"The Adventures of Young Colonel Sanders" ad campaign.

Is this a face that can sell chicken?

Yeah! Haven't you guys ever read the secret?

I'm putting the energy that I want

out into the universe, and it comes back to me.

Conner: Manifesting.

It's called manifesting.

So, here is everything you can only find

on the menu at the KFC in Japan,

but not in the US.

And here is everything you can find on the menu

at a US KFC you cannot get in Japan.

Here, we've got KFC biscuits.

Both places have biscuits,

but their biscuit has a hole in it.

And it looks a lot fluffier. Right?

Our biscuit, on the other hand,

is just this Southern style.

Not exactly a scone,

but kind of looks like one from a distance.

Dry cornmeal biscuit.

It comes with honey maple KFC.

George: Ahh. Joe: Oh, ho ho ho ho!

Yeah.

This is good.

The maple is a little bit sweet for me.

Mac and cheese.

I can't believe you guys do not have macaroni and cheese.

Mwah. Love mac and cheese.

Mashed potatoes and gravy.

You don't have that in Japan?

Guys.

Guys!

Demand this from your Japanese KFC.

You want the mashed potatoes and gravy.

So, we also have dip packs.

Ooh.

So, it's got Colonel Crispy,

and some nuggets,

and boneless Kentucky,

and some original chicken.

So this dip pack,

it comes with this fries

and also

these three dipping sauces.

And now for the quickest Sauce Talk ever.

Sauce Talk.

KFC sauce.

I think the KFC sauce is like a brown mustard mayo.

Yeah, that sauce is good.

So, we've got

barbecue sauce

and mustard,

and this pink one is called mentaiko mayo.

Mentaiko means it's spicy cod roe,

and it's very popular at KFC in Japan.

This is actually great.

I'll dip this.

Mm!

It tastes fantastic.

Winner!

So, if you want to have a little bigger one,

you can order dip barrel.

I mean, it's double amount of this dip pack,

so it's going to be very big.

So, this one right here is called

four-piece red hot chicken box,

and it comes with a pie and fry,

and a medium drink.

And actually we have other box options,

like four-piece half hot and half original box.

And it comes with fries as well.

And six-piece half hot and half original box.

It comes with fries again.

So, in Japan, we have tori no hi pack.

That means chicken day.

It's on every 28th of the month.

And two stands for ni,

and eight stands for wa.

And it becomes niwa,

and niwa is synonmous with niwatori.

Niwatori means chicken.

So that's why it's called chicken day.

KFC in America has extra-crispy chicken.

This is the best type of chicken.

I mean, look at this.

I don't know what they do to this,

but the skin is practically falling off.

It is so crispy and so delicious.

I love extra crispy so much.

I got this little guy.

The Chicken Little. Look at this guy.

Eh? Look at this little guy.

Comes with pickles, mayo.

The pot pie that they have here,

they're not kidding when they say "pie" in the pot pie.

Look how thick this is!

Speaking of big dishes of stuff,

the Famous Bowl.

Once upon a time, a KFC employee was like,

I'm gonna put everything into one dish and call it a day.

And ta-da, the Famous Bowl was born.

This has to be, like, 3 pounds.

All right, so here we've got

two special twisters.

So this one right here is called

pepper mayonnaise twister.

Ooh! It looks great.

[applause]

9 out of 10.

KFC, thank you!

Thank you for making me happy.

So, next, we've got,

ooh!

Teriyaki twister.

Should be great.

It's kind of gross.

[laughs]

It's got mayo and Colonel Crispy,

some veggies,

and I hope this is teriyaki sauce.

Itadakimasu!

Mm. Mm! Mm!

It looks gross, but it tastes incredible.

10 out of 10. Congratulations.

Oishii!

It means delicious!

Look how tiny those twisters are.

I could eat, like, three of those easily. Easily!

All right, so we have nuggets.

We have three pieces,

five pieces,

and they come with only ketchup.

Also at a US KFC that you can't get in Japan

are wings.

You can get wings at the KFC

in units of six, 12, 24 or 48.

I believe the three wing flavors that I got here are

standard Buffalo,

the honey barbecue,

and if you're a total wuss,

unsauced?

What's wrong with you?

Yeah. Very sketchy.

You can also get them, in a limited time,

Nashville hot sauce.

Now we have special sandwiches.

This one right here is called

Japanese-style chicken katsu sandwich.

So let's take a look inside.

So, it's got mayo,

and it's got cabbage,

and chicken katsu right there.

Itadakimasu!

Mm.

Oh!