I recently wrote about the unique Japanese Christmas tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken and in recent years I have noticed that KFC Japan has been advertising the New Year Box that comes packed in a limited three-tiered box that resembles a jubako box so we decided to try it. Jubako is a layered box commonly used for New Year food known as osechi in Japan.
The New Year Box Matsu (ケンタお重 松) costs 3,100 yen ($30 USD) and includes 8 original chicken pieces, 3 puri-puri deep-fried shrimps that consist of multiple soft and juicy tiny shrimps with a crunchy outside, 1 crispy chicken, 1 biscuit, 5 chicken nuggets, 1 large chips, and an Otoshidama (New Year Money) coupon pass.
The Otoshidama (New Year Money) coupon pass was also featured in the 2021 version of KFC’s Fukubukuro which is a deal coupon pass that you can use as many times as you want (valid until 31 March 2021).
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- Kentucky special tartar sauce
The official KFC Japan YouTube channel also uploaded the commercial for the New Year Box 2021 and it can be viewed below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFXhJ68bLUA&feature=emb_title
I’m Jake Caprino, who is more commonly known by the online alias Swaps4. I’m a business owner based in Japan. I enjoy writing about anime, video games, and bits & pieces of Japanese culture.