TOKYO —

Burger chain Lotteria Corp is selling a new type of french fried potato. The Marugoto is a whole potato divided into wedge-shaped parts. Lotteria said it is using Hokkaido potatoes and Japanese salt to suit the taste of Japanese consumers. It is the first company in the fast food industry to use potatoes grown in Japan. Lotteria officials say they are hoping to help increase Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate by using potatoes grown in Japan.

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  1eyedjack at 04:32 PM JST - 21st November

  Sorry, too puny for this cowboy ! A ladle of chili topped with onions would do wonders also !

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  romulus3 at 05:02 PM JST - 21st November

  their cheese burgers are just awful. I will never eat there again. Unless they do what 1eyed jack has suggested. even bacon, onion and cheese would be nice.

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  Honen at 05:23 PM JST - 21st November

  "Lotteria said it is using Hokkaido potatoes and Japanese salt to suit the taste of Japanese consumers. "

  Alright, y'all, break out yer long intestines!

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  TokyoGas at 05:52 PM JST - 21st November

  Each time after eating a burger from here, I felt strange.

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  Richard_the_First at 06:30 PM JST - 21st November

  Japanese salt, for gawds sake. What's next, Japanese air or even water?

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  Beelzebub at 11:34 PM JST - 21st November

  It doesn't make sense to call it "french fried" in that situation.

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  Mark_McCracken at 12:46 AM JST - 22nd November

  "Lotteria said it is using Hokkaido potatoes and Japanese salt to suit the taste of Japanese consumers."

  Is Lotteria saying that regular french fries do not suit the taste of Japanese consumers?

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  BlackFlag at 01:08 AM JST - 22nd November

  lotteria is nasty

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  sk4ek at 07:45 AM JST - 22nd November

  And it's been scientifically demonstrated that, while salts from different parts of the world do differ in their chemical makeup, any differences in the mineral composition of various salts are so miniscule as to be undetectable by average human tastebuds. Thus, Japanese people are no more likely to prefer domestically produced salt than they are any other kind. The only thing that gives a perception of difference is the shape of the salt crystal itself--large and cubical for rock salts, flat and flaky for some sea salts, etc., hence conveying a distinct sensation on the tongue.

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  MikeBarrymore at 08:07 AM JST - 22nd November

  Oooooh, looks like a chocolate starfish, yum yum!

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