November 21st Is Fried Chicken Day in Japan! Celebrate With Refreshing Beer!

First Fried Chicken Restaurant in Japan

日本第一家炸鸡店

The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Japan opened in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on 21 November 1970. Although Japanese had their own fried chicken called "karaage" (karaage chicken is seasoned before it's coated, while fried chicken is seasoned after, also fried chicken uses flour batter or beer batter, while karaage uses potato starch), American style fried chicken was unfamiliar at the time, but it gradually became well-known and popular throughout Japan.

1970年11月21日，日本第一家肯德基餐厅在爱知县名古屋开业。虽然日本人也有自己的炸鸡叫“karaage”(日式炸鸡先调味使用土豆淀粉打粉而欧美炸鸡使用面糊或者啤酒面糊裹粉后在调味)。人们当初不熟悉美式炸鸡，但后来在日本家喻户晓并流行开来。

In 2015, KFC Japan registered 21 November as 'Fried Chicken Day' with the Japan Anniversary Association, and in 2016, to celebrate Fried Chicken Day, a '9-piece Barrel' containing all parts of the chicken was sold, creating a lot of excitement.

2015年，肯德基向日本周年纪念协会注册了11月21日为“炸鸡日”。2016年，为了庆祝炸鸡日，肯德基销售了一款“9块炸鸡桶”，里面装着鸡肉的所有部分，引起了很大轰动。

Celebrate With Beer and Fried Chicken

用啤酒和炸鸡要庆祝吧

Few foods pair as wonderfully as fried chicken and beer. Greasy fried meat washed down with a cold refreshing brew… What could be better? Fried chicken is a little bit greasy and salty, and a refreshing taste and carbonation of beer works as a palate cleanser. 

很少有食物能像炸鸡和啤酒这样完美搭配。油腻的炸肉配上清凉的啤酒，还有比这更好的吗?炸鸡有一点油腻和咸，而啤酒的清爽和碳酸作用可以清洁你的味蕾。

When it comes to refreshing beers, Hitachino Yuzu Lager is a winner in this category! It is a fruity, citrus forward beer with a deep, bitter edge. The refreshing tartness of yuzu combined with the crispness of a lager is the perfect match with fried chicken. 

说起提神啤酒，常陆野猫头鹰西啤酒是这个类别的赢家!这是一款橘味浓郁的啤酒。柚子清爽的酸味和拉格啤酒的清爽结合在一起，是炸鸡的完美搭配哦。

Also, due to its relatively low-alcohol content of 5.5%, Yuzu Lager can be drunk in larger gulps allowing the carbonation work its magic with its powerful ability to cool and refresh. 

此外，由于西柚啤酒的酒精含量相对较低，只有5.5%，所以你可以大量饮用，让碳酸作用发挥其强大的冷却和提神的能力吧！