Brace yourself – McDonald’s Japan about to start selling chocolate French fries

Japanese society places the responsibility for calorific intake squarely on the individual eater. As such, there’s no significant backlash against fast food outlets offering tasty yet high-calorie menu items, because it’s up to customers to treat them as occasional indulgences and resist the temptation to eat them every day. Sometimes, though, the temptation is especially strong, and we think it’s going to take a considerable act of willpower to keep from making a habit of eating the upcoming addition to the McDonald’s lineup in Japan: chocolate-covered French fries. More