Burger King offers a solution to Japan’s potato shortage

Most of the potatoes consumed in Japan come from the United States. The eastern country, which is currently short of stocks of the product, has been looking for a creative alternative and has found a solution in ramen that is dividing consumers.

In Japan, more 150 restaurants fast food restaurant chain Burger King. All these farms are suffering from the shortage of potatoes that the country is experiencing.

This tuber supply failure has supply failure and high demand as the main reasons.

The brand was forced to find a replacement for the missing food, and ramen came up as an alternative, as the product is available in large quantities in Japan. The menu currently consists of a hamburger, a drink and a package of crispy ramen, a very popular snack in the country.

An international fast food restaurant chain in Japan called the change “almost potato set”tell CBS News.

this solution causes controversy Among the fans of the brand, there are many who admit that they no longer visit the restaurants of the chain.

Before coming up with this solution, Burger King considered replacing the traditional fries with cooked ramen, fried squid, or apple pie.

This case nothing new in the country, as other well-known fast food brands have already introduced potato alternatives. For example, in December, McDonald’s was forced to limit the sale of nuggets and french fries for the same reason.