In Japan, this US$12 cheeseburger is king thanks to Donald Trump
The ‘President Trump Set’ with coleslaw and fries is a new addition to the menu at Munch’s Burger Shack in Tokyo
Haruyuki Sano travelled 1 ½ hours for a taste of the same cheeseburger US President Donald Trump ate with the Japanese prime minister during his visit last week.
“It tasted great, like steak,” the pastry-maker said, after savouring the 100 per cent US Angus beef Colby Jack Cheeseburger at Tokyo’s tiny Munch’s Burger Shack on Thursday.
The lines at the door during lunchtime are getting longer than ever, thanks to Trump.
Trump’s tough-talk on issues like bilateral trade and security tend to get a mixed response in places like Japan, which sees the US as its most important ally and partner.
But his love for the Japanese take on the all-American hamburger is striking a chord with many here.
“I like Trump,” said Sano, stressing that putting one’s country first amid globalisation made a lot of sense, and Japan should do that, too.