Weird History Food: The Unexpected and Untold Chronicles of Food

Discover the American Roots of Japan's Mister Donut


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Mister Donut is Japan’s largest donut franchise, so dominant that they ousted Dunkin Donuts from Japan in the nineteen-nineties. Don't worry, Dunkin; you'll always have a fan in Ben Affleck.


It's quite a feat for a Japanese franchise to outshine America's leading donut brand at their own game, but the twist is, Mister Donut actually has American origins.


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