In Japan, there are two chocolate snacks.
Same company.
Same shelf.
Same price.
One is shaped like a mushroom.
Called Kinoko no Yama.
Released 1975.
The other is shaped like a bamboo shoot.
Called Takenoko no Sato.
Released 1979.
Both delicious. Both made by Meiji.
And the country has been at civil war over which one is better for over 45 years.
This is not a joke.
The manufacturer holds NATIONAL ELECTIONS about it.
2018.2019.Official “Kinoko vs Takenoko General Elections.”
Over 26 million votes combined.
Campaign posters. Political-style debate ads. Celebrity party leaders. TV coverage of the results.
In 2018, Takenoko won by 169,447 votes.
In 2019, Kinoko got revenge and won for the first time ever.
The party leader cried on live TV.
Mushroom faction says:
→ better chocolate-to-cracker ratio
→ you can hold the stem, no chocolate fingers
→ more elegant design
Bamboo Shoot faction says:
→ superior cookie base
→ higher chocolate content
→ more satisfying bite
Entire Twitter accounts dedicated to one side.
The debate has its own Wikipedia page. In Japanese. It’s called “Kinoko-Takenoko War.”
And here’s the thing.
Japan does this with EVERYTHING.
Sugar on fried eggs?
Soy sauce on rice or next to it?
Left side or right side of the escalator?
These aren’t small talk.
These are positions.
World’s 5th largest economy.
Home to Toyota, Sony, Nintendo.
Leader in robotics and bullet trains.
Also spent 45+ years deciding whether mushroom chocolate or bamboo shoot chocolate is better.
I love this country.
Listen,
I’m not okay.
Liam passing is still not registering in my brain because there’s no way that this happened. There’s no way he’s actually gone. I just don’t want to believe it.
This feels like a nightmare 😭💔💔
We’re deeply saddened to learn of Liam Payne’s tragic passing today. During this difficult time, our hearts remain with his family, loved ones, and fans.
We’re deeply saddened to learn of Liam Payne’s tragic passing today. During this difficult time, our hearts remain with his family, loved ones, and fans.
I sure hope they get the person who was so cruel to tie a dog on a fence and leave him to fend for himself in a hurricane.
The Florida Governor is pretty irritated as well.
Please use your platforms to get the word out. Someone knows who did this.
#Milton