Second Entry In My “Wait … What?” File

Croissant Gyoza: Pie-Like Dumplings Take Japan by Storm
sora news 24 | 11/21/2020 | Oona McGee

This gyoza with a flaky croissant crust is so sought after it took a year for our order to arrive.

We’ve tried a lot of gyoza in Japan, ranging from Wasabeef wasabi gyoza through to varieties covered in gold leaf and ones made by former prisoners in Kabukicho.

What f***ing planet are we on?

However, there’s one type of gyoza that’s alluded us

eluded, perhaps?

since we heard about it a year ago, and it’s caused such a sensation around Japan that 4,000 boxes of them have been known to sell out in 30 minutes.

Compare to McDonald’s

Called Croissant Gyoza, this very special type of pot sticker comes from Tareya in Kagawa Prefecture, and when we say we’ve waited a year for them, we’re not joking. This screenshot of our receipt below shows the order date of 11 November 2019, and the scheduled delivery date — 11 November 2020!

Hate to tell you, but you’re being jerked around. And they’ve had your money, earning interest, for a year.

Puerile Harbor!

Oona McGee?

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