A single tasty doughnut

Where I am from, doughnuts are serious business in all aspects of that meaning. There is an unexplainable glut of doughnut shops in town (though admittedly they are mostly a bizarre cluster of Dunkin Donuts within walking distance of each other). However, there are many other options for doughnuts, mostly of the chain shop variety.

Since being in Japan, doughnuts don't quite have the same level of clout as they do where I am from but, that being said, there are options. The largest by far being Mister Donut, which serves up the standard range of donuts you would expect at any chain doughnut shop. There are others though. There is the wildly popular Krispy Kreme that still manages to constantly have a line despite being open for years now. There is also the overly expensive and far too heavy Donut Plant which tends to be greasy for some reason. There are even Japanese type donuts that are given Japanese flavors like miso or green tea (the actual cake however is essentially castella in a ring shape and not really a donut).

However, I think I have found an unlikely source for a great doughnut. Actually we aren't talking your specialty doughnuts like Boston Creme or whatever, we are just talking about a plain, old fashioned, home made style doughnut that is not greasy and tastes great. The unlikely source of this doughnut? Wendy's.

Yeah, the fast food restaurant Wendy's. They have a doughnut on their 99 yen menu and it's just a plain doughnut (with the option for sugar or cinnamon) that comes incredibly close to home made, non-chain store style donuts (despite their obvious pre-made shape). Here is a pic:

This one is with a cinnamon topping.

It sounds like a weird suggestion for doughnuts but so far, if you want a plain, no frills yet deliciously homemade seeming doughnut in Japan, Wendy's is your best choice.

Personally, I'm a Krispy Kreme fan all the way but occasionally, when the mood for a quality old fashioned doughnut arises, I'm bound to be at Wendy's.