Wendy's Japan Crams Entire Turkey Dinner Between Two Buns Don't feel like preparing an entire turkey feast for Christmas? Head to Japan and pick up Wendy's Turkey Pretzel Mashed Potato Burger.

By Kate Taylor

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Pretzels Turkey Mashed Potatoes Burger

Turkey, mashed potatoes and some leafy greens: full Christmas dinner or new Japanese fast-food sandwich?

Wendy's Japan is now offering a "Turkey Special" that brings mashed potatoes to the world of burgers. The chain is serving up two limited-time menu items for the holidays: the Turkey Pretzel Mashed Potato Burger and the Pretzel Turkey Spicy Chicken Burger.

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Both burgers feature patties topped with mashed potatoes and slices of turkey deli meat and served on a pretzel bun, reports Brand Eating. The Mashed Potato Burger comes with a beef patty, cheese and gravy, and the Spicy Chicken Burger comes with a breaded chicken fillet.

The mashed potato mashup comes at the end of a year filled with bizarre Japanese fast-food offerings. When With Burger King serving up everything from a black cheeseburger to a burger topped with berries, Wendy's mashed potato and turkey burgers are hardly the weirdest thing on the menu.

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Kate Taylor is a reporter at Business Insider. She was previously a reporter at Entrepreneur. Get in touch with tips and feedback on Twitter at @Kate_H_Taylor. 

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