Taiwan Runs on Dunkin', Too

Soon, our Eastern friends will find themselves as addicted to donuts and coffee as we are if Dunkin' Donuts has its way. Yesterday, Dunkin' Donuts put out a press release to declare the company has opened a store in Taipei, Taiwan.

Besides the obvious donuts, the Taipei menu includes "sweet potato, green apple and pineapple doughnuts, and mochi rings."

The Wall Street Journal reported that Dunkin' Donuts won't shock the Taiwanese customers with coffee just yet: "Because tea is a dietary staple in China, Dunkin' Donuts plans to emphasize new tea drinks over coffee when it first opens, and then play up its coffee line over time."

We'd like to see the resulting commercials, especially if Taiwan creates an interpretation of the late, great Michael Vale, the "Time to Make the Donuts" guy.

This giant donut won't rest until it is filled by the entire globe. Image courtesy of Flickr user Lall.