When Water Just Doesn't Cut It Anymore
InventorSpot give their list of the Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Japanese Drinks as proof that Japan is at the forefront of beverage ingenuity. Do you dream of cucumber-flavored Pepsi? They've got it! How about salad flavored water? Got that too! Kids want to join in on the beer-drinking fun? Just give them a frosty bottle of non-alcoholic Kidsbeer!
If you have a local Japanese supermarket ("browsing supermarkets" is one of my major pastimes, at least) be on the lookout for "interesting drinks that probably wouldn't survive in the US market." There are loads of them. Check out Dan's photos of bizarre Japanese beverages for inspiration.
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5 Comments:
I love cucumber in my water so I am intrigued about the Pepsi. I frequent visit Ranch 99 but the beverages tend to be too sweet for me. Although I tried a fermented basil one once...
sweetennui at 7:54PM on 06/19/07
Fermented basil?
...Wuh?
Okay, I might try that once.
roboppy at 10:20AM on 06/20/07
Not a big fan of Pepsi products but at the Coca Cola Museum in Atlanta, there's a tasting room with about 60 or 70 different flavors made by the Coca Cola Company around the world.
And truthfully, some of the strangest combinations (and the ones I didn't like at all) were Japanese or Chinese.
Although I'm really interested in the Ice Cucumber Pepsi.
rbryants at 10:35AM on 06/20/07
Watermelon water I could go for..
Japan has always been ahead of the pack for odd drinks.
When I was there 15 years ago you could get cans of beer from dispensors on the street and there were small cosy animals printed on the tins- teddy bears etc
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ParisBreakfasts at 10:40AM on 06/20/07
O detect a certain amount of ground swell in this Pepsi cucumber thing. I, too, really want to try it. Or maybe use it for a facial.
annien at 5:13PM on 06/20/07