A bottle with a bite: Japanese horseradish soda
Horseradish soda? Why not?
We drink ginger ale, which can be rather spicy in its original/traditional recipes.
It’s not a stretch to use Japanese green death, WASABI horseradish, to make a soda pop with a little more of a bite to it.
According to the always the informative Octopusdropkick website, the Kimura beverage company is now offering both wasabi- and curry-flavored sodas. Refer to this machine-translation of the official Kimura new product announcement.
Kimura, the company that makes wasabi soda, is best known for its legendary “Ramune“, that drink that comes with a glass ball stuck inside the bottle forcing you to drink it a special way. It’s been a part of Japan’s history for over a hundred years, appearing in the 19th century—the name is a mis-pronunciation of “lemonade”— and achieving worldwide fame with the rise of anime and manga fandom. This year Ramune was chosen for the World Gold Medal–‘Monde Selection Grand Gold Metal 2007′.
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As I’ve written before, Japanese are willing to make ANYTHING into soda pop such as Octopus-dumpling soda, cucumber cola, and juiced Japanese eyeball.
And, don’t miss my previous reports on the wacky drinks of Japan such as:
– Drink down a cool can of Mucos?
– su.no.mo black vinegar drink in a soda can
– Shot & Snot can coffee
– DEPRESSO, the sad coffee of Japan
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