Firstly a note on the place of purchase of this item, Mount Fuji, it is a Japanese shop and restaurant in the centre of Birmingham, and it sells an interesting array of Japanese products and food. I previously mentioned it as a place to purchase
Pocky, but really if you are looking for somewhere different to eat give it a try!
http://www.mountfuji.co.uk/Bullring.htm
When I was last in there we asked for lemonade, and got asked if we meant Ramune, as it is Japanese Lemonade. This is what arrived!
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The green item in the photo next to the bottle is the ‘key’ you have to place this on top of the bottle, and press down for a few seconds to dislodge a glass marble. I’m not joking it is sealed with a marble, and has a health warning on the packet about supervising children opening it!
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The drink itself doesn’t taste exactly like lemonade, it is sweet, in fact it is VERY sweet. I would describe the taste as lemonade flavoured bubblegum! I know that may not sound like a compliment, but I have a sweet tooth and found it very refreshing!
3 comments:
Get Mr. Cinabar to take you back and this time ask for Pocari Sweat. Trust me, it's fantastic.
the idea of a ball in a bottle neck is really old... its called a codd neck bottle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle . its a nice gimmick.
Nli10 - a drink with 'sweat' in the title??? Well next time I'm there, I'll give it a go!
Katie - I was totally fascinated by the bottle! Thanks for the link, apparently the old bottles are collectable as kids used to break them to get the marbles out! (figures) :-)
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