In Japan the most popular use of Annin is in Annin Dofu, a kind of almond pudding, borrowed from China I think.
I've noticed this brand of Ramune don't use the traditional glass bottles but a plastic version which is easier to release the small ball in the centre.
At first the soda just tastes like lemonade, flat lemonade at that, as there is not very much fizz at all. Then after swallowing there is a big hit of almond flavour at the back of my throat, and mixed with the lemonade flavour becomes a taste of childhood nightmares aka kids medicine.
Hubby had one sip of this and told me I could have his bottle as well, because no way is he drinking something that tastes like medicine. He said that the cold and flu medicine in Japan tastes the same.
Oh well. I'm not a fan of this Ramune, but I guess I'll end up drinking it. It's a shame they couldn't pull it off, at least the bottle cover is cute, I think that is the only thing going for it!
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Hi there. Funny you posted about this as I bought a bottle some time ago and finally got game enough to try it. It just tasted wrong :( Ramune is ramune (although I like Melon ramune...)
Well the bottle cover certainly does look cute, but it doesn't sound very delicious. :P
If it were me, I'd just take a picture of it at the store and let that be it. I haven't yet reached the point where I'm willing to try weird Japanese flavors.
Hi Monica, thanks for visiting! Funny that you have tried it too, too bad it's not so good!
Storybookdreamer, thanks for stopping by again. Lucky you have me to try weird flavours for you and confirm to you that it wasn't worth trying in the first place, haha! :)
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