UCC Original Coffee with Milk

UCC Coffee is well known in Japan (Ueshima Coffee Company). The company is located in Kobe, Japan and makes Tea's and Coffee's. The company started 1933 under a different name and eventually ended up be called Ueshima Coffee Company. In April of 1969 it introduced the "First Canned Coffee" (UCC Coffee with Milk). This is what started the popularity of canned coffee in Japan, and it really is popular over there. 

This caned coffee was rather tasty. I enjoyed it better then Mr. Browns regular coffee and I got a lot more although I did pay $1.75 for the can. I don't know If I will be going about buying $1.75-$2 for a single caned coffee but I did enjoy it. It has the color of what you would see in a "milked" down cup of coffee. I would drink it if you only like black/dark coffee without milk. It is also a little sweet as they did put sugar in it. You do get about 20% calcium in the can and 140 calories. 

Give it a try! I wish I got a hold of the limited edition ones that featured Evangelion characters on it since UCC coffee was in the feature "End of Evangelion". 

Thanks for stopping by, Mr. Tea

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Calpis Original Drink (Calpico)

Calpis, known as Calpico in USA, is a "refreshingly sweet and tangy" non carbonated soft drink. It comes in a variety of flavors (personally tried maybe four) and I always enjoy it. Some people that I have shown to, like Ms. Noodle, has not shown an interest to it because of it's color and sometimes the taste. The original seen here has a color that looks to be of skim milk. Not to pleasing when you look at it I guess. I enjoy it and the original has a unique flavor to it that sorta taste of milk but has a strong acidic flavor that of Orange Juice sometimes. 

It was first marketed in July 7th, 1919 during pre-war Japan and was popular because of the non-need to refrigeration. It's polka dot  packaging refers to the Milky Way and Tanabata Day which falls on July 7th. 

I recommend trying it once as it is a well known drink in Japan and maybe give the many more flavors a chance. You can find it in America labeled as Calpico, Calpis pronounced here in the states sounds like "cow piss" which is probably a reason while they wanted a new name for marketing. 

You can find it as a regular sized bottle or this 1.5 litter bottle which I paid $2.99 for. 

By Mr. Tea

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Luzona Mango Juice Drink

I picked this up at our local Asian Super market for maybe 89 cents. I like mango and it was like in a can the size of the typical Red Bull can. The color has a nice orange look to it and it is smooth like mango. Was definitely refreshing and pleasant. It reminded me of the Simply Orange brand of juice where they have the orange/mango combination and how smooth that is. I loved it and would get one again if I can find it. 

I can not find much on the brand but I hope it turns up again. 

Grab it to try it!

Mr. Tea

Kit-Kat Yatsuhashi Flavor (Cinnamon Biscuit)

            These Kit-Kats were bought on Mr.Tea’s last trip to Kyoto! In traditional tea houses, it is common to pair green tea with a treat. In Kyoto, the common snack served with tea is yatsuhashi- a cinnamon biscuit. Kit-kat released this flavor with the yatsuhashi inspiration while Mr. Tea was in Japan. The first Kit-Kat store in Japan opened in January of this year located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Kit-Kat candy is really popular in Japan and sweets/foods are generally given as gifts and used as a token of good luck since the name sound like “kitto katsu” which means “you will surely win!”

Hitachino Nest Beer - Red Rice Ale Review

Brewed with special red rice, this ale was a nice find in our local Total Wine store. The rice “which had been cultured in ancient times in Japan” gives this beer a mellow taste.  The beverage is everything you’d expect in an ale. A light, crisp drink with notes of orange, strawberry, and a nutty aftertaste. It is actually very mild in flavor compared to most ales, but since we are not beer connoisseurs we both enjoyed the flavor. We thought that the beer would be more red from the description, but it ended up being more of an orange. Kiuchi Brewery started creating Hitachino Nest Beers in 1996 with “a hint of our traditional sake brewing method”.

Fremo Aloe Vera Original Drink

I think we gave in to the aloe vera fad. These drinks are delicious! I was always put off by the aloe vera drinks in the beginning.  I had thought of them as health drinks knowing for a while about the health benefits of aloe. I’m glad Mr. Tea pushed me to try them!

G Tea - Aloe Vera Tea

 

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