New Japanese drinks found at Asian supermarkets
After my second ramen lunch at the Takumi Düsseldorf in Rotterdam, I went grocery shopping at the two Asian supermarkets that you can find in the area, the Wah Nam Hong and the Amazing Oriental. Still having the Japanese Melon ramune soda - that I had during the lunch - linger in my mind (and mouth), I discovered two new, interesting Japanese drinks that have some things in common with that.
You basically buy this for the pretty glass bottle and the coolness of pressing down the glass marble to open the bottle. Although the combination of matcha tea and a carbonated drink sounded weird at first, it tasted quite good. The matcha flavor was super strong (lingers in your mouth for at least 10 minutes), but the slight bitterness of the carbonated water ruined it a bit for me. The price is also a bit more expensive than the normal ramune flavors such as melon or lychee (€1.70).