The Japanese Invent Bilk - The World Barfs!

It's been quite a week.  The hate mail seems to have dwindled off and now it's Friday.  It's time to lighten up a little!

Via Fox News:

Now you can get your daily calcium requirement and your buzz all at once with the new beverage that combines two of the world's favorite liquids: milk and beer.

A Japanese brewery has succeeded in creating a combination drink known as "bilk" which was designed in part to help use up surplus milk, reported Mainichi Daily News.

Is it just me or what, but the thought of that just makes me gag!  The article says it tastes "fruity", but frankly, I think the whole idea is a little fruity!

Only the Japanese could think of this!

When I started out to write this, I was sure that Japanese beer consumption was probably fairly high.  I imagined it to be almost as high as Germany.  A quick Google check revealed that Japan is less than half of Germany and way less then the US.  As a matter of fact, Japan is at 33 on the list of beer drinking countries.

This surprised me.  If you've ever been to Japan, and I have several times, beer seems to be ubiquitous. Beer advertisements are all over TV and billboards.  Every restaurant serves it and everyone seems to be drinking it in the restaurant. There are beer vending machines on the streets in many places.  If someone were to ask me what the beverage of choice was in Japan, i would have said beer without hesitation.

In any case, I think I'll take my milk straight up.  It might not taste fruity, but I won't have a headache after I eat a bowl of cereal!

VW

Comments

[canuckistani]

I sampled something similar in Korea called "makkoli". It always reminded me of phlegm in consistency and look. I only tried it once to be polite as I was a guest in a Korean home.

This Japanese concoction sounds similar to the same thing to me.

[mudkitty]

How bout their pickle that they eat with every meal?

How 'bout Hawian poi?

[Violence Worker]

Having spent a little tin in the Land of the Morning Calm, I've had occasion to sample edibles and potables of the Korean variety.

Makgeolli is made from rice, not milk. It's kind of sour tasting as I recall, but not overly so.

Korean Kimchi, the pickle Mudkittyis refering to (Kimchi literally means pickle) is some of the gawd-awfullest stuff. At least the stuff made from cabbage anyway. Turnip Kimchi is edible.

Never tried poi, but I've heard it's an acquired taste.

VW

[canuckistani]

I don't know how makkoli tastes, I held my breath when I swallowed and never touched the stuff again--blech!

I love kimchee!!! I can't believe you think the cabbage kind gawd-awful VW. Although it was an acquired taste for me, once I got used to it, I really liked it. I still have to get my fix at a Korean restaurant every few months. Yummy!