Ramune is a big craze in Japan. It is soda inside a bottle, but topped with a marble trapped in the seal. This interesting way to cap the bottle creates a sort of challenge to the buyer. It challenges them to get the marble loose without actually breaking the bottle itself. This idea of a marble capping a bottle didn't start in Japan though. It started with Codd-neck bottles made by English engineer Hiram Codd. This was introduced to Japan, and they picked up the idea of this when Codd-neck bottles would hold lemonade, which is what ramune translates to.
Yakult on the other hand is a probiotic drink made in Korea. Yakult is made up of fermented skim milk, sugar and water with other additives. The one thing that makes it special are the probiotic properties that it has. Yakult has the special lactic acid strain that helps to maintain health. This was created in the 1930s by Dr. Minoru Shirota, who cultured the lactic acid bacteria, which began production of yakult. Ever since then, yakult has been a big hit around the world, coming in different flavors and being marketed around the world.
http://www.yakult.co.jp/english/company/history.html
I like how well you describe the individual drinks. I would love to try yakult after I go to the gym because it sounds healthy and is filled with protein.
ReplyDeleteReading this post made lots of memories from my childhood come back, these were one of my favorite drinks but never knew what they were called so thank you for helping me remember much of my past and informing me the names of these drinks especially the Yakult.
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