The wet one
I am strangely fascinated by the various products that have come about in the US in the last couple of years. Today, they happen to fall into the drinks category.
So what to my wondering eyes did appear while looking for a simple little drink to quench my thirst in the heat and humidity?
Sure, Diet Coke, but not just any Diet Coke, mind you…
So, all the vitamins and minerals that Diet Coke strips out of your body are now being replaced artificially. I am absolutely, without a doubt, gob-smacked.
And while we’re on the topic of drinks, it seems I cannot avoid Starbucks, much as I try. Now, if I were in the Forbidden City in Beijing I would have no worries since Starbucks has been asked to leave due to their trampling of the local culture. But here, where Starbucks is located on most corners and in many supermarkets, I cannot escape them. Sigh.
However, after taking Carrie’s advice about asking for an extra shot of espresso AND having a firm talking-to with the Starbucks-coffee-maker (meaning the person not the appliance) about the difference between dry and airy foam (boo) versus velvety and silky frothed milk (yeah), I have found that it all comes down to a single word.
Wet.
So, if I ask for a cappuccino-with-an-extra-shot-of-espresso-make-it-wet, I will get the closest representation of a European-esque hot cup of coffee. I think there’s a wee glimmer of hope for summer coffee drinking.
And finally, so that the posts are not totally devoid of any fibre, here’s a glimpse of what is in the works. And it’s not a pickle…
Sure it’s not a pickle?
Not to sound beverage-elite, but I stopped drinking pop several years ago, and never did like coffee (even when I lived in Europe, though I did at least drink it there for the caffeine. I drink water all the time. My inner teenager can’t believe it.
16 Jul 2007 at 7:28 am
Hmmm, it does look like a pickle, but I’m going to guess the felted tea cosy from Knitty.com.
Or maybe a hat.
It’s definitely knitting, anyway - slump lifted?
16 Jul 2007 at 8:09 am
a hat? a tea cozy? a mobile phone sock? something felted?
as for the diet coke…only in America
16 Jul 2007 at 6:38 pm
I’m just as stunned as you are about that soda! I’m pretty sure I don’t know who’s buying it! I mean, no one I spend time with. Though, I have to say I’m regularly appalled by the strange things I see that others are apparrently buying, and I’ve never lived anywhere else (besides the US).
16 Jul 2007 at 10:37 pm
The question is where the minerals come from? Where are they getting them? Are they bio-available, or are they just byproducts of not cleaning the vats terribly well? What, phosphoric acid was eating away the iron pipes, so they just said, “with added minerals” to cover it all?
Can’t remember the last time I had a coke, though. It’s strangely appealing, in a way. Scary, marketing.
17 Jul 2007 at 6:28 am
That’s an awfully tantalising glimpse of something!
17 Jul 2007 at 10:54 am