Brand: Foco
Place of Purchase: Oriental Suppermarket in Syracuse, NY
Country/Region of Origin: Thailand
Tasting Conditions: Chilled in a glass
Price in New York: $1.99 for 11.5 oz
Description: Good for the kidneys
Flavor: Sweet with notes of asparagus, spinach, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and grass
Mouth-feel: Clean and crisp, somewhat astringent
Aroma: Asparagus and grass
Notes: There are a lot of Asian drinks to sample. Typically, I enjoy most of them because they are usually sugar water with some kind of juice or extract. How can you go wrong.Sometimes, however, the drinks are made for their medicinal properties and not their flavor. Pennywort Drink is like that. Made from sugar, water, 42% pennywort leaf extract and citric acid (for preservation, I would guess), this drink tastes exactly as you would expect. The herby notes are hidden by the strong flavor of the pennywort, which is touted as a blood and urinary tract cleanser. If you are having blood problems or kidney issues, I will say that there is plenty of sugar in this drink. However, that spoonful of sugar is barely enough to make the medicine go down.
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