Fruit of the Week: Prickly Pear

Brand: No sticker

Place of Purchase: Wegman's in Clay, NY

Country/Region of Origin: California, probably

Price in NY: $0.50 each

Description: Pretty, reddish-purple cacti

Flavor: A mix between watermelon, kiwi and water chesnut

Aroma: Sweet berries

Texture/Mouth-feel: Firm, fibrous, with TONS of juice.  There are also many tiny seeds.

Notes:  Tasty.  Crunchy.  However, there wasn't a lot of meat in one fruit.  Also, I really just wanted to drink the juice all day long.  I could imagine buying a dozen of these and sucking them like a vampire.

Good stuff

Libation of the week: San Pellegrino Blood Orange Aranciata Rossa

Name: Blood Orange Aranciata Rossa

 

Brand: San Pellegrino

Place of Purchase: BJ's in Clay, NY

Country/Region of Origin: Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

Tasting Conditions: Chilled in a aluminum can

Price in New York: $1.99 for 330mL

Description:  Sparkling orange juice

Flavor:  Sweet Arancia Rossa di Sicilia (Red Orange of Sicily) with a hint of salt and mineral
 

Mouth-feel: A bit of sparkle and a bit of froth

Aroma: Citrus and carbonation

Notes: This is a nice drink.  You can't help but feel fancy with a San Pellegrino in your hand.  From peeling off the foil cap, to the high quality sparkling water and orange flavors, this beverage is a complete experience.  IF you can find it.  Most times, I can only find plain SP sparkling water.

Libation of the Week: Yo-Goat Cultured Goat Milk (Blueberry)

Name: Yo-Goat Cultured Goat Milk with Blueberries

 

Brand: Coach Farms

Place of Purchase: Tops Friendly Markets in Baldwinsville, NY

Country/Region of Origin: Pine Plains, NY

Tasting Conditions: Chilled in a plastic bottle

Price in New York: $1.59 for 8oz.

Description:  Blueberry-flavored drinkable goats milk yogurt

Flavor:  Goat cheese with a hint of blueberries.
 

Mouth-feel: Thick, a bit grainy

Aroma: Berries and goats milk

Notes:  I have been on a probiotics kick, so I have been trying different yogurt and kombacha options..  I'm also on a potassium kick, so I have been downing tons of coconut and beet juice.  So, I saw this and I knew that I liked blueberries.  I like goat cheese.  I've even had goat cheese and blueberries together.  So, I purchased and I tried.

I learned that I like goat cheese and blueberries on a bit of pita, or cracker.  Not necessarily as a breakfast drink.  This stuff is goaty goaty goaty.  So, if you like that first thing in the AM, then this drink is for you.