MY LIFE IN JAPAN a blog from kyoto for friends and family

As many of you know, I was known as the Arizona Kid cause I drank so much Arizona Iced Tea. Well, alas alack, no more Arizona Iced Tea. But I have found some very wonderful substitutes, which I describe below:

1. Acerola juice
   This is my hands down favorite. It is also known under the more exotic name of Barbados Cherry, or the rather scary name of Wild Crapemyrtle. It tastes like a cross between plum and cherry juice, and I really like it. Here is a link about it. I really like the nutritional information chart on this page, (which is an interesting page in itself), as it shows how "More filling" and "nutritious" it is, as well as the clever graphic on how what nutrients are in it. It has a completeness score of 63/100 folks. Spinach, cooked, is 93. Canned Tuna is a 39, and mushrooms are a 76. Eat your spinach, which, by the way is very expensive in Japan.
   
2. Yuzu juice
   Yukie introduced me to this at a cafe called Moan, that is at the Yamada Shrine. One of the pictures on my site|AMP|nbsp; is of her eating there. It's a gloriously peaceful place deeply nestled in the woods, and the gentle but savory taste of this is perfectly suited to being there. A little pricey, generally, but one of my favorite treats. Here is a link with some recipes I want to try.
   
3. Calpis Water
   Not a lot of information on this one, but it tastes yoghurty and is very soothing on a hot, humid day. From Wikipedia:
   

   The name Calpis was actually constructed as a portmanteau, by combining cal from calcium and pis from Sanskrit sarpis (good taste).

4. Soda Ice
   This is also a big favorite on the very humid days. I haven't found any information on it, but it is basically a blue, soda flavored ice-pop. Yummy.

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