• Bonk@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      Ramune. Old-fashioned carbonated drink named after lemonade. There’s a glass bead that gets trapped in the neck of the bottle when you open it and it rolls around and makes a pleasant ringing sound as you drink.

      Sounds like this are synonymous with cooling down in the summer and the concept of “Ryo” in Japanese culture.

      I like it, in moderation, and definitely in a glass bottle.

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        1 year ago

        Ah I remember drinking it a few years back. It was alright but I’d still take a mitsuya cider over the one I had. Also is it just me or are they kinda hard to find?

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          1 year ago

          I generally only ever look if I’m at a festival and don’t feel like a beer, and never have trouble finding one.

          I spotted this at Family Mart in Tokyo.

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    1 year ago

    Nice! I picked up a couple the other day at donkey for the kids. Definitely a novelty being in the glass bottle with the bead up top.

    I’ve always wondered how the bead gets in there though hmm. A question for the ages