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yifu asked me to talk about my favoritest beverage in the world. There are still slots available on said meme!
On the one hand, this is easy, and on the other, it's very hard.
My single favoritest beverage in the world is still probably hiyashiame, cold sweet ginger juice that I've only found in the Kansai region of Japan in the summer months. There's a picture of it in this post from two years ago. After I wrote that post I found it at one other place, a festival in Osaka, but even many Kansai people I've met have never heard of it; I suspect it's somewhat old-fashioned. But oh, is it good.
Other beverages I like include coffee, tea, beer, and wine. Really I just like beverages! Some of the best tea I've ever had has been a houjicha latte, which previously I could only find in Japan but just found at a little tea shop here in Berkeley last week; hot Chinese tea poured over fresh lychees (yum), and green tea coffee, which I've only had a a Taiwanese chain in Beijing but was made with powdered green tea and was delicious. The best chai I've ever had is still probably the stuff from the Tea Source in the Twin Cities. As for coffee, despite my devotion to caffeine, I like dark roasts and cannot actually drink anything that is as light or lighter than French roast; I'm very glad that the coming Fourth Wave of coffee looks to be dark roast all the way. The best coffee I've ever had is actually Gimme! Coffee in Ithaca, New York. I was at a house party in the same and I literally drank about a dozen (coffee cup size) cups of it, it was so good.
As for beer, if you ever find yourself at a place in Portland or Seattle with Mac & Jack's African Amber on tap, you should drink it, because it is one of the best beers I've ever had and it is only available draught because it's too good to bottle. I know more about wine than I did when I moved here to California three years ago, but still am very much an amateur; suffice it to say that if you get the chance, going wine-tasting in Napa or Sonoma is a lovely experience.
yifu asked me to talk about my favoritest beverage in the world. There are still slots available on said meme! On the one hand, this is easy, and on the other, it's very hard.
My single favoritest beverage in the world is still probably hiyashiame, cold sweet ginger juice that I've only found in the Kansai region of Japan in the summer months. There's a picture of it in this post from two years ago. After I wrote that post I found it at one other place, a festival in Osaka, but even many Kansai people I've met have never heard of it; I suspect it's somewhat old-fashioned. But oh, is it good.
Other beverages I like include coffee, tea, beer, and wine. Really I just like beverages! Some of the best tea I've ever had has been a houjicha latte, which previously I could only find in Japan but just found at a little tea shop here in Berkeley last week; hot Chinese tea poured over fresh lychees (yum), and green tea coffee, which I've only had a a Taiwanese chain in Beijing but was made with powdered green tea and was delicious. The best chai I've ever had is still probably the stuff from the Tea Source in the Twin Cities. As for coffee, despite my devotion to caffeine, I like dark roasts and cannot actually drink anything that is as light or lighter than French roast; I'm very glad that the coming Fourth Wave of coffee looks to be dark roast all the way. The best coffee I've ever had is actually Gimme! Coffee in Ithaca, New York. I was at a house party in the same and I literally drank about a dozen (coffee cup size) cups of it, it was so good.
As for beer, if you ever find yourself at a place in Portland or Seattle with Mac & Jack's African Amber on tap, you should drink it, because it is one of the best beers I've ever had and it is only available draught because it's too good to bottle. I know more about wine than I did when I moved here to California three years ago, but still am very much an amateur; suffice it to say that if you get the chance, going wine-tasting in Napa or Sonoma is a lovely experience.