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Jun 22 2008 4 Comments

Japanese drinks #3: Calcium-based Calpis

Japanese beverage giant, Calpis, is best known for, erm, Calpis, but the company has also opted to diversify its drinks range somewhat, and now offers more nutritional — although equally memorably named — merchandise.

Like Gun Gun Gurt for example.

calpis

A yoghurty, almost Yakult-like concoction, that, while not exactly reaching the dizzy heights of g-g-great, is nonetheless still good.

And, if its creamy and pleasant nature wasn’t enough of a sales point, it is also crammed full of calcium, which apparently makes it ideal for those not terribly tall.

calpis

Or, in rapidly ageing Japan, it could well be the perfect potion for pensioners hoping to impede osteoporosis.

Perhaps.

Categorized: Food and Drink

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  1. Bunny says

    6/22/2008 at 7:31 pm

    That is a beautiful, manicured hand in that photograph. No doubt, the hand of a very fine lady. 😉

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  2. Bunny says

    6/22/2008 at 7:33 pm

    After a second look, I have changed my mind. That looks like the hand of Fred Dibnah (Google the name).

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  3. Honor says

    6/22/2008 at 8:39 pm

    Yet another fine drink to join the medley of fun in your local convenience store ; ) Don’t you just love it!

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  4. Sean Styles says

    10/21/2015 at 3:46 am

    Can anyone tell me where in can get to this drink if I’m in the USA??
    Please email me at Muriel.shattuck@gmail.com
    if you can find it

    Thank you!

    Reply

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