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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: Red Bean frap at Starbucks |
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Not the most scrumptious offering. I think Starbucks Korea thought this one was going to be another winner like the green tea frap they pioneered. We enjoy green tea ice cream in the west but very few people in the west think of red beans as a dessert item. I kind of doubt it's going to catch on.
I noticed the signs usually feature a hand lettered reminder that it's the "pat bing soo taste".
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Canadian Club
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| I was in Starbucks and checked it out on the nutrition chart... I can't remember how many calories, but it had the MOST of any drink... more than 600 for sure. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| Canadian Club wrote: |
| I was in Starbucks and checked it out on the nutrition chart... I can't remember how many calories, but it had the MOST of any drink... more than 600 for sure. |
Those creme frappucinos are the worst when it comes to fat and calories. |
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tigerbluekitty
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:31 am Post subject: |
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I was also afraid of the calories cuz it's a creme-based drink, so I tried the light version, which wasn't bad..... though it was priced over 5,000 won.....
Stayed a good hour and a half, sipping reaallll slowwlyyyy, before leaving. |
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chasmmi
Joined: 16 Jun 2007
Location: Ulsan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| I assumed it was just a hurriedly produced product to brought out to mask what seems to be a worldwide trend of selling out of banana java chip frappacinos in every store before anyone has even had the chance to drink one. |
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seoulis
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:46 am Post subject: |
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I'd be willing to try it!
Edit: Didn't see it at my local...
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:08 am Post subject: |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: |
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| in_seoul_2003 wrote: |
Well, anything with red beans would have to have alot of calories just to offset the terrible taste of the redbeans.
Starbucks sucks: their coffees, their foods, their politics. |
I agree with you about their food- the cakes aren't very good. I don't know what you mean by their politics. But how can you argue with their coffee? What kind of coffee do YOU like? |
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:58 am Post subject: |
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tigerbluekitty
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: |
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I agree with you about their food- the cakes aren't very good. I don't know what you mean by their politics. |
The cakes and pastries at Starbucks aren't that great, but certainly much better than the overpriced cakes and pastries that are sold at Korean cafes like Cafe Pascucci. That stuff tastes like cardboard. |
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: |
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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tigerbluekitty
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: |
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Wrong cafe, there's another cafe chain with a similiar name. I forgot what it's called, but the stuff there doesn't taste good. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| tigerbluekitty wrote: |
Wrong cafe, there's another cafe chain with a similiar name. I forgot what it's called, but the stuff there doesn't taste good. |
If you're talking Pascucci, then the Korean chain is the Italian chain. I'm not sure if there is a Korean chain with a similar name. There's Holly's coffee. That's a Korean chain. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| in_seoul_2003 wrote: |
| Starbucks sucks: their coffees, their foods, their politics. |
Then I'm in no danger of having you take my favorite table. I like the coffee, I don't like their food, I don't care about their politics, I like their locations, I like their interior, I like their bathrooms, I like their ice water. |
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