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weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

What do you think about all the tonic drinks they sell? You know the ones with ginseng, or deer antlers, mushrooms, and loaded with vitamins. Some even have nicotine in them, great for the non-smoker. Rolling Eyes

Or the hangover drinks that cost way too much won? I would have to say, I like them, especial when a student brings me a box of them as a gift. Bacchus is probably the biggest seller, but I personally like the ginseng drinks. How about you?

Pilcrshr · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul, Korea

mokpochica · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

And they both taste like Children's tylenol to me.

I like some of the medicine drinks, but some of them taste nasty.

And what do those 'Fiber mini' (Hway-i-bah mini) drinks qualify as? They are tastier than I had supposed.

kimcheeking · Guest

Bacchus... health tonic yeah right!

20mg of nicotine and a load of caffeine. THat's healthy.

Pilcrshr · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul, Korea

I don't think they tout it as a health drink, but rather as an energy drink.

I think nicotine and caffeine will give you a little boost, but its pretty tough on the body.

NQP · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

I used to drink BaccusF all the time. Then one of my co-workers told me that it causes some horrible disease like Parkinsons. She gave no explination or evidence but it was enough to scare me off the stuff. If the locals mock it the way they do, I don't trust it!

hojusaram · Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Location: Kangwon do South korea

Well here's one for ya, I am told that Condition F is the best to have as it kurbs ones posioning from alcohol - tried it meself I think it works...always taken before drinking makes it much harder to get drunk...I am a vitim of it myself Laughing

mack the knife · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: standing right behind you...

both nicotine and caffeine constrict blood vessels, which is why your hangover/headache seems to magically lessen or even disappear after consuming beverages such as Bacchus. a hot shower, coffee, and an aspirin or two always works for me. nicotine? no thanks....not that caffeine is great for your system, either Wink

koreans make a soup that is particularly helpful because of the high vitamin B content. it's called "kong-na-mul guk"

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

That kong-na mul-guk is very tasty indeed. I find that gom-tung is pretty good for a hangover too. Of course Hae-jung-guk comes in many forms, kong-na mul hae-jung guk being what everybody eats after too much soju. I also like bong-ah tung/guk, you know the stuff with the dried fish and chinese radish. Very good for a hangover when the tummy isn't feeling so wonderful.

mack the knife · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: standing right behind you...

and you might try gamja tang, if you're adventurous and not vegetarian!! a lot of hung-over korean gents swear by it.... Wink

Guy Incognito · Guest

I did grow to like that pine-bud drink when I was there. It made my breath smell like car-freshener.

gajackson1 · Last edited by gajackson1 on Mon Jan 27, 2003 3:41 pm; edited 1 time in total

I thought this was just a 'Thai thing,' but had to re-edumicate some friends back in Texas.

Seems the rage there now - even sold in the bars!!! - is the Thai habit of mixing elixirs (eg - Red Bull) with hard liquors & ice in a mixed drink. I admit to a fondness for the same - many a day lazed away with a ready supply of Thai 'whiskey,' Red Bull, soda, & ice on the beaches of Koh Samet, duly tended by a cabana gal . . .

The reason for the blend: the elixir helps shoot the alcohol straight into your system (think like mixing liquor w/ Powerade, Gatorade, etc.). Fast buzz!

And the aspirin, B compounds, caffeine, nicotine, etc. keep you 'up' and drinking past when your body should be telling you to stop.

As a direct result, binge drinkers die of alcohol poisoning every year in Asia - when it is time for the big crash, it really IS a 'BIG CRASH.'

Fair warning to the attentive . . .

G.

Mee-Cheen · Joined: 19 Jan 2003

The only health drink I see most Koreans drinking is Soju.

Howard Roark · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

i love the fibre-mini. also, i like the aloe vera drink with the aloe plant floating in it. it looked gross but i tried it and it was really good.

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

They have this new Honey and ginseng drink out by a company called Woongjin, it is good and comes in a nice drinkable 280ml bottle. Been downing at least one of these pups a day for about a month. Can't say that I have noticed any change in myself, but it sure is a refreshing drink. (No I am not being paid my these dudes.)