{taste tested}: calpico

Since living on the West Coast, I've been exposed to more fun Japanese staples then I previously knew about. Calpico {known in Japan as Calpis} is a tasty and refreshing yogurt-based beverage that I now totally adore. The milky white water tastes like a very watered-down tart yogurt. While it may not sound or look too enticing, it's super refreshing and good for you with its lactobacillic components. The thirst-quencher comes in concentrate, original, or soda form. I recently had a calpico cocktail {the soda version mixed with saki}, and it was good! You can find Calpico at your local Japanese or Asian grocery store or at the online sites below.

{Photos by Taku Satoh Design Office. Purchase Calpico online stateside here and here.}

Comments

[Daniela Renee]

I adore Calpico! everything that has to do with yogurth I'M IN...can't wait to try your fro-yo recipe :)

love your blogs too!
greetings from mexico

[Val]

I used to drink this when I was little. My mom would buy it and I loved the packaging too.. I used to save all the polka dot paper!

[agata]

I wish I can taste this betiful Calpis in my country, in Poland ;)

[Emily]

When I was in Tokyo last spring my travel buddy and I played a game where we would choose mysterious beverages from the plethora of vending machines around and then photograph each other with either a thumbs up or down. Calpis was totally my favorite!

but I must say, I don't remember the packaging being this lovely! Love those polkas!

[Irina]

Ah, LOVE Calpis! That's the only thing we drank from the street vending machines in Japan, so good hot or cold! And Royal Milk Tea too - yum!