As everyone knows, Korea is a drinking nation. In other words, people drink more than they eat, but do not misunderstand me. They do not just drink Soju and Makgeolli.When I went to the supermarket the first time and I wanted to drink an non-alcoholic beverage, it took me a long time to decide. Why? Simply because of the huge variety of non-alcoholic beverages they offer here. And there was another issue: the language. Most non-alcoholic beverages are from "Lotte"or from the "Nestlé".
There are even beverage automats on the streets and at the stations. They only sell non-alcoholic beverages.
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| Beverage automat. |
I need to admit that I have not try all non-alcoholic beverages, since they are very sugary. But I wanted to introduce you to a few one.
You can always grab a coffee or a coffee-like drink (e.g. cappuccino).Those beverages end with "커피". They are quite cheap in convenient stores (1200-2000 won). They taste good, but they are bad for a diet.
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| Dani, Daniel and Jenjen enjoying cold latte, cappuccino and caramel latte. |
Then there are milk drink you can find in cans or in small typical paper packages. The one in the can has even some parts of a cookie in it.
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| Chocolate milk in a can. |
Daniel tried the fruity beverages.However, Coconut does not taste like coconut. It tasted like the gummi bears from "Haribo". I liked the grape drink because that one did not taste so artificial.
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| Daniel and the coconut drink. |
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| Daniel and the peach drink. |
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| Daniel and the grape drink. |
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| Daniel and an energy drink. |
Since people love drinking alcoholic drinks here and never think about the consequences (e.g. hangover). I advice you to buy certain non-alcoholic drink at home. They are quite useful and handy. When your body is weak or you don't feel well, you need to drink the following.
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| Two vitamin-drinks and a pine bud drink, 1. |
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| Two vitamin-drinks and a pine bud drink, 2 (other view). |
Koreans usually drink this following bottle from "HealthCare" after a hangover.
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| Hangover drink. |
The left bottle is from a famous brand, but the bottle in the middle taste similar. I get the bottle in the middle from the convenient store in the cafeteria or in the student center for 800 won. The right bottle is the pine bud drink. It has a unique taste. Daniel and I like to drink it occasionally.
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| In my room with a pine bud drink. |
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| Daniel and a pine bud drink. |
In the convenient stores there are a few types of teas in the fridge. It is always great to be tolerate towards new things, but when it is about tea I prefer those, which I know are tasty. As you can see on the picture below, I chose cold green tea. The others drank some wheat tea, which many Koreans bought. However, none of us is used to this wheat taste.
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| Different kind of tea. |
