Tokyo Nugget #2: Nama grapefruit sour

14 Dec

Today’s tidbit on Tokyo is one of my pet faves, freshly squeezed (nama) grapefruit juice sour (shouchu).

It’s more refreshing than a gin and tonic, and I always think it balances out the bad (alcohol) with the good (tons of vitamin C – yay!). I prefer grapefruit over lemon, or kiwi even, because Japanese grapefruit is not sour at all, especially the pink variety.

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After wrestling a huge grapefruit halve on a metal juice press, you feel like a big gulp of the stuff is such a delightful reward.

Available at most good izakayas…

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2 Responses to “Tokyo Nugget #2: Nama grapefruit sour”

  1. Tom December 18, 2008 at 4:40 am #

    I used to order these all the time when I first got to Tokyo. They’re a nice change of pace from beer.

  2. yuming December 18, 2008 at 6:58 am #

    Yeah, and minimal hangovers, too :)

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