A mystery solved: What does Foreign Girl taste like?
What does Foreign Girl taste like?
Strawberries.
So concluded a group that last night tried a bottle of this liquid concocted by Chang Bai Shan Wine, located in Jilin province in northeastern China. I bought it in Beijing at Carrefour.
Actually, no strawberries here, but a friend who guessed “strawberries and herbs” gets points as this light (8 percent alcohol) somewhat sweet wine includes a few ingredients commonly found in Chinese medicine, including wolfberry.
I realize my photo is terrible (again) so here is the English written below “Foreign Girl” on the label (I reproduce it here with typos):
The wine is clear and transparent with bright color and lustre, mellow and tastelasting with charming fruity taste. Thanks to the nut ritions such as amino acid,vitamin C,vitamin B1, vitaminB2, schisandra element, schisandra alcohol, volate oil and multiple microelements, the wine moistens the lung,enriches the.
In other words, if you need your lungs moistened – and who doesn’t in this dry Beijing air – then this wine is for you. By the way, as much as I joke, we polished off the bottle.
Mmmm, berries...
(This entry is cross-posted here on sibling blog Grape Wall of China.)
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That’s hilarious. Might have to pick up a bottle. Almost forget what Foreign Girl tastes like. Wife’s not usually into such things, will see if she’s willing to experiment a bit.
@ Ryan,
Either that or some strawberry Kool-Aid.
By the way, it took all my willpower not go for the easy “Girl on Girl” caption for the second photo. Only my high esteem for the imbiber in question prevented it, though I do have an edit button. Hmmm…
Cheers, Boyce
Stawberries and herbs? I think you should take advantage of those fruity, herbal qualities and try making the stuff into seasonally-appropriate Glühwein!
@ Meg,
And call it Foreign… Liebling?
Cheers, Boyce
be careful, Foreign Girl can cause serious indegestion ;)
@ Elyse,
You know, I was going to write that I expected Foreign Girl wine to taste bitter, given that I just finished listening to my female friend from the US tell me that there are no good men in Beijing. But then I thought – gee, I probably don’t want to go there.
So: Strawberries.
Cheers, Boyce
I raise my glass to toast multiple microelements!
Maoxian,
And I to Vitamin B1.
Cheers, Boyce