YAKULT SHAKE at Ryu Ramen

I grew up loving the taste of Yakult, a drink made of skimmed milk and a special strain of the lactic acid bacteria L. casei strain Shirota.

Why in the world would anyone want to drink bacteria? 

Don't be so squeamish, at any given time, these microscopic creatures are all around us. In fact, there's like 200-700 of those critters inside your mouth right now, depends on how good your oral hygiene is. The bad ones give us crappy colds and good ones, like the Shirota strain bacteria are often found in food we eat like yoghurt, pickles and dairy products. It produces lactic acid that helps the breakdown of food, improving the proper function of our gastrointestinal system. 

Don't shoot! They're the good guys!
(image courtesy of yakult.com)

The Yakult shake from Ryu, is a refreshing drink and dessert. Frozen Yakult turns into slushy ice and is flavored with a bit of sweet strawberry syrup which blends well with the creamy and citrusy tang of the cultured drink.  Just remember,  don't suck it all in at one go or you'll get brain freeze.

FOUND ONLINE: ROLLERCOASTERS & FOOD= FAST FOOD

Rollercoasters and food. Now that sounds like a barf idea waiting to happen.

But then, if you're the guy who pitched the  Roller Coaster Restaurant to HeineMack GmbH,  a German food company, then it might just be that brilliant food trip people would actually pay and line up for. And make you rich.

Image screen captured from rogos.rest

The latest  branch, Rogo's, is located at the newly opened YAS Mall in Abu Dhabi. The mall website highlights the restaurant as one of its dining destinations and gives you a quick run through of how the restaurant concept works: "you walk in, pick up your tablet, place your order, and watch with increasing anticipation for your food and drinks to come zooming down your very own roller coaster!!!"

Photo courtesy of yasmall.ae

Three exclamation marks. It must be pretty exciting if writing about the restaurant already gives you an adrenaline rush.

The concept, though relatively new to most of us, was introduced in 2007 in Nuremberg, Germany. The Abu Dhabi branch is the seventh of its kind.

Image screen captured from rollercoasterrestaurant.com

Until they have a branch in South East Asia, I can only let my imagination run with the help of this video:

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