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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Egyptian Apple Juice

I've always hated apple juice. My sip-pee cup could have pretty much any other type, just not apple. It's a been a long running joke in my family not to give Devin any apple juice. I was the only 3 year old on the block not addicted to the stuff. And I don't know why I don't like it. I like apples, I like apple cider. It's a conundrum to be sure.

Since moving to Egypt I have discovered that I like their apple juice. I found out by mistake... I accidently picked up an apple juice box instead of a mango, and discovered that it's good!


Every since that day, apple juice has become a part of my weekly breakfast/lunch ritual. And I'm pretty sure it's an Egypt specific thing. The apple juice here tastes like a tangy slightly sweet apple.  It's not too thick, or too sweet and syrupy.  It's yummy.

So don't start stocking up on apple juice if I come to visit, because I'm pretty sure I only like it here in Egypt, but isn't that strange?  It's kind of fun to know that our tastes can still change as we get older. Maybe in a few years I'll start liking melons, or cottage cheese. Ewwww, ok hopefully not the cottage cheese.

3 comments:

  1. When I visited Egypt back in 1992 the market was full of fruit juice stands, basically guys standing behind mountains of fruit with a blender. You could get orange, banana, strawberry, sugar cane, and several other juices blended up right before your eyes. Are those guys still around?

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    1. Yes! There are lots of fresh fruit options! My favorite is when the pomegranates are in season. :)

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  2. In 2011, fruit/vegetable juice in Egypt was strongly impacted by the plasticiser incident. Because the additive cloudy agent in juice products was contaminated by plasticiser the sales of juice dropped significantly.

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