Yesterday, I was eating brunch with my colleagues Ete (Esther) and Mayor (he’s not a public official) in the company’s cafeteria when Mayor surprised us with his experiment.
“Do you want to drink more Yakult?” Mayor asked with the confidence of a magician in his show.
“Of course,” Ete and I chorused.
“Then what you need are only two things: Yakult and Smart C+ Lemon,” he replied.
Yakult is a popular Japanese probiotic drink made by fermented skimmed milk with live Lactobacillus Shirota strain. Benefits of Yakult consumption like maintenance of gut flora, modulation of the immune system, regulation of bowel habits and constipation, and finally effects on some gastrointestinal infections are proven by various scientific studies. Aside from these advantages, the taste of this milk-like drink is so unique that a lot of people from Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore, Hong kong, Philippines, South Korea, Australia, Europe, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Americas, Mexico, and Thailand want to drink this almost every day.
Smart C+ Lemon, on one hand, is one of the flavors of Smart C+ drink. Smart C+ is a Philippine ready-to-drink healthy product which has the highest content of Vitamin C in the market. It comes in three flavors: Lemon Squeeze, Orange Crush, and Pomelo Grapefruit.
Mayor’s selling point is that the mixture will have the same Yakult taste and this got our attention. Ete and I were curious. Smart C+ and Yakult? Really?
Mayor bought a 500 mL of Smart C+ and 2 bottles of 80 mL Yakult. He mixed the combined 160 mL of Yakult to half a liter of the lemon juice. Ete and I were like holding our breath when Mayor was performing his magician’s trick. Soon, it was finished. And like any cooking show, it must end with a taste test. Ete went first. Her face transformed from doubt to surprised to amazed. She then exclaimed, “It is Yakult!”
I didn’t need any invitation after that. I tried the mixture myself. The verdict? It tastes exactly like Yakult!
We were like kids who found a chest full of gold. We animatedly talk throughout brunch while sipping our Yakult.
We do not know the reason behind the result of the experiment though I suggested that perhaps the sour element of Yakult complemented the vitamin C taste of Smart C+. Well, that’s just my hunch.
How about you guys? Do you drink Yakult? Do you like it? Don’t you get frustrated by its small packaging? Have you also tried mixing it with another drink?
oohh. I didn’t know that. I would like to try it! I am a fan of Yakult and I do like it to be bigger.
Haha. Go ahead and try. Do come back here and let me know what you think.
Now drinking… <3
Masarap siya ha. Now, hindi n kami (my siblings & I) mag-uunahan s pagkuha ng Yakult s fridge.
Yehey! Thanks for trying it. I am glad you enjoyed drinking the “recipe” haha.
Cheers to your kapatid. Feel free to share it to your friends.
My cousin introduced me that magic. Galing di ba?
Thank you for sharing this with us, your honor. Good luck in the upcoming elections! hahahaha
I simply HATE the taste of Yakult. Just the slightest sniff makes me want to heave. It is banished from our house – whatever the good effects might be. Isn’t it interesting how everyone is different.
Oh dear. True. I guess the saying “We have different tastes” can be applied literally here.
I have never tried Yakult though it’s famous in India. To say the truth, i have only seen in TV ads performed by a famous Bollywood actress. I should try it one day!
You are missing something in life, Naz. Hehe. One small bottle won’t hurt. Just try it. If you don’t like it, then you may not drink it again forever.
It’s not that I am reluctant to giving it a try!. It’s not available here in UAE plus in India, though I see the ads, I live in a village where this product is not seen at the local supermarkets… But if I ever see it, I will definitely get it
Oh my. Come here in Philippines, Naz, and I’ll give you a few packs of Yakult to bring home. Hehe
Hehe, I really wanna visit Philippines… Maybe Boracay… then I will stop by your place, get some Yakult and then we can go on a shopping spree together…. what fun that would be!.. Then we can go have coffee together… It’s OK, you can order tea
Boracay! I think it can be a romantic honeymoon part two with your husband, Naz!
I will be glad to wait after you’re trip to Bora. Then we’ll meet in Manila and go shopping. You know me too well. I so love my tea.
gotta try this! thanks for sharing! haha. naka frustrate kasi parang kulang.. ng jojoke nga kami na sana my litro size si yakult. haha! awesome!
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Hehe. 1 liter of Yakult? LOL. Do try this~ Comment back when you have tried this “recipe”
I’ve seen commercial for yakult but haven’t tried it yet. haven’t seen the other option here, but will keep an eye out
Why? Believe me I am not part of the marketing team of Yakult, but you should try it. I like its taste and its been said that it has good benefits for digestion.
I haven’t seen Yakut in my usual grocery store. But I know where a specialty store is. Sounds like a fun experiment for my kids!
Yay! Then head to that specialty store and get the kids drink “more” Yakult. Let me know what you think when you have done this.
To my and She’s surprise, we liked this mix! Who would have thought, right?
P.S. I miss [your] posts like this, Nic.
Yes. I have Googled about it yesterday but found nothing much except for tweets. Mayor must have this “patented”.
I miss writing things, too. I have until March for book reviewing though.
I love yakult, its small package is a plus for me because it doesn’t take up much space in my fridge or backpack.
True. I remember when I was younger that Yakult is one of those things I look forward to every day. Mom did not want me to drink more than a bottle in a day, so I have to follow her. Until now, we still drink Yakult and we have 2-3 packs in fridge always.
I like yakult, but I wish it came in larger containers. If you have a party some time, add soju to that mixture, and you can make yogurt shots.
Me, too. Wait, are you serious? Soju? Have you tried it? Will it taste more like 막걸리? I don’t drink and I think it might upset one’s stomach. Milk and alcohol!
I enjoyed it a lot. We had some at a karaoke place. I don’t know the exact ratios and everything, but the recipes I’ve seen were all along the lines of 1 part yakult or other yogurt drink, 1 part lemon-lime drink, 1 part soju. I, uh, can’t read hangul at all, so I have no idea what you’re asking me about taste, but to me, it didn’t taste that much different from just straight up yogurt drink.
Oh. I honestly don’t drink and when I tried to have a sip of soju, I felt like collapsing. Seriously. I then improved and had managed to finish a shot glass full of it and was seriously dizzy after.
How about the effect? Is it good?
Sorry about that. I was asking about Makkeoli, Korean rice wine. It smells like strong alcohol, but it looks white just like rice water.
I’m like, 190 pounds of Irish, Polish, and others. I few shots doesn’t make me feel anything. Um, it got a few of the girls pretty drunk quickly, though. One of my friends is apparently a bit violent, though. She kept playfully smacking people…
Wow. With the globalized world, I think it is hard to find someone who is a real pureblood of something. Whoa, you got a nice friend there. I haven’t been drunk and I’m afraid what I’ll do if ever I am in that kind of situation. Who knows? I might kill people haha
I have never heard of that drink!
Is it not available in your country? Where do you live again?
I’m in America. Sometimes we get some strange foreign foods/drinks, so they might have it at a specialty store, but I’ve never seen it.
Not even in grocery store? Oh! Too bad. When you visit here, I’ll go give you a pack of Yakult. Hehe
I’ll look next time I’m in a specialty store that might have it. I’m sure it’s here somewhere, just might be tougher to find.
Oh, yeah. Do you have something similar in there? perhaps yogurt milk only?
This sushi place I go to here in Houston used to have it but I think people would stick a bunch in their pockets before leaving so they stopped. I thought it was pretty good and the small size didn’t bother me. PToo bad my dad came back from Pinas yesterday. I would’ve asked him to bring me back some Smart C+
Oh! So do you know a place where to get Yakult aside from that sushi restaurant? I’m sorry. I could have posted this a day earlier so you could ask for a box of Smart C+, too. Hehe
It is small and expensive. The adverts annoyed me, however if i ever come across a vat full, I will have a drink.
Expensive? Really? It is actually cheap here! One bottle costs like 25 cents only. Hmm. I am curious as to how the adverts look like in your country.
When I get rich, I’ll invite all of you who commented here for a Yakult party hahahahha
The ads involve lots of people sipping from tiny bottles trying tp make them look like there is a huge amount in them and that there day is so much more fun and joyous for drinking it. I am amazed that people fall for it.
I have my passport ready and waiting…
That’s what the ad is for. Before there wasny any ad about the product. Yakult vendors walk around the village selling the milk in each house. That’s how it became popular here.
Same here. I’m itching to go somewhere and use my passport. Haha!
well if you ever stop over this side of the planet let me know, I will give you a guided tour of stuff that I will plan ahead of time. Non touristy stuff.
Hmm sounds interesting. What non touristy stuff? Example. Haha.
My brother loves this stuff. He used to down 3 or 4 bottles of it at a buffet that served them. I don’t remember if I ever tried it…for some reason I seem to remember it tasting like Fruit Loops cereal, haha.
Hmm. I don’t remember having Fruit Loops in parallel with Yakult when I first tasted it, but well, we have our own taste buds. Don’t you have Yakult stores in your place?
A whole store for Yakult? Haha, no. That would be awesome. But we do have stores around here that sell it.
Yeah hahahha I so love Yakult!
Sometimes surprise mix gives good kick
True. And I feel like I could drink the improved Yakult like water.
Hope you had a great time i guess
Have a nice day 
Oh, Yakult is wonderful! Only the bottles are so tiny that I have to drink three for a good ‘fix’. Try freezing them.
Aha. So you like Yakult, too? WOnderful! Freezing them? Will it still be okay?
Wish we had it here
You don’t have it there? Aww. Come here and I’ll give you some
K. Where are you in the world? I just might show up there. I went to Hawaii for POG and Israel for Limonana and Etrogat, so you never know!
Wow. Now I envy you for being so well-traveled. Hehe. I’m from the Philippines.