Zam Zam soda. I’ve heard there is a cola of the same name, but I’m referring to the milky-white yogurt soda. Now, I am just about the least picky eater you’ll ever meet. If it’s considered food somewhere in the world, I’ll eat it, and probably like it. If you find a restaurant that cooks and serves spiders, I would say, “Oh wow let’s give it a try!”
So that’s part of why I tried it. My roommate and I often go to Wholesome Choice, a middle eastern supermarket with an amazing selection of takeout foods. We normally get the Chinese food, because they have great orange peel chicken, and you get a ton of food for $4.99. Anyway, usually if we eat there we also each select a beverage to go with our meal. I’ve had so-so vitamin water, a pretty good Godiva coffee drink, and today I was going to get an Arizona Iced Tea when I saw in the freezer a bunch of tiny bottles of milky-white liquid. And naturally I wanted to give it a try. And it was only $.99 a bottle (a bit cheaper than the iced tea). So I grabbed the “Mint” flavor.
I guess I expected it to taste like Yogloo or Calpis Water, some of the delicious and sweet “yogurt-flavored” drinks from Asia. Seriously, if you ever find a store that sells either of those, you should try it because it’s delicious.
But Zam Zam is neither delicious nor sweet. I would describe the taste as salty and tangy, and fizzy, and somewhat warm. There is a yogurty creaminess, but it’s the flavor of plain, unflavored yogurt; and of course a mint aftertaste. No, this will not do at all. Not even the thought that I had paid good money for it would persuade me to finish the bottle — I went back and bought a Diet Coke instead. There’s a reason why people stick with the tried and true.
Oh, and I was going to find a link to Wholesome Choice for you guys, but apparently Google says their site installs harmful software. Nice save, Google!
