Bacchus-D is a Korean Energy Drink, I see on wikipedia that you can use its sister drink Bacchus-F to make a drink called a “Bacchus Bomb”. Oh those crazy young people and their wacky concoctions!
When I saw Bacchus-D during a recent trip to my local Asian store, I did a double take because I distinctly remember my mother giving this to me as a child.
See on the corner, the light blue part? That says 2000mg of taurine. I am not sure what that is, but I’m almost positive that you shouldn’t give 2000mg of it to children.
See, most assuredly not for children. So, I called my mother to investigate.
“Hey Mom, Do you know that drink Bacchus-D?”
“What?”
“Bacchus-D”
“No, I never heard…”
“Bacchus-D! B-A-C-C”
“Oh, Bacchus-D! Yes, that’s what a lot of Korean people drink.”
“Yeah, yeah, did you used to give that to me when I was a little kid?”
“Oh, sure, of course, when you were a little kid, you’d eat anything. You were the human garbage disposal. Everything we give to you, you eat it.”
“Mom! You can’t give energy drinks to kids! I can’t believe you used to give me that!”
“Hey, listen, you’re still alive aren’t you?”
I couldn’t argue with that. My mom wanted to know why I wanted to know. I couldn’t tell her about this blog, so as far as she knows I have a part time job writing about Korean food for the local Pennysaver.
So, in case you were wondering, Bacchus-D tastes as good as I remember, like a very sweet version of Flintstones vitamins mixed with St. Joseph’s baby aspirin and grape juice. I know that doesn’t sound like it tastes very good, but it does. It didn’t give me too much energy, but I drink about a pot or two of coffee a day, so I figure I’m immune to a little taurine and guarana and whatever the heck else is in there.
Prepared cuttlefish shreds are another food from my childhood. That is a cuttlefish, not a penis with tentacles, btw.
Hehehe, that says LungFung.
As you can see, cuttlefish is a very low calorie, low fat food. I suspect the label is wrong, but I don’t want to think about it too closely.
You know, it’s a cliche but pretty much anything I’ve ever had that came packed with a bag of desiccant has been pretty darn tasty.
The cuttlefish has a chewy, sweet flavor, slightly salty and only very vaguely fishy. You probably wouldn’t like it, since it smells kind of funky and has an odd texture, kind of like beef jerky but just enough not like beef jerky to make you feel a bit suspicious. That’s fine, I’d hate to think what would happen to the world’s cuttlefish population if Americans started eating it like potato chips.
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Mmmm, dried cuttlefish. My father in law has a really long story about cuttlefish. You should come visit us when he’s visiting, he’ll only tell you it about 5 times.
Some thoughts
~You were a human garbage disposal as a kid ? ummm, not just as a kid, methinks.
~Bacchus-D sounds like great name for a Rap group.
~I can assure you that I would need to be literally starving to eat that cuttlefish.
~I had nightmares about a penis with tentacles. Thanks, thanks a lot.
Your dedication to trying these foods is, well, either inspiring or disturbing. Maybe both.
Dong-a-Pharm Co. are the proud producers of Bacchus-D; are you sure Viagra isn’t one of the ingredients? And taurine schmaurine! Do you want to give the little blue pill to children?
I must now spoon out the part of my brain from whence that question came.
you do realize dried cuttlefish is dried squid? I am half Asian so I grew up eating it as a kid and still do today. My kids even eat it who are adults now. Instead of giving them candy as kids, you give them that. Just like in Iceland they give their kids dried fish instead of candy. More healthy.
Cool! This was a really fun article to read, especially the part when you had that conversation with your mom. Lolz xD And about the taurine, I’ve read some about it. People say it’s suppose to help your heart, but from what I read, truly it doesn’t, maybe a little amount works though ^_^ and yum! Dried squid are pretty good, and you’re eating the same brand as I am ^^ they sell it here at my local Oriental Market, where when I go into the snack section, it’s always there, full and never sold out. But eating it so much makes me wonder if it’s really nutritious for you… probably not xD
Hi Hoa! Wait until I have the conversation with my mom about the next product I bought. Heh. (Hows that for a plug for a future post?)
Do you like those tiny dried anchovies, too? We used to eat them like popcorn when I was a kid!
Hi Askagal is it not the actual cuttlefish then, just squid? I feel robbed!
Hey to you too Tracy! Well, to answer your question, since I’m part of a very traditional Asian/Vietnamese family, my family eat all sort of things. I don’t mind if people think it’s disgusting, but I’m very proud of my culture actually ^^ and yes, me and my family loves dried anchovies! =D We eat it with rice and I just really love how chewy and crunchy it is at the same time. Sometimes, we even snack on it like bags of chip or popcorn as you mention xD Yup, and just eating it alone is as tasty as eating it with rice. It’s also one of the few fishes I can eat whole xD
I just found your website and wanted to tell you that I love your writing. Your take on things has me in stitches!! Thanks for the entertainment!! I have to go get some Bacchus to try, since I grew up on Flintstone vitamins, and would regularly sneak St. Joseph aspirin to eat like candy. As for the cuttlefish and anchovies…YUM…I have both in my freezer. Have you ever tried Pocari Sweat? It’s tasty, but odd to drink something with the word ’sweat’ in it.
no no, the cuttlefish is not a squid. it is related to the squid, but it is not a squid.
Oh, Tracy… you are an inspiration. ^-^
I’d like to send you some of the snacks that my in-laws brought back from the Philippines. I’m sure you can find most of them at your Asian Market, I just want to create the illusion that I’ve actually eaten some of them! The tamarind candies are okay, but I couldn’t make myself even one of the tiny dried spicy fish. Damn American-raised taste buds.
Aaaand, I replied to the wrong post. Brilliant. Eh, no big deal.