Of course, I’ve always been interested in the fake food models you see in japan, but going back to this idea, I realised there’s something Extra artificial about the green melon soda you see so much. It’s a signature artificial drink, you see it in most cafes (I think). They also have keychains and whatnot of this specific drink a lot as well. the bizarre colour... the green.. not at all a natural green.. more like a slime alien green... but it tastes nice, it’s fizzy, it’s just soda.. with a perfect scoop of vanilla ice cream to float on top, the subtle sweetness balances the harshness of the fizz perfectly. It’s suddenly occurring to me now because I ordered said drink, took some photos of it. I also saw it recreated recently, on one of those ‘aesthetically pleasing/asmr’ drink making profiles on Instagram.
it intrigued me. seeing it being made step by step. as I drank that drink in tokyo, and the creaminess of the vanilla melted into the acid green, it, to me, symbolised a mixing of contrasting elements that shouldn’t be bound. Gravity was an important element too, the way the ice cream floats.. with the ice.. what percentage of each element are you really taking in? it’s unfair for the ice cream if you are just drinking the soda from the bottom. it’s unfair for the soda if you’re, god forbid, using the spoon to eat the ice cream .. (just order ice cream!) it’s unfair for the ice to be melting in the acidity of the soda and the enveloping vanilla on top... so no one wins. you, maybe, as you’re inhaling this mixture. it didn’t even taste that nice. the drink just looked too artificially intriguing for you to pass it up.
perhaps I will use the green melon soda as a kitschy symbol or imagery somewhere.. it intrigued me a lot.. more so than blue drinks, for some reason.. the fact that it is supposed to mimic a melon flavour.. we all know flavours always taste of it’s own.. but sometimes you crave the imitation of it rather than the real thing.. it’s just like eco said in travels in hyperreality.. the quote about craving Disneyland..
it intrigued me. seeing it being made step by step. as I drank that drink in tokyo, and the creaminess of the vanilla melted into the acid green, it, to me, symbolised a mixing of contrasting elements that shouldn’t be bound. Gravity was an important element too, the way the ice cream floats.. with the ice.. what percentage of each element are you really taking in? it’s unfair for the ice cream if you are just drinking the soda from the bottom. it’s unfair for the soda if you’re, god forbid, using the spoon to eat the ice cream .. (just order ice cream!) it’s unfair for the ice to be melting in the acidity of the soda and the enveloping vanilla on top... so no one wins. you, maybe, as you’re inhaling this mixture. it didn’t even taste that nice. the drink just looked too artificially intriguing for you to pass it up.
perhaps I will use the green melon soda as a kitschy symbol or imagery somewhere.. it intrigued me a lot.. more so than blue drinks, for some reason.. the fact that it is supposed to mimic a melon flavour.. we all know flavours always taste of it’s own.. but sometimes you crave the imitation of it rather than the real thing.. it’s just like eco said in travels in hyperreality.. the quote about craving Disneyland..
