14. For Ladies Lipovitan Beauty
Beverage: For Ladies Lipovitan Beauty
Ingredients: Taurine, Aloe vera, soi thuoc vat, tinh chat dau nanh, Vitamin C, Biotin, Vitamin B12, B3, B6
Appearance: Neon green urine. Fizzy urine. I'm not certain whether or not it's ladies urine.
Aroma: Not unpleasant and not of urine. It smells a bit like cherryade crossed with large, orange flavoured medicinal tablets that fizz in water and are prescribed for any ailment from headaches to rickets.
Taste: That's not bad actually. Nothing mega-special going on, but it's sweet and it's orangey and it's vitamin C-ee. Very slight fizz. I can imagine a group of girls on the beach enjoying a round of these while stretched out in the sun. Jilly Copper in one hand and a Lipovitan Beauty in the other. On the rocks. That's style.
If this drink were an insect it would be... a stick insect. Not easy to find .
Our survey said... And what would the lady like?
Cost: 6,200VD (I think)

That's just gross.
Speaking of canned drinks, I saw the Bia Den in Citimart a couple nights back. Not bad stuff, at least for canned beer around these parts. Finally Vietnam gets a dark beer though I do seem to remember one back in Hanoi a couple years ago that was later discontinued... at least at the R&R anyways.
Also, I tried Big Man beer on Tran Quang Khai. Terrible atmosphre, delicious beer (at least the dark). Will go back again for the beer.
Posted by: Mr. NoStarWhere | December 07, 2005 at 04:07 AM
It wasn't great NoStar...
Have respotted Bia Den in Citimart upstairs at the tax centre. Not bad at all. Can't remember ever seeing another canned bia den.
Ooh right... another tipster for Big Man Beer - fabulously gay name - That makes two errr... tips. Will have to swing by one of these days.
Posted by: pieman | December 07, 2005 at 05:41 AM
"Aroma: Not unpleasant and not of urine."
Thank god! Nothing worse than drinking piss. Trust me, I know.
Posted by: FatMan Seoul | December 07, 2005 at 09:19 AM
gor god's sake, Pieman, it says "Ladies"and "Beauty".
Why'd you drink it?
I knew a woman who drank her own urine. Pretty nasty. It was quite popular 15 years ago
Posted by: Ha | December 07, 2005 at 09:29 AM
Yes. I hear drinking your own is supposed to be good for you. Can't say I've never been tempted - unlike FatMan Seoul. I interested to know why it would be good for you though.
Posted by: pieman | December 07, 2005 at 09:40 AM
Actually, I may be unique among your readers in having tasted both this and a stick insect. Trust me; the Lipovitan was better.
Posted by: Squeezeweasel | December 07, 2005 at 10:56 PM
How do you cook a stick insect?
Posted by: pieman | December 08, 2005 at 04:43 AM
Aloe vera - Good for skin & complex
Biotin - Good for healthy hair
Taurine - Good for boosting your energy level
we don't have Aloe vera & Biotin in our regular red bull (presuming male version?). Probably add these makes it more lady-like? :)
Posted by: slurp! | December 08, 2005 at 10:16 AM
Tell you what, guys, I'll be there in a couple of weeks. I'll try to find For Ladies Lipovitan (preferably on the rocks). Maybe we can make it a Lipovitan tasting party. I'll be back mid-Jan.
Posted by: newshen | December 15, 2005 at 03:17 AM