Coconut Mango Milk from Korean 7-Eleven

So I just discovered this at 7-11 yesterday, and being the curious soul that I am, I had to try it for myself. I actually consider myself quite the adventurous type when it comes to trying new things at convenience stores, because Koreans sometimes come up with really funky and crazy things. I regret that I hadn't blogged about all the new things I've tried, because I probably won't buy most of them ever again.

Anyway, so this "coconut mango" beverage caught my eye, along with its partner, "coconut banana." Korea's coconut game is not very strong, to be honest. I think the flavor is just not very popular among the people here. Most things coconut related are imported, like coconut biscuits and chips and whatever. Recently I started to see coconut milk (which actually contains like 0.1 percent coconut) and coconut water, and now this. Unlike the fake coconut milk I tried previously, this one contained 18% coconut milk, which is a big step up from barely any at all. Yesterday I decided to first try out the "coconut banana," for no particular reason, since I was intending on trying the other on the following day.

It was horrible. I like banana milk, and I like coconut milk, but combined I don't think they match very well. And on top of that, the banana flavoring was just so artificial and strong, and made me feel a bit queasy. I took a few sips and drained the rest down the toilet. And although I had such a bad experience, I was brave enough to try the mango version, because I thought maybe it won't be as bad if the coconut goes with another tropical fruit.

This one wasn't as bad, but it wasn't that fantastic either. Maybe I'm not used to coconut milk in general? The mango here tasted very fake as well, but it was more tolerable than the banana, and I gulped down the whole bottle without really enjoying it.

My verdict? Don't try it. It's not worth the money or time.

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