Cycle 12 – Cycle 311

12 (Fri) November 2021

Peach Mango Extreme

2.5

from Smoothie King

(Starfield City Wirye)

-Geoyeo, Hanam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea-

solo

Smoothie King is an American beverage chain.  Specializes in fruit smoothies made to order.  Founded 1973 in the USA.  In 2012, the company was purchased by a South Korean national, who had been a Smoothie King franchisee.  In 2015, it was acquired by Sinsegae Food.  The company has over 700 locations, mostly in the USA, a couple hundred in Korea.

I would’ve wagered the souls of my unborn grandchildren that I had seen/experienced Smoothie King in the Philippines, which is why seeing the branch in Starfield Wirye had elicited a ping of nostalgia.  But no.

While I generally dislike fruit, I might eat the following under the right circumstances: firm white peaches, sliced; Bartlett pears, skin-on; seedless watermelon, chilled, cubed; ripe mangoes in the Philippines.

I might drink a fruit smoothie once a year, usually peach-based, sometimes blueberry.

Peach Mango Extreme was extremely sweet.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)