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Monday, August 2, 2010

Coffee Flavored Sparking Water At Nazar Market

Coffee-flavored soda is one of those ideas that would sound forced if I heard it from Coca-Cola but seemed rakishly exotic in a Turkish grocery store.

Sarikiz actually makes coffee-flavored mineral water -- along with a green bottle of the mineral water on its own.  It's a real coffee flavor in a small bottle.  Not the milkshake that Starbucks sells as a bottled frappachino.  It's a carbonated soft drink with the refreshing pull -- especially if you're just looking for something different like buying the Turkish sour cherry nectar and mixing it with sparkling water.

Nazar Market in Coumbia sells all of these items along with a variety of other Turkish, Middle Eastern and Persian foods.  Consider checking out their refrigerator to accompany a sandwich from Bon Fresco Sandwich Bakery, which sells spectacular sandwiches and breads right across the parking lot.

If nothing else, consider the bottles if you want a coversation starter for guests.  Nazar Market sells small cases along with the single bottles in the fridge.  The bottles -- with their small size, real bottle caps and Turkish provenance -- would add a little flair to a buffet or a dinner party, but still provide flavors that should please almost anyone.  I had meant to buy a case of the mineral water for Mrs. HowChow's office party, but I just realized that fell through the cracks when we hosted the party last month.
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3 comments:

  1. kamAugust 2, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    If you're drinking a frappuchino to try and get real coffee flavor, you're doing it wrong. ;)

    How's Nazar's selection of grains and such? We do a lentil and potato curry fairly often, but the standard inexpensive grocery store lentils can leave something to be desired. We'd like to try a few more varieties.

    ~kam

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  2. HowChowAugust 3, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    I can picture bags of grains, but I haven't bought any there. I think they definitely had wheats like bulgar, but I can't remember more details.

    Close for lentils -- Desi Market or Food Cravings on Red Branch Road. http://howchow.blogspot.com/2009/05/food-cravings-in-columbia.html

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  3. pizzabloggerAugust 3, 2010 at 2:16 PM

    Manhattan Special Espresso Coffee Soda. Since 1895 and a go to item at some of NYC's old school pizzerias.

    Stocked at DePesquale's in Baltimore City. Any Italian markets in HoCo stock this?

    Not an everyday thing and I did not like my first sips, but now I crave this about 3-4 times a year.

    http://www.manhattanspecial.com/products_pure_espresso.html

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