Lemonade Machine show
Test the flavor of the drink but get distracted by the performance. Five years ago, Japan’s vending machine scene created “Feed Me Orange”, a fresh juice machine that squeezes oranges on the spot. Now, though, there’s a new contender on the market, and this time it’s serving up freshly squeezed lemon juice. Called Peel-and-all Lemon Effect, Haruka, our reporter stumbled upon the vending machine in Osaka’s busy Ebisu Bashi-suji shopping street. She was surprised to see it, because lemons tend to exist on the more piquant end of the citrus spectrum, making her wonder if a machine like this might serve drinks that are too sour for anyone’s liking. Taking a closer look, she found that customers can choose from a variety of juice options, all made with lemons from a particular region selected for having the tastiest fruit at that particular time of year.
She read that the sugar used for sweetening the drinks is made from 100-percent natural sugar cane, but what really got her attention was the number of lemons loaded inside the machine’s rotating rack. The steady movement of the transparent rack, combined with the bright lighting and white body of the machine, gave off the appearance of some sort of futuristic lab. At $3.35 per cup, the juice is pretty pricey, but Haruka didn’t want to pass up this opportunity to try freshly squeezed lemon juice from a vending machine. So she made her electronic payment and then an unexpected lemon performance began. After pressing the purchase button, the machine moved on to the juice customization screen, where there were three options.
She opted for the standard “Lemon” flavor with “less sweetness” and “less ice”. After payment was completed, the rack began to rotate and one lemon was chosen in dramatic fashion. The fruit was placed on a glowing platform and slowly raised upwards, bathing the machine in a mysterious bluish-white glow. The lemon then dropped into a round opening with a little plop as it was sent off for squeezing. It didn’t take long for a paper cup with a sealed plastic lid to appear in the collection slot, complete with a straw that was perfectly tucked into a U-shaped divot on the lid.
After admiring all the unique details, Haruka now found herself having to try the beverage, and as someone who isn’t particularly good with sour flavors, she was a little nervous about taking her first sip. After taking a deep breath and bracing herself for tartness, Haruka took a sip. To her surprise, it was actually delicious! If she had to sum up the flavor in one sentence, she’d describe it as “a sweet-and-sour fresh juice that feels like it’s giving you a burst of energy.” The lemon flavor was certainly there, but it didn’t have the same sharp, piercing sourness as a freshly squeezed lemon – if anything, it was surprisingly smooth, with a “juice-like” quality that she thinks might even appeal to small children.
Lemonade laughs
Why did the lemon go out with the prune?
Because she couldn’t find a date.
What does a judge have in his lemonade?
Just ice.
A woman agreed to go out with me because I gave her a bottle of lemonade.
That’s right, I Schwepped her off her feet.
I’ve always wondered why lemonade is made from artificial flavors….
While furniture polish is made from real lemons?
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