I think about food. A lot. What I’m eating for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and in-between. What I should buy at the grocery store. What I’ll be cooking since I’m not fortunate enough to have a personal chef—the one person I’ll definitely be hiring if I ever win the lottery. Where I’ll be dining for the week. Food is a constant thought in my daily life. And vacations are no exception.

My recent trip to Portland, then, centered around two things: food and shopping (hello, sales tax-free shopping!). This post is obviously a departure from what I usually post about on this site—Asian food—but I think that most people visit my blog to see food photos. I’ll be sharing those with you…

Forget fresh bagels, burgers & fries, and big salads, all of which I’m sure are delicious. I went to Kenny & Zuke’s Delicatessen for a sandwich as big as my head.

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Voodoo Doughnut from Asian Aisle on Vimeo.

Any guesses as to which American city I visited during my vacation?

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I was all over this drink as a kid.

And again, I think it was because of the design.

The bottles were small, measuring about 3 inches tall and 1.5 inches wide, with a foil top.

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I would have been all over this drink as a kid…

mostly because of its Capri Sun-like pouch…

and screw-top. I wouldn’t have been attracted to its flavor; I probably would have thought, “Coffee? Gross! That’s what adults drink and adults are lame.”

But now, as part of the 18 and older crowd, the coffee flavor most definitely drew me in…and the pouch design.

So, the flavor. I really liked it. I like my coffee with cream or half-and-half, and this Coffee Shake tasted like coffee with either addition. The flavor was smooth and pleasant, and not sickeningly sweet like some milk shakes can be.

To drink this item, you squeeze from the bottom to the top and suck at the same time. The effort and painfully numb fingers afterwards were worth it.

This would be a handy thing to have in the freezer if you wanted to drink a milk shake but didn’t want to make or go out to buy one.

And the Milk Shake flavor? Equally as delicious.

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