Soda Chanh is a Vietnamese lime drink that is made with sugar, soda water and limes obviously. I'm told it's quite popular and that you can get it at many Vietnamese restaurants. Since I always get carry out I've never had it, so I can't say if it's like the handmade stuff. Lychees are fragrant fruit with a slightly acidic sweet taste that reminds some people of grapes and perfume. If you don't know what a strawberry is, I can't help you, but hey, welcome to Earth, spaceman! So what happens when you combine all these distinct flavors? You create a drink I find utterly repulsive. I find it too cloying sweet with a fairly acidic aftertaste that makes me want to scrape my tongue against a tree. I generally like all the ingredients (it's all natural by the way) indivually, but instead of working together like the Super Friends they form a lame Legion of Doom. After doing my research I am however curious to try restaurant made Soda Chanh or even Soda Chanh Muoi which is made from limes pickled in salt (I expect it'll be gross, but I'm still curious), so if you have a Vietnamese restaurant in Northern Virginia that you like and that has either, please let me know in the comments.
Found at World Market
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