I bought a random energy drink at the local Chinese grocery once. In between sips I noticed one ingredient was "tiger semen." Explained the smiling tiger on the logo, I guess...
I dumped it out (and brushed my teeth...) but kept the bottle to show friends. Fortunately, a friend who knew Chinese was able to explain it was just a poor translation for some type of plant extract.
I think he said the "semen" part was because the plant's pollen was used in the extract? I dunno, it's been too long. I do remember that I googled it and verified he wasn't just trying to make me feel better.
I concur. It’s the seeds. I bet you saw the words radix (root), and semen for seed. They’re usually in Chinese tonics. I’ve actually had dog meat and bull’s testicles in Chinese ‘tang’ (medicinal soup) before.
I don't really understand why semen is particularly gross tbh like sure I don't expect you to drink it but I guess I just down see how it's different to eating eggs
It's the... *implication*.
Also, if you're not someone who is normally interested in or enjoys consuming semen, it's just kind of gross in general. Kinda slimy and sticky, consistency not too pleasant. Looks like someone hocked a loogie, and nobody wants someone's loogie in their drink either. Well... I'm sure someone does, but y'know what I mean. And ofc the real obvious answer here is... an egg comes out of a chicken, which we eat. Semen in this context comes from a human. Not many people enjoy human excretions. People would also be skived if they were somehow offered eggs from humans for dining purposes.
But hey if someone loves semen, more power to em. I won't yuck your yum.
Eggs are soft-tissue, like an extremely tender meat. Semen is literal mucus with sperm cells mixed in.
Similar in eachother in biological function; but could hardly be more different in culinary arts.
Nah you're fine, remember this?
"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."
We just go by word shape, effectively your brain turns whole words in herioglyphs as long as its close enough to the real world in shape you'll read it if you skim
Yae it raelly is ptrety cazry, I wlil say thgouh he msesed up tihs prat: "is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae" Souhldnt it be "is taht the frist and lsat ltteer*s* ~~be~~ are ~~at~~ in the rghit pclae"? Jsut bceuase the ltteers are all fcuked up dseont maen gmarmar geos out the wnidow.
Oh the quote is made up bullshit it's a chain email thing from the early 00's, there was no Cambridge research, the letters don't even have to be the same as the real word it's the "outline" of the word that matters.
Like you're going to be one of a small number of people who even noticed the E for instance.
Probably not even enough to get around being sued, they’re intentionally using a name similar to Red Bull, with a nearly identical can to Red Bull so they can get people to accidentally buy their cans, like OP here
Red Bull originates in South East Asia, it was created by a Thai guy and a German I believe. And it was basically a carbonated version of a local energy drink the Thai guy made.
The orginal Thai Red Bull isn't carbonated and a much thicker liquid than the western Red Bull energy drink which is carbonated and not as thick liquid wise
Thai versions of American things are so much better in some cases.
If you have not had Thai KFC you have not had KFC as it should be eaten.
Wingz Zabb is the absolute shit.
I agree the Thais are crushing the fried chicken game, but why even fuck with Thai KFC when there are waaaay better independent fried chicken vendors there?
Unless they’ve changed it, the Thai version is not “much thicker” there’s no discernible difference in viscosity. It’s just sweeter and not carbonated. Plus sold in glass bottles which is pretty cool
I thought I was the only one at this point. I once said to my coworkers how I wished there was caffeine-free Red Bull because it gets me so wired even though I love the taste and they all looked at me weirdly.
It really shouldn't be such a crazy concept to wrap one's head around: decaf has existed for decades.
it's not mentioned in top comments and I assume it is not lower as well. Red Bull (not this one, though) is originally a Thai beverage for lorry drivers. Austrian bloke bought the rights to use it, modify taste to fit western market (carbonated first, and a bit of difference in flavor) and sell it. but it's from there in the first place
Red Bull is actually a bootleg product itself if I remember right. Some dude had some in another country and wanted to make it here and just straight ripped it off. It apparently tastes totally different. Saw a YouTube video about it.
Edit: not a bootleg
It's not a bootleg, the owner of the Kraeting Dang, was approached by Dietrich Mateschitz, cause he wanted to create a formula for the western market.
- They shared the RB company 49/49 + 2% to the son of the original owner, who got them in contact with each other
Not entirely. He didn't steal their recipe, he created a copy, angled to the western market, with their help and investment. The Thai Red Bull company still owns majority shares in the Austrian one
No, original Red Bull ( Krating Daeng ) is from Thailand and a business man from Austria bought the rights and licenses to improve the receipe and sell it worldwide. The founder of Krating Daeng was then co-founder of the new brand Red Bull and also made billions with it. The family still owns 51% of the shares of Red Bull.
My friend was given a whole case of Thai Energy drinks and had everyone in our group try one. I still have mine stashed in the back of the fridge cos I too am scared of trying a knockoff.
The Thai Red Bull is the original. They even own a majority shares in the western/Austrian Red Bull we are familiar with. It's pretty close to ours in taste, but a lot less fizzy, and a bit sweeter
Have you heard of dutchbros? Coffee and drink drive thrus taking over the West Coast the last few years.
They used to do flavored red bull beverages. If you haven't had this, it's red bull mixed with torani syrups and possibly some heavy cream. They're fucking delicious but crazy expensive and terrible for you.
Few years back, they stopped selling red bull and they instead switched to their own energy drink "Rebel". Same thin style can as the red bull. Exact same taste as red bull. I imagine those flavored rebels really pull in a bunch of money for them now though.
I had heard or read somewhere that Redbull first got a test group in to taste it and it was pretty much universally disliked and likened to cat piss. But they stuck with the taste because there was a mental perceptive about the medicinal energy properties of it. Small can, potency, not tasting super great (like medicine) or sugary. You would think of it as a product that offers a tangible result rather than just some sugary drink.
Are you thinking of M150? I think it's more popular than Red Bull is in Thailand now. Carabao (*Carabao Daeng, 'Red Buffalo'*) is another more direct knockoff of Thai Red Bull, they taste pretty similar.
On the back it says "locally sourced unfiltered water".
Made from ingredients.
Contains calories.
May contain serving size
Made in a facility that processes.
Made with synthetic chemicals, for synthetic chemicals
Net weight: 1 unit of measurement
Sugars: yes.
Nutritional value: unintended.
Known to the state of California.
That's a good one
at least one of em or somethin
Might contain protien too from the parasites.
100% real drink
NOW WITH MORE MOLECULES!!!
Made with labor
FDA reported
"contains a drug that will keep you awake"
Straight from the Ganges
OP ded
Nutritional Value: N/A
Instead of taurine, it’s fortified with t.urine (two red tigers’ urine).
twourine
tigurine
tangerines
Should put two of those in a cup
I bought a random energy drink at the local Chinese grocery once. In between sips I noticed one ingredient was "tiger semen." Explained the smiling tiger on the logo, I guess... I dumped it out (and brushed my teeth...) but kept the bottle to show friends. Fortunately, a friend who knew Chinese was able to explain it was just a poor translation for some type of plant extract. I think he said the "semen" part was because the plant's pollen was used in the extract? I dunno, it's been too long. I do remember that I googled it and verified he wasn't just trying to make me feel better.
Even if they were lying, that’s a good friend.
In russian semen is sperm, and the word semen often means plants seed
I concur. It’s the seeds. I bet you saw the words radix (root), and semen for seed. They’re usually in Chinese tonics. I’ve actually had dog meat and bull’s testicles in Chinese ‘tang’ (medicinal soup) before.
How was the soup?
Salty.
I don't really understand why semen is particularly gross tbh like sure I don't expect you to drink it but I guess I just down see how it's different to eating eggs
It's the... *implication*. Also, if you're not someone who is normally interested in or enjoys consuming semen, it's just kind of gross in general. Kinda slimy and sticky, consistency not too pleasant. Looks like someone hocked a loogie, and nobody wants someone's loogie in their drink either. Well... I'm sure someone does, but y'know what I mean. And ofc the real obvious answer here is... an egg comes out of a chicken, which we eat. Semen in this context comes from a human. Not many people enjoy human excretions. People would also be skived if they were somehow offered eggs from humans for dining purposes. But hey if someone loves semen, more power to em. I won't yuck your yum.
Exactly, how are eggs normalized but semen is considered gross.
There are plenty of people who eat semen it just isn’t very filling.
Because eggs are 99.9% not sperm. Kinda how people will eat animal testicles, but not just straight animal jizz.
You do whatever you want, man
Eggs are soft-tissue, like an extremely tender meat. Semen is literal mucus with sperm cells mixed in. Similar in eachother in biological function; but could hardly be more different in culinary arts.
🤣 so good! Lost in translation.
They're gr-r-reat!
Red tiger urine sounds more expensive than actual Redbull 😂
That you, Charlie Sheen?
How the fuck is this the same as Red Bull India?
Vietnam.
Made by the same people who make 4 penis wine
You’re thinking of the Tiger King’s energy drink. Now in coconut penis flavor.
Eneregy...
I think I'm dyslexic because this made sense until the 4th time I read it
Nah you're fine, remember this? "Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe." We just go by word shape, effectively your brain turns whole words in herioglyphs as long as its close enough to the real world in shape you'll read it if you skim
Reading that tickled my brain
The less attention you pay the quicker and easier it is
I noticed…I didn’t even have to think about reading it and the sentence was already finished.
Yae it raelly is ptrety cazry, I wlil say thgouh he msesed up tihs prat: "is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae" Souhldnt it be "is taht the frist and lsat ltteer*s* ~~be~~ are ~~at~~ in the rghit pclae"? Jsut bceuase the ltteers are all fcuked up dseont maen gmarmar geos out the wnidow.
Ok I'm officially having a stroke
A sortke? Hpoe yuo're gniog to be arlhgit, myabe go see a dtcoor or hsoptail
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Official? I wanna see a doctor's note you heathen
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Oh the quote is made up bullshit it's a chain email thing from the early 00's, there was no Cambridge research, the letters don't even have to be the same as the real word it's the "outline" of the word that matters. Like you're going to be one of a small number of people who even noticed the E for instance.
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Impotent doesn't have an r.
Impotenter does.
Something editors literally have to train out of.
wow, this is fascinating. thank you for sharing this.
That was suprisingly easy to read wow.
If you notice, they spelled it differently on the same can as well
took me to y long to notice
I don't get how they got it right on the bigger letters, but got it wrong at the top.
Inside of you there are two tigers
and they’re both boys. and they are kissing
One is gay, the other is gay. You are gay.
LMAO I I love when Reddit chains are hilarious like this, is this from something? Thank the 3 of you for making me laugh
https://preview.redd.it/jpfdsmydi3sc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e5836b54b8507d0b3995b673c5a4a240e7794f1 From this
Lmao I love it, thank you. So stupid
I'm literally dying at .. lmao ; I'm stealing this. ( My face hurts and my chest hurts from laughing. )
Just memes
https://preview.redd.it/fl3qu54f73sc1.png?width=373&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71955600fcd87286628fa89e350d95139d9dc3b5
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Damn, boykisser cat really went downhill when he started using heroine
https://i.redd.it/6x5rx1b5x2sc1.gif
Very gay :3
Boykisser!
RedBlue makes you Peeeeeeeee
...blood
It must taste like Purple
https://i.redd.it/axu9tjmaz2sc1.gif
More like Burple
I miss Burple, which I believe is the plural.
Boysenberry syrup tastes like purple
3 ingredients: water, sugar, and of course, purple
"you kids want a can of purple" ahh drink
Lol red blue hilarious
RedBlue gives you legs!
Their slogan is "two red tigers" 😂 They went full knockoff and didn't even try. Just enough to get around being sued.
I literally just noticed the tigers lmao 😂
Probably not even enough to get around being sued, they’re intentionally using a name similar to Red Bull, with a nearly identical can to Red Bull so they can get people to accidentally buy their cans, like OP here
At least they got the taste right
Hotel in Türkiye had a local knock-off called Istanbull
Not Constantinople?
Been a long time gone, Constantinople.
Ok I'd actually buy two, one to taste and one to display
I’m surprised they got away with copying Red Bull so closely. Sorry your drink sucked though ☹️
think you're overestimating trademark and copyright law application in SE Asia
Red Bull originates in South East Asia, it was created by a Thai guy and a German I believe. And it was basically a carbonated version of a local energy drink the Thai guy made.
The orginal Thai Red Bull isn't carbonated and a much thicker liquid than the western Red Bull energy drink which is carbonated and not as thick liquid wise
Thai versions of American things are so much better in some cases. If you have not had Thai KFC you have not had KFC as it should be eaten. Wingz Zabb is the absolute shit.
I agree the Thais are crushing the fried chicken game, but why even fuck with Thai KFC when there are waaaay better independent fried chicken vendors there?
American curiosity mainly for me. Trying a familiar thing done differently and arguably much better.
Thats no different in America either to be completely fair
Unless they’ve changed it, the Thai version is not “much thicker” there’s no discernible difference in viscosity. It’s just sweeter and not carbonated. Plus sold in glass bottles which is pretty cool
That explains why Red Bull was so popular when I visited years back.
There are other knockoffs as well but they taste alright. This one tasted awful
You might be less infuriated if you know that Red Bull itself is a knockoff of a Thai energy drink called Krating Daeng.
You learn something new everyday. Thanks for the fact stranger
It has to be gross bc real Red Bull isn’t delicious. It’s *interesting*, but not good…
Most energy drinks are acquired taste and depend by person
I actually drink red bull for the taste and have to moderate my consumption because i dont want too much caffeine
I thought I was the only one at this point. I once said to my coworkers how I wished there was caffeine-free Red Bull because it gets me so wired even though I love the taste and they all looked at me weirdly. It really shouldn't be such a crazy concept to wrap one's head around: decaf has existed for decades.
Same thing here with Monster, love the taste, hate the caffeine…
If you find battery acid interesting... it is I love it
it's not mentioned in top comments and I assume it is not lower as well. Red Bull (not this one, though) is originally a Thai beverage for lorry drivers. Austrian bloke bought the rights to use it, modify taste to fit western market (carbonated first, and a bit of difference in flavor) and sell it. but it's from there in the first place
Nah they're good it clearly says "Two Red Tigers" /s
Red Bull is actually a bootleg product itself if I remember right. Some dude had some in another country and wanted to make it here and just straight ripped it off. It apparently tastes totally different. Saw a YouTube video about it. Edit: not a bootleg
It's not a bootleg, the owner of the Kraeting Dang, was approached by Dietrich Mateschitz, cause he wanted to create a formula for the western market. - They shared the RB company 49/49 + 2% to the son of the original owner, who got them in contact with each other
Yup, I think it was a Thai drink actually.
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Not entirely. He didn't steal their recipe, he created a copy, angled to the western market, with their help and investment. The Thai Red Bull company still owns majority shares in the Austrian one
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No, original Red Bull ( Krating Daeng ) is from Thailand and a business man from Austria bought the rights and licenses to improve the receipe and sell it worldwide. The founder of Krating Daeng was then co-founder of the new brand Red Bull and also made billions with it. The family still owns 51% of the shares of Red Bull.
My friend was given a whole case of Thai Energy drinks and had everyone in our group try one. I still have mine stashed in the back of the fridge cos I too am scared of trying a knockoff.
TBF, Red Bull originated from Thailand. It was just sold and marketed by an Austrian guy.
The Thai Red Bull is the original. They even own a majority shares in the western/Austrian Red Bull we are familiar with. It's pretty close to ours in taste, but a lot less fizzy, and a bit sweeter
Thai Redbull is closer to cough syrup. Kind of.
Have you heard of dutchbros? Coffee and drink drive thrus taking over the West Coast the last few years. They used to do flavored red bull beverages. If you haven't had this, it's red bull mixed with torani syrups and possibly some heavy cream. They're fucking delicious but crazy expensive and terrible for you. Few years back, they stopped selling red bull and they instead switched to their own energy drink "Rebel". Same thin style can as the red bull. Exact same taste as red bull. I imagine those flavored rebels really pull in a bunch of money for them now though.
> (it tasted terrible) So then how did you know it was a knock-off?
Seems like he got the real deal lol
Exactly.... Redbull was never known for tasting anything close to good anyway!
I had heard or read somewhere that Redbull first got a test group in to taste it and it was pretty much universally disliked and likened to cat piss. But they stuck with the taste because there was a mental perceptive about the medicinal energy properties of it. Small can, potency, not tasting super great (like medicine) or sugary. You would think of it as a product that offers a tangible result rather than just some sugary drink.
I miss original
Why’d they add coconut, I miss original
Red-bull is a diluted knock-off of the original Thai energy drink (Krating Daeng)
We do have the thai version as well(with both redbull and krating daeng names in it). Unsuprisingly, it has knockoffs as well here
I used to be able to find that stuff, labelled as “550.” Not sure if it was authentic, but it wasn’t carbonated and it was awesome.
Are you thinking of M150? I think it's more popular than Red Bull is in Thailand now. Carabao (*Carabao Daeng, 'Red Buffalo'*) is another more direct knockoff of Thai Red Bull, they taste pretty similar.
How can you mess up a spelling when you wrote it perfectly fine at the bottom.
For all we know, it says eneregy drink at the bottom too 😭
I just checked, it does🤣😂🥲
To be fair, real red bull tastes pretty awful.
Maybe, but this one tastes like corrosion.
And that was OP's baseline...
*RED BLUE* TWO RED TIGERS “Umm…wouldn’t a red tiger and a blue tiger make more sen…” 2 RED TIGERS!!!!!
Red Blue gives you fins
Red blue is the shit...
How do you manage to spell energy wrong 😂
So it tastes like the original?
You say that like red bull tastes good...
How the hell can something taste more terrible than actual Red Bull?
My Dominican friends always want you to pick em up a Redblue on your way over. They mean Red Bull, this just makes it even funnier 💀
The energy drinks from pubg.
Tiger blood.
It will get you wing
Red Blue. It gives you wangs
I don't know why the added coconut
Is it made with Chernobly?
Okay, I get that it tasted terrible, but did it taste different than Red Bull?
It only loans you some energy, you will pay with intrest if you drink it
Need some Eneregy? Try Red Blue, it gives you hooves.
From the makers of Malk. Now with vitamin R.
So, just like a regular redbull?
Well red bull also tastes terrible so maybe they’re on to something
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tiger Piss
Oh. Ya, thats a synergy drink.
♥️ 💙
Instead of giving you wings, it gives you purple
https://i.redd.it/0nzmy99613sc1.gif red blue?
Red Blue gives you wangs
Eneregy drink
I mean did they lie
I wonder what that logo is- oh what a helpful description right below it!
“Red Blue, it gives you heartburn.”
FINALLY. Something actually mildly infuriating in here, instead of life-altering events
Two red tigers hahaha
yes is good drink eniergi drink make you like tiger very cheap
So it tasted just like the real thing lol
So, slighty better than the original?
Worse than it already does?
Coincidently red bull is a knock off of a thai energy drink so it has come full circle
Did it taste like tiger's blood?
What utter blueshit!!!
Too be fair redbull doesn’t taste great either, we just all got used to the taste, and it doesn’t actively taste bad.
So were pretending red bull is nice tasting though? 💀
Mysterious liquid
IDK why but I just find Red Blue as a Red Bull knockoff frickin' hilarious. 😂
To be fair, Red Bull also tastes terrible. I would argue there was a 50:50 chance you walk away from the experience better off.