Subj : Copycat Benihana Style S
To   : Dumas Walker
From : MRO
Date : Sun Oct 27 2024 09:17 pm

  Re: Copycat Benihana Style S
  By: Dumas Walker to TINY on Sun Oct 27 2024 03:46 pm

 > >  DW> My father used to buy orange juice that was wattered down with
 > >  DW> pineapple or grapefruit juice (depending on what he bought).  He'd
 > >  DW> always get upset
 > >  DW> that I could tell the difference and would not drink it.
 >
 > > I remember when that was popular,  I have had it but like you I don't like
 > > it.
 > > I prefer OJ to be all orange.
 >
 > Yes it was.  If my father was buying it, it must have been during a time
 > when pineapple and grapefruit juice was cheaper than orange juice.
 > Otherwise, I am pretty sure he wouldn't have been buying it and trying to
 > pass it off as OJ.
 >

maybe he just liked it for himself.
i'm not sure when they started doing this but do you know that orange juice is the most processed type of juice? they put the liquid in a tank and seal it in a vaccume and then it loses all it's flavor.  then they add a 'flavor packet' which is pretty much chemicals extracted from peels.  the most natural version of orange juice is from concentrate which is processed as well.  they introduce water into orange juice pulp.

i would think pineapple and grapefruit juice are more expensive than orange juice to produce.
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