From the Daily Telegraph:

[quote authour=“Telegraph”]Meatwater: Is cheeseburger juice a big hoax?

How would you like a refreshing glass of Beef Stroganoff water? Or maybe some Peking Duck juice? Or a swig of fish and chips? Meatwater, a new line of flesh-flavoured bottled waters, has been “launched” on the internet, sparking debate among bloggers about whether it is a daring attempt to cash in on the rising popularity of enhanced health drinks, or an elaborate hoax. The drinks are being marketed as “High Efficiency Survival Beverages”, made of “only the finest protein – an organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen”.

The Meatwater website contains photos and descriptions of the all the flavours on offer - including the latest, Escargots Chantecleer – complete with branded bottles featuring the firm’s distinctive logo. Describing the taste of the Beef Jerky drink, it says: “The salty, savory flavor of this vitamin and mineral packed concoction will make you think we collected all that sweet, meaty juice just for you.“

Photos of Meatwater’s “launch” at a festival in Cannes, France in March are also included, along with plans to roll-out the brand to the rest of the world later this year. But British consumers hoping to cool themselves with a glass of Wiener Schnitzel water this summer may be disappointed. Bloggers have pointed out several anomalies on the website which suggest that Meatwater may be too absurd an idea to be true.

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And here’s a link to the Meatwater site itself.

(But does it come in ‘human’? :-s)

The Meatwater flavours on offer include:

Beef Jerky, Beef Stroganoff, Cheese Burger, Fish’n'Chips, Tandoori Chicken, Texas BBQ, Wiener Schnitzel, Escargots Chantecleer and English Breakfast.

Full English breakfast flavour? Stuff Amway, I’ve just found my perfect water!

Yum..*drools over keyboard and shorts circuits computer* I support it and i guess PETA too.

This just sounds like the worst idea ever.. or possibly the introduction to a really hideous practical joke “Hey, wanna try some meat water?“

Granted, I’ve seen meat-flavored cocktails before. Meat-tini anyone?

Don’t they already sell beef flavoured water for dogs? I’m pretty sure they do.

Meatwater? Isn’t that called ‘soup’?

Or gravy, or Bovril, or ...

You also used to be able to get bacon flavoured vodka. I seem to remember.
(Or was that just a happy, happy dream?)

David B. - 15 May 2008 05:04 AM

You also used to be able to get bacon flavoured vodka. I seem to remember.
(Or was that just a happy, happy dream?)

Bacon Vodka

Makes up one pint

Fry up three strips of bacon
Add cooked bacon to a clean pint sized mason jar. Trim the ends of the bacon if they are too tall to fit in the jar. Or you could go hog wild and just pile in a bunch of fried up bacon scraps.

Optional: add crushed black peppercorns.

Fill the jar up with vodka. Cap and place in a dark cupboard for at least three weeks.(No need to refrigerate)

At the end of the three week resting period, place the bacon vodka in the freezer to solidify the fats. Strain out the fats through a coffee filter to yield a clear filtered pale yellow bacon vodka.

Decant into decorative bottles and enjoy.

You want a meaty meal but your teeth ache? You don’t need steak! Get a meat shake!

oppiejoe - 15 May 2008 06:14 AM

David B. - 15 May 2008 05:04 AM

You also used to be able to get bacon flavoured vodka. I seem to remember.
(Or was that just a happy, happy dream?)

Bacon Vodka

Makes up one pint

Fry up three strips of bacon
Add cooked bacon to a clean pint sized mason jar. Trim the ends of the bacon if they are too tall to fit in the jar. Or you could go hog wild and just pile in a bunch of fried up bacon scraps.

Optional: add crushed black peppercorns.

Fill the jar up with vodka. Cap and place in a dark cupboard for at least three weeks.(No need to refrigerate)

At the end of the three week resting period, place the bacon vodka in the freezer to solidify the fats. Strain out the fats through a coffee filter to yield a clear filtered pale yellow bacon vodka.

Decant into decorative bottles and enjoy.

HOLY BATSHIT!

Bacon flavoured vodka??? Oh yes. Yes.

Now all I need is black pudding-flavoured vodka, lorne sausage-flavoured vodka, fried egg-flavoured vodka and potato scone-flavoured vodka and I can have a Full Scottish Breakfast cocktail.

Stay hydrated, and only mix MeatWater™ with vodka. Never mix MeatWater™ with Mentos.

Meatwater & Mentos: a dangerous combo.

This kinda reminds me of this restaurant in London, where they vaporise your food into very thick steam, and you eat it with a spoon, it’s supposed to actually fill you up.

Anyway, I think I’d rather stick to apple juice and real meat instead of meat juice.