Keeping To A Drinks Theme,

behold, Onionade! 

not made from ordinary onions, these onions are a tear-free onion named “Smile Ball”, developed over a period of 14 years or more by scientists at House Foods Group, Smile Ball onions release almost no tear-inducing compounds when chopped or eaten raw, and have a much sweeter taste than regular onions,

available in Japanese grocery stores for the past two years, Smile Balls have been marketed mainly as tear-free alternatives to the common onion, but now its producers want to promote the vegetable’s sweetness and pleasant flavor as well. And what better way to do that than by producing an onion-based drink called Onionade? photographs Makuake,

Onionade is about to become a real commercial product, the onion-based soft drink is made with water, Smile Ball onions, lemons, and honey. Describes as fruity with a citrus aftertaste, Onionade can be consumed as is, or with soda and alcohol, as part of a refreshing cocktail. According to the guys at SoraNews24, who’ve had the chance to try at a recent event in Japan, Onionade smells just like an onion, but tastes more like apple, Onionade is currently available for online order via Japanese crowdsourcing platform Makuake, its creators are using the campaign to asses demand for an onion-based soft drink, and so far it’s looking pretty good. After just a day, the campaign has reached 61% of its target amount, and with 59 days to go, it’ll probably be funded several time over, ash flavoured coffee, onion flavoured soda, what will they think of next?