Alicia has been making fresh tomato juice right in her kitchen. She uses either red or yellow tomatoes and a little lemon or lime juice, that's it. Totally natural. To me it's tangy, but not sour, slightly sweet, but not sugary. Her juice is nothing like the processed stuff that comes from a can.
I even bought a bottle of Tabasco sauce to add just a little more zip. I keep thinking Alicia's tomato juice, a celery stalk and a little vodka would make a fine Bloody Mary.
我特地去買了一瓶Tabasco sauce(譯駐:一種美國日常用的酸辣醬)來增加一點酸味,然後我仍舊一直想著雅情的番茄汁;我想若加進一根美國芹菜再加一點伏特加,應該可以變成很棒的血腥瑪麗雞尾酒。
But there's a problem. It doesn't sell well. Many of our Taiwanese customers say it's too sour. It's the same complaint they have with American food. They generally don’t like anything very salty or with a strong sour flavor. And for some reason the juice just doesn't' suit their taste.