How Korea Created This Famous Banana Flavored Milk 50 Years Ago

If you visit a convenience store in Korea, you will see this bottle everywhere. It is the #1 most-purchased beverage by foreign tourists, and nearly 1 million bottles are sold just in Korea every single day!

It’s Binggrae’s Banana Flavored Milk (Danji Uyu). But this isn't just a sweet drink — it’s a 50-year-old icon born from a national crisis, inspired by a Joseon Dynasty "Moon Jar", and is now being considered for National Cultural Heritage status.

In this video, we uncover the history of Korea's "National Drink," explaining why it was created, why the bottle looks like a pot, and solving the mystery: Why do Koreans always drink it with that tiny, narrow straw?

In this video, we cover:
🍌 The Scale: How this drink hit 9.5 Billion sales.
🇰🇷 The History: How the 1970s government nutrition plan accidentally created a legend.
🍯 The Design: Why the "inefficient" Moon Jar shape was a business genius move.
♨️ The Ritual: The "Jjimjilbang" (Sauna) bribe that defined a generation.
🥤 The Mystery: My theory on the famous "tiny straw".

If you are planning a trip to Korea, or just love Korean culture, this is the story behind the yellow bottle you see in every K-Drama and vlog!

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - The #1 Drink for Tourists
0:35 - A National Treasure?
1:05 - The 1970s Milk Crisis
2:03 - Why Banana Flavor? (The Luxury Fruit)
3:17 - The "Moon Jar" Design Secret
4:26 - The Sauna (Jjimjilbang) Ritual
5:11 - Mystery Solved: The Tiny Straw
5:58 - A Shared Memory

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