When my little brother came to visit my older brother and me in Manhattan a few weeks ago, we decided to indulge and head to Katz’s Deli for some good ol’ artery-clogging cuisine. As pastrami sandwiches were ordered, my older (and wiser?) brother also asked for a Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray Soda. I had never even heard of the celery flavored beverage and when we took our seats, I promptly snagged a sip. Delicious! It smelled liked celery despite sugar being listed before the celery component of the elixir. The taste was much more like a sophisticated ginger ale, yet cleaner and not nearly as cloying in after taste.
The celery taste comes from the addition of celery seed, not actual celery. It was perfect to cut the heaviness of the steaming plates of pastrami before us. Apparently, my brother has been ordering this drink since he was a child; however, neither my little brother nor I remembered. So much for passing down the secrets!
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