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I bet you all have heard about Korea’s iconic national drink, banana milk, right?🍌🥛

With its unique bottle shape and the sweet scent of bananas, it’s a familiar beverage that nearly every Korean has tried. Produced by the Korean food company Binggrae since 1974, banana-flavored milk has consistently been loved and has become a part of Korean culture. Now, it’s even capturing the hearts of fans worldwide.💫
Maybe there’s a possibility that banana-flavored milk could be registered as a national cultural heritage of Korea🇰🇷?

But did you know that the iconic jar-shaped milk comes in other flavors besides banana?😋

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In addition to Banana Milk, there’s 🔹Banana Milk Light, 🔹Strawberry Milk, 🔹Melon (Melona) Milk, and 🔹Vanilla Ice Cream (Together) Milk, which are regularly released.

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There have also been limited edition flavors such as 🔹Toffee Nut Milk, 🔹Vanilla Milk, 🔹Mulberry Milk, 🔹Tangerine Milk, 🔹Lychee Peach Milk, 🔹Pumpkin Sweet Potato Milk, 🔹Candy Bar(icecream) Milk, 🔹Apple Cinnamon Milk, 🔹Milk Tea Milk, and 🔹Honey Milk. (They’ve really covered all kinds of flavors!😅)

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Let’s circle back to Banana Milk!
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Binggrae’s Banana Flavored Milk🎉, and I thought it’d be fun to dive a little deeper into its history and charm.

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Binggrae’s Banana Flavored Milk is best known for its iconic jar-shaped bottle. When the product was first being developed, the team struggled with the bottle design until they visited a porcelain exhibition. There, they saw a ‘dalhangari(Porcelain Moon Jar)’ and were inspired to create the now-famous shape. The jar is a familiar and nostalgic symbol in Korea, resonating deeply with the Korean people’s cultural sentiments.🇰🇷

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Banana Milk, Binggrae even launched a 🍀special campaign inspired by this jar-shaped bottle!

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The classic Banana Flavored Milk bottle, which used to feature the familiar “Banana Flavored Milk” text, was revamped as part of the 50th-anniversary campaign!
Consumers were invited to submit personalized phrases to be engraved on the bottles instead, allowing them to express their own creativity. After gathering entries, the most popular phrase was chosen and released as an actual product‼️

So, what was the winning phrase? Drum roll, please…🤩

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‘Simply, the Courage to Challenge! (단지, 도전할 용기!)’

The phrase itself is a unique font, crafted by gathering the handwritten submissions of those who shared their “courage to challenge💪” and using AI technology to extract and stylize it. This one-of-a-kind font represents the courage of many. You can easily spot this special campaign version of Banana Flavored Milk at convenience stores, so FanWorkers, let it remind you to embrace your own courage to challenge‼️

Did you know that Banana Milk is the top-selling item among foreigners at Korea’s leading convenience stores (GS25, CU, 7-ELEVEN) last year? What’s even more interesting is that they’re not just buying Banana Milk on its own☝️.
Have you heard of Banana Milk Coffee? 🍌☕️

It’s a sweet drink made by mixing Banana Milk with convenience store coffee, and it’s been gaining popularity on social media. The combination of the sweet Banana Milk and the clean taste of coffee seems to be the secret to its popularity.
Let me share the Banana Milk recipe that’s been going viral on SNS!

If you’re craving something sweet and caffeinated, you definitely have to give this combo a try! 😊

Banana milk is loved by everyone, young and old. Many FanWorkers may have already tried it, but if you haven’t yet, hurry to your nearest convenience store right now!

It’s perfect for a quick breakfast, and you definitely won’t regret it!🍌

Author Jiyoon South Korea