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14 Al-Marwa Bulidings
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Juice Shops
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Basma Mostafa
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Given Egypt’s sunny weather throughout most of the year and its
moderately cold winter season, cold drinks can be enjoyed at any time of the
year. There’s nothing quite like a cold and fresh fruit juice to set your mind at
ease.
Located on Nabil El Wakad
Street, a tiny juice shop called La Fraise – French
for strawberry – offers a wide array of icy juices for you to pick up and take
away.
The juice shop basically consists of a counter and a
room behind the counter where all the fresh juices are prepared. The atmosphere is both colourful
and lively, partly due to the photos of fruits on the walls, while a bowl
of fruit dominates the centre of the counter with chocolate bars scattered around
it.
Although choosing what to drink may normally feel like shooting a fish in a
barrel, this is not the case with La Fraise. Choosing from their wide array of
chocolate-based drinks and any of the fruit juices has proven to be quite difficult;
you just can’t skim through the menu and know exactly what you want; especially
when there are so many delicious options to choose from. Furthermore, there is
no pricing on the menu; meaning you either take a wild guess or ask the cashier
about every single item on the menu, which may prolong your ordering process.
La Fraise offers mouth-wateringly delicious candy shakes (13LE), which combine your favourite chocolate bar such as Snickers, Mars or Kit
Kat with iced milk, ice cream, caramel and chocolate sauce in a blender.
And if you’re in the mood for hot chocolate, La Fraise has recently expanded
into hot drinks too, giving you the chance to add a melted chocolate bar to
your hot chocolate.
All-chocolate drinks are not the only drinks that La Fraise excels at;
pure fresh fruit juices (8LE) are lighter and healthier options. You can also
mix two or more fruits together for a more unique taste. And it doesn’t just
stop there; the fruit mania continues with smoothies and fruit salads. Of
course, you’re completely free to choose your favourite fruits; crushed
fruits are constantly fresh, adding a thicker texture to the smoothies.
Not only does La Fraise offer a vast variety of juices; but you can also add
additional toppings like ice cream, chocolate, nuts and fruit (2LE to 3LE). The
icy-cold options are packed in a mid-sized plastic cup with a dome to prevent
spills.
Full of both healthy and sinful options, La Fraise’s
shakes and juices are cheap and tasty takeaway options if you’re in the Heliopolis area.