You’ve probably seen that moment when Jennifer Lopez spilled the beans (or rather, the orange drink) on her go-to bodega order. Yep, during Vogue’s 73 Questions, she revealed her secret formula for bodega bliss: “A ham and cheese on a roll, with an orange drink – if you know, you know – and a small bag of chips.”
Cue the internet explosion! Fans everywhere went bananas, duetting JLo’s confession on TikTok, sharing their own bodega revelations, and collectively scratching their heads over what exactly an “orange drink” entails. The mystery thickened faster than cream cheese on a bagel.
But fear not, curious souls, for JLo has emerged from the depths of bodega lore to shed some light on the matter. In an exclusive with Harper’s Bazaar, she chuckled her way through the explanation, setting the record straight like a boss.
“So, about that orange drink…” she begins, with a twinkle in her eye. “Haha, I know that there was a lot of talk about it. But the orange drink was basically … it’s just a plain orange drink. It came in a little plastic container with a little bit of aluminum foil over it. And it wasn’t called anything except orange drink or grape drink or whatever.”
And as for the name? Well, it’s as straightforward as a New Yorker’s subway commute. “Orange drink. Grape drink. Fruit punch. Take your pick,” JLo declares with a shrug. “They weren’t winning any awards for creativity, but hey, they got the job done.”
Flashback to the golden days of yore, when a quarter could buy you a slice of childhood joy. “Picture it,” JLo reminisces, her voice tinged with nostalgia. “You bought it in the bodega and I used to go after school and get that for like … I mean, this is many, many years ago, it was worth 25 cents, and I got it with a bag of potato chips. And that was like my after-school treat for myself.”
The mystery of the orange drink, decoded by none other than the queen of bodega chic herself. As JLo would say, “If you know, you know.” And if you don’t, well, you’ve just been schooled in the fine art of bodegaology. Cheers to that! 🍊
