Have you ever had a spider to drink?

I was invited out to a ladies supper club by one of Seans ex-collegues (she is now working for another company). We went to a Japanese restaurant in the city and ordered a whole lot of starters to share and taste. It was a lovely evening and the ladies were very welcoming and friendly towards me. Whilst chatting over dinner, one of the ladies said "Ah when last have I drank a spider? I feel like having one now." I must have looked very confused and disgusted at the same time... How do you drink a spider and why? - was the thought in my mind. The lady quickly turned to me and said - "do you know what a spider is Nadine? Or don't you call them spiders in South Africa?" Um no I had no idea what she was talking about! After some explanation I finally realised that a spider is a soda float... Hmmm now where did they get the name spider from??

And if you don't believe me you can check out the recipe on this link: SPIDER