Pepsi Launches Cucumber Soda
The Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with "Pepsi Ice Cucumber" - a new soda based on the crisp green gourd. The soft drink, which hit stores on Tuesday, doesn't actually have any cucumber in it - but has been artificially flavoured to resemble "the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber". The mint-coloured soda is on sale just for the summer and only in Japan. Pepsi trails behind industry leaders Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, with about 15 per cent of the Japanese cola market, and also faces stiff competition from non-fizzy bottled drinks like green tea and coffee.
16 comments:
Hmmm.
Green.
Bet Dilly would like that one.
That is so American. Take something totally unhealthy and make it SEEM healthy. Ugh.
Hi David,
Here in the USA a company called Jones Soda releases several off the wall flavors (including the all time favorite: Turkey & Gravy.)
Here's a link to their site:
http://www.jonessoda.com/
Cheers,
Doug
Goddess -
Thanks for the kind words of my country, god knows I have little faith in the collective entity known as the U.S...but this was Japan.
The thing is that there is so much choice now for people to choose from and lets see how Pepsi Japan go with this one.
personally... blech.
Although we see what I consider to be some weird ones here in Singapore, but they are merely a different taste.
My least favourite at the moment is Water chestnut.
No, no, no!!! Leave them with their green tea, for pitys sake -
Oops, sorry, Bart! I was under the impression Pepsi was an American company. Muh bad. BTW, it's my country too;)
Hi BTBear,
Taint easy bein' green! Say hi to Dilly for me.
Cheers
David
Hi Goddess,
So you and I won't be rushing out to buy it. That's for sure!
Cheers
David
Hi Doug,
Great to hear from you. Hope all's going well. Turkey? Nope, I won;t be gobbling it ...
Thanks for the link and a great piece of dietary trivia.
Look after yourself
Cheers
David
Hi Bart-Man,
Could be the land of the rising, er, shun.
Cheers
David
Hi Wes,
You are so right about choice. I'll just be passing right by that flavour in the supermarket aisle next time I'm in Japan.
Cheers
David
Hi Steph,
Water chestnut. Rings a bell, faintly ....
Love the cuisine of Singapore.
Cheers
David
Hi Carol,
As a Darjeeling boy, I have to say I can only drink normal tea.
Earl Grey? Nope. Blended teas? Nope. Green tea - yes, fine when OTHER people are drinking it!
Cheers
David
Hi again goddess,
Yep, Pepsi is a US company, you're right - but it's Pepsi Japan that is releasing the cucumber drink.
Cheers
David
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