I'm a big soda fan, I have to admit. Apart from ice cold water when I'm incredibly thirsty, soda is my go to drink of choice. Yeah, I tried to go alcoholic. I've had a few drunken binges to prove it. But there's no alcoholic beverage that I prefer more than an ice cold soda immersed in lots of ice.
Once in a while I'd see a soda drink that I haven't seen before and I'll try it. I've known of San Pellegrino sparkling beverages for a while from things I've read online. But I actually haven't seen one locally until recently. I saw these two, "Limonata" and "Aranciata" from Marketplace by Rustan's at BGC the other day and I grabbed them right away. I was thinking FINALLY. I'll be able to taste these bad boys!
Call it "sparkling" all you like Pellegrino, but it's all soda to me. Yeah, SOFTDRINKS. Calling it "Sparkling Beverage" is like calling comics "graphic novels". It's all the same to me.
Shuddering with excitement, I opened Aranciata first, poured it on ice and prepared myself for whatever was to come. And what came was...
WTF. This tastes like Sunquick.
That said, I love Sunquick. It's a childhood orange drink that my mom would always pack in my bag with my snacks for school. I grew up with it. I love it.
It's just disorienting that a product that's marketing itself as a classy softdrink would taste exactly like my childhood orange drink.
On the bright side, I guess I don't have to buy such an expensive can of Pellegrino Aranciata to taste it. I'll just mix Sunquick with a can of Schweppes soda water and I'll have the exact same thing.
Thanks Sunquick!
Gotta try Sunquick! Considering classy, maybe you should try Orangina, which is half juice half soft drink and much better than San Pellegrino. Italians are famous for good food in Italy, but also for overmarketing their stuff, from San Pellegrino to overexpensive exercise machines like Techno Gym. Or try Greek Ivi, it is legendary, and much better than Orangina or Sunquick.
ReplyDeleteI actually had a chance to try Orangina a lot when I was in Paris. I liked it. :)
ReplyDeleteWow so you have seen Paris? I wish I did...you gotta see Athens, all the temples, sculptures and place where mythology is alive, hint hint. And to boot...Greek food is best in whole Europe : mousaka, kleftiko, fried cheese, tsatsiki salad and fries, spit roast lamb, meatballs, aromatised burgers, gyros of course...they have the best selection of vegetables and spices, and meat there is really good. Fruit is the sweetest Ive ever tried. Oh, and milk is THE BEST IN THE WORLD, definitely! Shouting! Try greek yoghurt with honey, and try their feta, and graviera, gotta love greek dairy! Yummm Im getting hungry, MARKO EAT!
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