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Went to India and bought soda.

Postby Jesda » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:07 pm


I visited Spices and More, a tiny Indian market in a strip mall nearby. Tried some soda that traveled a long way.


Limca tasted like a homemade bubbly lemonade. Its almost syruppy. It has no juice in it at all.
"Thums Up" [spelled wrong on purpose] tasted like RC and Pepsi mixed together. It didn't have the smoothness of sugar-based Coca Cola and had the lower carbonation of Pepsi. The finish was a little tart because it used corn syrup.
Labels say "Made In India". The bottles in Mexico, SE Asia, and most other foreign markets get returned for a refund and then are washed and reused. You can tell from the wear on the bottles that these have previously nourished millions of Indians.


This ice cream product tasted like a caramel ice cream. It actually came from New Jersey.

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Postby gammer_ghn » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:11 pm

Try their cheese curry with garlic bread. its awesome! Did u see my rolls royce thread?
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Postby MastaYu » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:12 pm

That soda sounds good
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Postby ProudNissanFreak » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:35 am

Yeah my little brother loves Limca. He always gets a bottle when we go to the India Bazaar here. I like Mazaa fruit juice, especially the mango flavored one.
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Postby HashiriyaS14 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:11 am

Never had Indian soda.

Indian beer RULES though. I drink a lot of Kingfisher.


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Postby Bmore-coupe » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:29 pm

HashiriyaS14 wrote:I drink a lot of Kingfisher.
I prefer

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Postby Jesda » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:48 pm


MOAR! That stuff with the marble in it is strange (third from right). With the bottle upside down, nothing comes out.
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Postby Ar878 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:50 pm

Jesda wrote:That stuff with the marble in it is strange. With the bottle upside down, nothing comes out.
I've had that before, imo it kinda tastes like bland sprite.
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Postby darens13 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:53 pm

ive never had indian soda, but indian food is great!
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Postby LongBeachCoupe » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:04 pm

Theres a marble in the bottle?
Where would I find this, a Korean grocery?
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Postby Jesda » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:13 pm

LongBeachCoupe wrote:Theres a marble in the bottle?
Where would I find this, a Korean grocery?
Yeah, or any international market. It was $1.30.

I would also describe it as bland sprite. Sprite with less bite.
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Postby LongBeachCoupe » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:28 pm



I dont like most international stuff, as it TYPICALLY has more "flavor" than I like... im a fussy eater, but this Israeli snack is ACES!

Bamba is my #1 snack.. its like a cheese puff, but peanut butter....
What's interesting about bamba is that when you put it on your tongue, there's not a lot of taste off the bat. However, as soon as you bite into it(or allow your saliva to dissolve it a bit), there's a peanut butter explosion -- it's like licking up a dollop of peanut butter and avoiding the stickiness.
What's better -- it's all-natural. Bamba's list of ingredients is: peanuts (49%), corn, vegetable oil, and salt.
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Postby mzeo » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:36 pm

My college has Fanta in all the pop machines. I've never had it though. I only see my Spanish friends drink it, and they say it's an immigrant thing.
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Postby asoomal » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:47 pm

Those bottles give me flash backs when I was in India...sooo goooooooodd lol
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Postby Razi » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:19 pm

I like those Jarritos sodas, they taste pretty good.
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Postby MinisterofDOOM » Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:32 pm

Jesda wrote:
MOAR! That stuff with the marble in it is strange (third from right). With the bottle upside down, nothing comes out.
Jarritos is good stuff. When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike to the grocery store across down every saturday and buy a couple bottles. Mango is probably my favorite. Mmmm, mango.

How's the guarana drink in the green can?
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Postby Jesda » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:29 pm

MinisterofDOOM wrote:How's the guarana drink in the green can?
Pretty darn smooth. Might be too sweet for some, but its well-carbonated and finishes clean. No bitter aftertaste. The guarana flavor is subtle.
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Postby Razi » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:02 pm

Haha just realized you have the Hapi Mandarin juice.
How did you like it?

Another company makes a similar drink, including a grape juice that has real grapes in it.

Ever tried it?
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Postby MinisterofDOOM » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:19 pm

LOL. It says with sac.
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Postby themadscientist » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:29 pm

the marble soda is the shizzy!

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Postby Razi » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:30 pm

MinisterofDOOM wrote:LOL. It says with sac.
LOL.
Very delicious sacs.
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Postby krimsonviper » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:31 pm

Haha, GAY!
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Postby HashiriyaS14 » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:35 am

Jesda wrote:
MOAR! That stuff with the marble in it is strange (third from right). With the bottle upside down, nothing comes out.

INCA COLA!


I always have that or Malta Goya with my Peruvian Chicken.
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Postby Spoon84 » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:29 am

Jaritos are the s***..

I still love Malta (Goya)
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Postby nametakennow » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:30 am

mzeo wrote:My college has Fanta in all the pop machines. I've never had it though. I only see my Spanish friends drink it, and they say it's an immigrant thing.
Fanta is all over the 'states. It tastes like any other artificially-flavored fruit soda. Doesn't seem too specific to any group around here.
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Postby Jesda » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:17 am

nametakennow wrote:
Fanta is all over the 'states. It tastes like any other artificially-flavored fruit soda. Doesn't seem too specific to any group around here.
The US version sucks.
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Postby jdansmith » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:29 am

Looks good, Jaritos
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Postby krash » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:03 am

my dad just got back. He brought Miranda and some Perk. Limca owns.
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Postby Jesda » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:22 am


I'm glad this store is somewhat of a drive, otherwise I'd blow $200 there on drinks and snacks.

Today I went down the British and Danish aisles. Ben Shaws is a sparkling lemonade and Tango is basically a diet soda.

Aloe has floating bits of aloe vera in it.

ITS YOGU TIME! - Delicious flavored milk with a bit of tartness.

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Postby SmithSR » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:26 am

OK.

I had the same Technics unit years ago. I enjoyed your thread on that.

This thread is not as good.
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