Cream soda
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Cream soda is a sweet carbonated soft drink. In the American market it is usually clear or coloured brown and vanilla or bubble gum flavoured. Canadian cream soda is almost always pink and has a unique taste somewhat reminiscent of grenadine. Red cream sodas also exist, with tastes usually leaning towards the bubble gum variety. They are primarily sold in the South of the U.S., and especially Texas.
In Australia, cream soda is generally known as Creaming Soda and is pink, much like the Canadian version. Australians are also able to enjoy the American "brown vanilla" version as it is also made and marketed locally. The most common manufacturer of creaming soda in Australia is arguably Kirks, a soft drink manufacturer with a variety of other products. As of 2005, Kirks creaming soda is made and distributed by Coca Cola. Up until the mid 1990s, Kirks also produced Snow Cap, which was essentially the vanilla flavoured brown version of the drink. The name "Snow Cap" was created to differentiate the pink and brown versions of the drink. Snow Cap is no longer produced.
Another variety is one referred to as Italian cream soda. This is usually a mixture of carbonated water and Half and half or Cream combined with vanilla syrup. Ratios vary widely, but the taste is usually that of sweetened, flavored milk.
The variety of cream soda sold in Japan is almost always green in colour, and tastes is reminiscent of melon-flavored Fanta.
In South Africa Cream soda is sold under the name "Creme Soda" and is produced by Coca-Cola under its Sparletta brand. It is green in colour and has a vanilla flavour.
See also
External links
- BevNET (http://www.bevnet.com)
- Pop vs. Soda (http://www.popvssoda.com)