Cucumber soda???

[Camui]

When I first saw this, I was like..."That sounds gross!"

I wonder how it will sell. Here is the link to info.

Cucumber soda hits Japanese shelves

Who thought that cucumbers would ever be a soda flavor?

Not me.

I really like cucumbers, but I'm not sure how it would taste as a soda flavor.

[Yuri]

i like it, it tasts really good..its accually known as a childs soda..but sometimes adults get it..i like it even though im not a kid..it is wonderful..you should try it before commenting about it

[Camui]

I was just saying that is sounds gross. I also said that I am not sure what it would taste like. So....I wasn't saying anything bad about it.

Question for you...

Can you taste the cucumber flavor in it that much? I know with grape soda, you can taste the grape flavor fine, but since a cucumber is a vegetable with a lighter taste...I am wondering if it is noticable.

[Yuri]

after a while it is noticed, but it is really light in flavor...depends on how much you drink i suppos, it dosent bother me, but my friends think it tasts..odd..to put it at the least

[Nyororin]

I`ve never heard anything about it being a "child`s" soda, especially as it *just came out*. Maybe you`re thinking of something else. In Japan, most parents don`t give their kids carbonated drinks to begin with.......

I bought one the first day it was in stores, and don`t really like it.
Here is a good way to get an idea of what the cucumber in it tastes like -
Take a cucumber, grate it, and squeeze out the juice. Then *freeze* it. After it is thoroughly frozen, if you lick it, it tastes really sweet. (I discovered this back when I would grate and freeze cucumbers for my baby)
It does not at all taste like the normal cucumber flavor everyone is used to. In fact, it has a sort of cinnamon-like aftertaste.

[Housetek]

mm i picked up some yesterday, its mmmmm so so, just kinda like mild sprite?
i wouldnt buy it normally i like Mitsuya Cider alot better =). i just wanted to try it

[Kir0]

I probebly will never try this. Even the smell of cucumbers makes me gag. But it is interesting that their would be a pop made out of a vegetable. :/ But I guess, as Nyororin pointed out, it tastes diffrent than what you'd think.

[Camui]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

I`ve never heard anything about it being a "child`s" soda, especially as it *just came out*. Maybe you`re thinking of something else. In Japan, most parents don`t give their kids carbonated drinks to begin with.......

I bought one the first day it was in stores, and don`t really like it.
Here is a good way to get an idea of what the cucumber in it tastes like -
Take a cucumber, grate it, and squeeze out the juice. Then *freeze* it. After it is thoroughly frozen, if you lick it, it tastes really sweet. (I discovered this back when I would grate and freeze cucumbers for my baby)
It does not at all taste like the normal cucumber flavor everyone is used to. In fact, it has a sort of cinnamon-like aftertaste.

That's some interesting info Nyororin. I never thought of freezing the juice from a cucumber. And you say it tastes sweet???

I'll have to try that sometime.

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by Camui

That's some interesting info Nyororin. I never thought of freezing the juice from a cucumber. And you say it tastes sweet???

I'll have to try that sometime.

I know, it`s really strange. It`s not something you`d think would have a sweet flavor.

I wasn`t really freezing it to freeze it - My son liked cucumber when he was a baby.... But obviously would only eat a couple of spoonfuls at a time, so I would grate the whole cucumber and freeze it, melting just enough each meal so that there was no waste.

[Camui]

Since cucumbers don't have that much flavor in the first place, since they are mostly water, I never thought they would make a sweet treat.

You said it has a cinnamon-like aftertaste...I really like cinnamon.