In Japan, there is always interesting things about food and drink. Hell, I drink Calpis Water all the time. Corn and mayonaise is in everything, like in onigiri and pizza. But we got something new here that is well, a little weird.
Yes, that is right. Ice Cucumber Pepsi. I bought one today and foreseeing that I would be unable to finish it alone, made Maria drink the first quater of it. When you first open it, it has a fairly plain smell of soda, but with a little cucumber freshness. It is of a light green color, almost a darker Mountain Dew. Upon drinking it, I found that it tasted pretty much like regular Pepsi with a little hint of cucumber while drinking it and in the aftertaste in my mouth afterwards. The green throws off the taste expectation. The subtle hint of cucumber is similar in execution to Pepsi Twist. I was able to finish it, although it was not incredibly enjoyable. Afterward, I did not feel too well, although I think it more to do with the fact that I dislike soda in general than perhaps the flavor of it.
But only in Japan could something like “Ice Cucumber Pepsi” be marketable enough to produce and sell. Not that Japan is an incredibly weird place, but because I could not imagine it appearing in the United States. It was actually selling alright, but to be honest, I think they were trying to bank on the appeal of a odd drink perhaps making a draw on the curious.
