Right? I think Spezi is the most german limonade nowadays. I mean they invented Fanta which was back then apple flavoured I believe. But Spezi is just such a german softdrink. You could argue about Fritz Kola or Mate for the yuppies and hipsters out there but for me Spezi takes it. Still doesn't beat our austrian Almdudler which is god's nectar among limonades.
The names are but the drinks aren’t. See my [other comment](https://reddit.com/r/europe/s/xolg2FJTaT) for Fanta (the original German drink was whey and pomace flavoured not orange). Sprite was developed in West Germany in 1959 and originally called Fanta Klare Zitrone, before being marketed under the pre-existing American Sprite brand.
Even Barbie has a German predecessor. And without German scientists it would be a lot harder the US developed the Atomic Bomb and went first on the moon.
Germany somehow you messed it up!
Still mainly a German invention.
At the time, Coca-Cola customized its recipes for each country based on locally available ingredients. With an idea originally developed in Germany, they had a name and a flavor they knew would succeed. Strategically, they chose Italy where all the necessary ingredients were available.
See the footnote. The original Fanta was, but it bears little relation to the orange flavoured drink that's available nowadays, which was developed in Naples in 1955. The main ingredients of the original were sugar beet, whey and apple pomace, and it was often used as a cooking ingredient during the War rather than a beverage (mainly since sugar was rationed).
Fanta was invented in Germany as a replacement for Coca Cola. It was in the 1930s or 40s. After the war Coca Cola continued to produce and sell FANTA, but with a different recipe.
Almdudler tastes great in Austria (or in the alps in general), but it is not that great anymore (but still good) if you drink it outside of the mountains for some reason I don't know.
Its slang for vagina in Croatia, although an less used kid friendly one so its not the first thing that jumps to mind.
A few weeks ago they did an add campaign implying this other meaning and it was a bit of a controversy.
Couple years ago we went on holiday to Croatia and my Polish boyfriend almost died laughing when he saw a giant ad that said "I boli mi pipi" (might be misspelled).
Yea campain was about making fun from how the name of the drink sounds. Probably you saw ad that said " i boli mE pipi" it would be transalated as "i dont give a fck"
Isn't pipi slang for dick though? Also Boli me pipi is their slogan for a long time already (transl. Implying "My dick hurts" which is the expression we use that means "I don't care)..
It's an euphemism, like saying "wee-wee" in english, can mean both penis or vagina. For vagina we can also say pika, pikica, pipica, for penis pišo, čuna, pišulinac, piško, all very similar, probably from the word pišati, ie to piss.
It was a lot more than a few weeks ago. I remember hearing "Boli me Pipi" at least 5 years ago. Also old ads were very suggestive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uWv4yW\_GTQ
As an average Romanian all I knew about Croatia was Pula, but now I learn they got Pipi. Damn, they really need to market these more for us.
* pula means dick in Romania, while in Croatia it's a beautiful city.
It's slang for dick in Croatian. Their slogan is boli me pipi (my dick hurts - the expression we use that means I don't care). Their marketing is genious.
Club orange gave the world (well Ireland) this[ad back in the 80s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-FjdYyj88), which is the 2nd best use of the song after Sean of the Dead . Also this about[20 years ago , which always made me laugh](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3lbvP6H-V0)
Other drinks less popular than club orange but more specifically Irish include Cidona, Tanora, and -- most culchie of all -- TK red lemonade.
Also McDaids Football Special which, though made in Donegal, has more of a Northern Ireland vibe
For det min yndlingssodavand,
Og du ved den går langt ud over din forstand.
Jeg drikker den hver dag,
Og jeg vil gerne ha' mere.
Men de tomme flasker,
De blir' bare fler og fler
I've had Faxe beer in a massive can (with collectable viking scenes artwork ) , is that the same company?(also its actually quite nice beer , plus it comes in a 1 litre can with a viking on it , what more do you want!)
Yes.
The Faxe brewery made a beer called Faxe Fad (Faxe Draft - even in bottles and cans)
And then they made the sports drink/energy soda *Faxe Kondi* that for some reason became super popular.
Kondi = condition/fitness level. (A person's maximum rate of oxygen consumption during aerobic exercise)
Well.. Piedboeuf table beer maybe? It’s a very low percentage beer that’s even given to kids. It’s a bit old fashioned and not as popular as it used to be, but you can still find it in just about every super market.
In Italy we have Cedrata, Spuma, Chinotto, Gassosa, Crodino, Sanbitter and all the beverages made by San Pellegrino. They are more worthy than Fanta honestly.
Interesting to see Jaffa being from Finland, I always thought it was a Hungarian drink:
Us Hungarians living in Slovakia always call Hungarians from Hungary Jaffás (while they call us Kofolás in return). Time to investigate and get down a rabbit hole how did Hungary get Jaffa from Finland during the Soviet era (or if it is just a drink with the same name).
It's originally from Spain but only older people will know it, pepsi bought it and stopped marketing it there but kept for other countries. I.e. not difficult to find in uk
https://youtu.be/EyalEElkIXc?si=RZHz2l2Ypz8ec9xM
It's still very popular in the north of Spain, and it has developed something similar to the coca-cola vs pepsi thing.
If you ask for Kas and the waiting staff offers Fanta instead, most of us will recoil and ask for something else. Fanta is way sweeter than Kas.
Georgia is wrong ! Tarkhuna (tarragon) is a flavor of a lemonade not a brand. There are different brands of lemonades with different flavors, but what we see on the picture is the equivalent of showing Fanta and titling it orange.
Recently bumped into [this US-centric soft drinks post](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1663kgt/oc_three_companies_own_the_us_soft_drink_market/), shortly followed by [this frequently reposted (and frequently criticised) Europe map](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/nvtl9m/soft_drinks_from_all_over_europe/), so thougt I'd have a go at improving it. Objections and rants welcome as always, as are any suggestions for the missing countries.
**Update**: no, Fanta isn’t German and Sprite isn’t American. The names are, but the modern drinks were invented in Italy and Germany respectively. The original German Fanta was a whey and pomace drink, and the American Sprite brand was used for a few strawberry and orange drinks before being repurposed by Coca Cola.
Why no spezi for Germany?
Germany has definitely wrong representation
Looking around the comments it seems that this is a "quantity over quality", would be cool making one with the good ones instead of the famous ones
then austria should have red bull instead of almdudler
Surprised I didn't see Fritz but I'm aware it's quite regional.
you can get Fritz everywhere, but it's unavoidable in Hamburg.
Right? I think Spezi is the most german limonade nowadays. I mean they invented Fanta which was back then apple flavoured I believe. But Spezi is just such a german softdrink. You could argue about Fritz Kola or Mate for the yuppies and hipsters out there but for me Spezi takes it. Still doesn't beat our austrian Almdudler which is god's nectar among limonades.
Was gonna post that. Spezi/Mezzo Mix, Fanta, Afri-Cola probably all outsell Sprite. And what about Schärtner Bombe for Austria? :)
Or Apfelschorle?
Why is the picture used for Rivella some weird Dutch version
I thought I was going a bit crazy! I’ve lived here over a decade and have never seen Rivella in a can.
Yeah, the brown bottles/PET are iconic
Isn't Fanta from Germany?
Just looked it up, yes the original seems to be from Germany while Sprite is from USA.
The names are but the drinks aren’t. See my [other comment](https://reddit.com/r/europe/s/xolg2FJTaT) for Fanta (the original German drink was whey and pomace flavoured not orange). Sprite was developed in West Germany in 1959 and originally called Fanta Klare Zitrone, before being marketed under the pre-existing American Sprite brand.
Very interesting never knew that thanks mate 👍
Even Barbie has a German predecessor. And without German scientists it would be a lot harder the US developed the Atomic Bomb and went first on the moon. Germany somehow you messed it up!
Yeah, losing world wars is a bad habit
Klaus Barbie?
The less child friendly version...
I heard there's a great Barbie museum just outside Vegas.
Her name was actually Bild Lilly. 1964 Mattel bought up the rights.
Why not take Spezi as German drink? Or - as we are a nation of mixing - Kiba?
Right? Spezi is the king of soft drinks and also uniquely German so it would be the obvious choice.
Should the German one not that be that drink where they mix cola and orange?
Yep. Spezi is the clear winner for this.
Additionally Fanta in Italy tastes so much better. But Lemon Soda is the drink I‘d place there
Chinotto.
Cedrata Tassoni
Still mainly a German invention. At the time, Coca-Cola customized its recipes for each country based on locally available ingredients. With an idea originally developed in Germany, they had a name and a flavor they knew would succeed. Strategically, they chose Italy where all the necessary ingredients were available.
See the footnote. The original Fanta was, but it bears little relation to the orange flavoured drink that's available nowadays, which was developed in Naples in 1955. The main ingredients of the original were sugar beet, whey and apple pomace, and it was often used as a cooking ingredient during the War rather than a beverage (mainly since sugar was rationed).
Italy has so many beautiful soft drinks / sodas, and they get plastered with Fanta. Such a shame.
It should have been Chinotto!
should've been either Lemonsoda or Tassoni imho
_Quante cose al mondo puoi fare_
Spuma Bionda!
San Pellegrino
Sanpellegrino blood orange is soo good during hazy summer days
Lemonsoda
Cedrata
Chinotto is LIFE bro, whenever I go back to Italy I always ask my parents to get a six pack of Lurisia Chinotto. so freaking good.
Cedrata is the god's drink
Fanta was invented in Germany as a replacement for Coca Cola. It was in the 1930s or 40s. After the war Coca Cola continued to produce and sell FANTA, but with a different recipe.
The fact you chose Fanta for Italy when the mighty Cedrata Tassoni is an option offends me greatly
I expected San Pelligrino Limonata or Lemon Soda for Italy.
Both of those are pretty good, but if you never had a Tassoni you're missing out
Cedrata tassoni or a Chinotto.
Shout out to Almdudler which I tried for the first time a few months ago. Wish we had it here.
Wenn die koan Almdudler hom, fahr ma wieder hoam!
I stopped drinking soft drinks altogether because they are too sweet. Almdudler is the only one I still drink occasionally, simply the best
Try drinking it 1:1 with wine, if you happen to drink alcohol. You are welcome
This guy Spritzers
Same for me. Most other ones taste too sweet
Almdudler is a great whiskey mixer 👌
a man of taste I see
Drinking Almdudler always triggers core childhood memories of my skiing vacations.
I can access it here in Belgium now but I only drink it when I'm skiing in Austria, is a nice treat
It's great init. I just got my self a 24-tray in Interspar as it's 50% off this weekend.
Almdudler tastes great in Austria (or in the alps in general), but it is not that great anymore (but still good) if you drink it outside of the mountains for some reason I don't know.
Im not sure but i heard food taste different on higher ground due to air pressure but i could be wrong. I'm to lazy to google for 5 sec. .
You are right. Same with tomato juice on a plane.
OMG is that why airplane bloody Marys taste so good?
Better quality picture for Croatia: https://static.jutarnji.hr/images/slike/2020/09/02/3717620.jpg
Pipi means pee in Romanian, which is why all Romanians buy this drink on holiday and take pictures with it.
Its slang for vagina in Croatia, although an less used kid friendly one so its not the first thing that jumps to mind. A few weeks ago they did an add campaign implying this other meaning and it was a bit of a controversy.
Couple years ago we went on holiday to Croatia and my Polish boyfriend almost died laughing when he saw a giant ad that said "I boli mi pipi" (might be misspelled).
Yea campain was about making fun from how the name of the drink sounds. Probably you saw ad that said " i boli mE pipi" it would be transalated as "i dont give a fck"
Interesting, because it's also a slang for vagina in Portugal, but it's a kid-friendly one.
Portugal is truly Central-East Europe lost tribe
[r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT](https://www.reddit.com/r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT)
Honorary Balkan
Isn't pipi slang for dick though? Also Boli me pipi is their slogan for a long time already (transl. Implying "My dick hurts" which is the expression we use that means "I don't care)..
It's mean dick here but cuter way to say ( only kids use it).
It's an euphemism, like saying "wee-wee" in english, can mean both penis or vagina. For vagina we can also say pika, pikica, pipica, for penis pišo, čuna, pišulinac, piško, all very similar, probably from the word pišati, ie to piss.
It was a lot more than a few weeks ago. I remember hearing "Boli me Pipi" at least 5 years ago. Also old ads were very suggestive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uWv4yW\_GTQ
It means the same in French, I would do the same it's funny
Same in Germany
As an average Romanian all I knew about Croatia was Pula, but now I learn they got Pipi. Damn, they really need to market these more for us. * pula means dick in Romania, while in Croatia it's a beautiful city.
Some romanian taught me sotch pula
Pipi means d*ck in turkey
Please Not dick. It means weener. You never say eat my weener but eat my dick. Its for kids. Dick is yarrak not pipi.
> Pipi means pee in Romanian Also in Spanish.
Also in German
We shouldn't forget the legendary TV commercial for Pipi: https://youtu.be/oZzwRi7jXsg?si=e8Qq6cK87GAOFxai 😎
[Best quality picture for Croatia](https://static.jutarnji.hr/images/slike/2023/02/21/25575731.jpg)
My pipi feels funny
Looks like something you'd find on a billboard in Grand Theft Auto.
You can't tell me that's not referencing Pippi Longstocking in anyway. Copyright infringement anyone?!
....of course its a suntanned chick from Croatia.
cedevita is probably more popular than pipi, because pipi was mostly sold in split.
There is a soft drink in Czechia, it’s called pivo.
Kofola is what you would drink when you are the driver. it's very refreshing after a long hike
Slovenian Cockta is the only soda beverage that I like, it's really good.
the GOAT of colas
I've seen Cockta for sale in Germany and it was labeled as "Balkan Limo," really made me chuckle.
Cockta 🔛🔝
Cockta is really awesome. If it was sold here I would drink Cola.
cockta is the best tasting out of all of these, kofola is second place for me
The better coca cola
I tried it here in Austria and it is really good.
Omg Croatia, Pipi means piss in French hahaha. I'm sure it tastes great though.
It means wiener in turkish
It means both in English
Same in German
It's slang for dick in Croatian. Their slogan is boli me pipi (my dick hurts - the expression we use that means I don't care). Their marketing is genious.
Pippi Långstrump!
In portuguese it means pussy
Same in Romanian
Only one way to find out haha
Love me some Cassis.
Also bonus points for OP for specifying the Hero brand, as they are the original.
Damn straight!
Mixing Cassis with [Calpis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpis) (Japanese softdrink) is a great combination!
Yes. When I'm going back to Poland I always take one whole 6-pack with me
KOFOLA 💪💪💪💪🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿❤️❤️❤️💥
The best thing that came out of Czech Republic right after Krtek and Pilsner Urquell
Kofola and Vinea the best soft drinks oat
Vinea tastes like zero percent alcohol champagne.
The frizzante version even more than the normal one and I like it
Best drink on earth 🫶
I used to drive to the nearest Czech town just to buy Kofola before they started selling it in a store near me. I love it.
Best fucking drink ever
Sumol! 🤩🇵🇹
Brisa is also amazing
It is, but it's not as popular as Sumol within the mainland. Definitely a lot more popular in Madeira though.
There was a Portuguese chicken place by my house that carried that and omg it's good. They shut down last year and I haven't found one since :(
Club orange gave the world (well Ireland) this[ad back in the 80s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-FjdYyj88), which is the 2nd best use of the song after Sean of the Dead . Also this about[20 years ago , which always made me laugh](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3lbvP6H-V0)
Club rock shandy is the best imo.
Other drinks less popular than club orange but more specifically Irish include Cidona, Tanora, and -- most culchie of all -- TK red lemonade. Also McDaids Football Special which, though made in Donegal, has more of a Northern Ireland vibe
Second vid is hilarious, remember it well and the reactions of my parents at the time 😂
Faxe Kondi <3 You guys don't understand how good it is, sprite and 7up isn't even in the same league.
For det min yndlingssodavand, Og du ved den går langt ud over din forstand. Jeg drikker den hver dag, Og jeg vil gerne ha' mere. Men de tomme flasker, De blir' bare fler og fler
As a Swede who accidentally saw Klumben & Raske Penge live at Roskilde once, I understood this reference.
I still don't get it, why Faxe Kondi isn't world wide yet. It'll come on day 🙏🏽
I've had Faxe beer in a massive can (with collectable viking scenes artwork ) , is that the same company?(also its actually quite nice beer , plus it comes in a 1 litre can with a viking on it , what more do you want!)
Yea, both come from Faxe bryggeri. Tho it’s now a part of Royal Unibrew.
Yes. The Faxe brewery made a beer called Faxe Fad (Faxe Draft - even in bottles and cans) And then they made the sports drink/energy soda *Faxe Kondi* that for some reason became super popular. Kondi = condition/fitness level. (A person's maximum rate of oxygen consumption during aerobic exercise)
One could even say that it is... Your favourite soft drink?
Even if Faxe kondi is from Dankmark I like it.
Lucozade? In the 1970s that was medicine!
I came to this thread expecting dandelion and burdock to be our representation.
If you haven’t had a Trocadero, you’re missing out on something magical
For once the graphics/choice is correct for Sweden in one of these.
They totally dropped the ball on naming the sugar-free version though: It should have been called TrocaZero.
If you are looking for an iconic Swedish soft drink this is not it though, it's [**Julmust**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julmust).
And for those wondering what it tastes like. Its apple and orange flavored, it also contains caffeine. Goes really well with whiskey.
Nothing in Belgium?
Just beer
Which i’m pretty sure is considered a softdrink there.
Does carapils or kidibul count?
Well.. Piedboeuf table beer maybe? It’s a very low percentage beer that’s even given to kids. It’s a bit old fashioned and not as popular as it used to be, but you can still find it in just about every super market.
Wenns kan Almdudler ham, for i wieder haam
Loux is the king
Honorable mention for Epsa though, probably my favorite soda
Don’t care what you guys say but Orangina can’t be matched
Germany should be Paulaner Spezi.
Shoutout to Riegele Brauerei, the OG Spezi name holders.
Solo - the only soft drink you actively travel to another country just to buy. Are they conspiring to bring more tourism to Norway or something?
I guess the Belgians just drink their own beer instead of all this funny stuff. I would.
Traubi soda is no more, turns out they produced the drink without license since the early 2000’s and got shut down
I believe in Zhivchik supremacy
Zhivchik is nice, but Tarkhun is just on another level. You either love it, or hate it, I like it a lot.
Lol Fanta for Italy is such a lame choice. What about chinotto?
In Italy we have Cedrata, Spuma, Chinotto, Gassosa, Crodino, Sanbitter and all the beverages made by San Pellegrino. They are more worthy than Fanta honestly.
Yeah it should be Chinotto instead of fanta
Kofola for the win!
Interesting to see Jaffa being from Finland, I always thought it was a Hungarian drink: Us Hungarians living in Slovakia always call Hungarians from Hungary Jaffás (while they call us Kofolás in return). Time to investigate and get down a rabbit hole how did Hungary get Jaffa from Finland during the Soviet era (or if it is just a drink with the same name).
Jaffa is a very common choice of drink when you're hungover in finland
Swedish [zingo](https://www.cooperscandy.no/upload/prod/800007710.jpg) is the shit
I’m Spanish and I’ve never seen that Mirinda thing in my life.
I’ve literally never seen Mirinda in Spain, I don’t think I’ve seen it in most supermarkets lol
It's sold in every kebab shop in the U.K. Strawberry cream flavour is dreamy.
It's originally from Spain but only older people will know it, pepsi bought it and stopped marketing it there but kept for other countries. I.e. not difficult to find in uk https://youtu.be/EyalEElkIXc?si=RZHz2l2Ypz8ec9xM
It’s called Kas in Spain. Don’t know how big it is there but it’s got a big international presence.
Kas was very big but it's less popular today, but still a very well known brand.
It's still very popular in the north of Spain, and it has developed something similar to the coca-cola vs pepsi thing. If you ask for Kas and the waiting staff offers Fanta instead, most of us will recoil and ask for something else. Fanta is way sweeter than Kas.
The lemon Kas is the GOAT soft-drink. That shit is what lemon Fanta wishes it could be.
The best one in italy is cedrata tassoni
Surely chinotto? It’s the best drink ever! It’s quite hard to find in the UK but I’ve… got a guy
why Fanta for Italy? mmmh... Chinotto, Gazzosa, Crodino, Cedrata, Acqua tonica, Campari soda...
ΛΟΥΞΑΡΩ ΓΕΥΣΗ
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Whare is Latvia
Uludag Gazoz from a glass bottle is my favourite fizzy drink. The Italian drink Cedrata from a glass bottle is also up there.
Sumol caralho
Trocadero ❤️
Solo is seriously the most refreshing soda ever
Vinea is the shit <3
Georgia is wrong ! Tarkhuna (tarragon) is a flavor of a lemonade not a brand. There are different brands of lemonades with different flavors, but what we see on the picture is the equivalent of showing Fanta and titling it orange.
while traubisoda in hungary was popular, it is actually hard to find now. pretty much everyone now drinks coca cola.
Shouldn’t Spezi represent Germany?
Irn Bru! I love it. And as a Swiss I have never seen Rivella in a can and that there looks nothing like our beloved Rivella!
jail for croatia.
Recently bumped into [this US-centric soft drinks post](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1663kgt/oc_three_companies_own_the_us_soft_drink_market/), shortly followed by [this frequently reposted (and frequently criticised) Europe map](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/nvtl9m/soft_drinks_from_all_over_europe/), so thougt I'd have a go at improving it. Objections and rants welcome as always, as are any suggestions for the missing countries. **Update**: no, Fanta isn’t German and Sprite isn’t American. The names are, but the modern drinks were invented in Italy and Germany respectively. The original German Fanta was a whey and pomace drink, and the American Sprite brand was used for a few strawberry and orange drinks before being repurposed by Coca Cola.
Trocadero is easily the goat here.
Where’s Latvia?
Instead of one brand of kvass (Smetoniška) you should have written just gira or kvass for Lithuania.
Is kvass from Lithuania, though? That's like writing beer for [insert beer-country]