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Musuem of Foreign Grocery Products -- updated

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Eli the BeardedPerson was signed in when posted
01-07-2003
12:44 PM ET (US)
 It is funny to read about these drinks as if they were so exotic.
I've had Path-Mark brand "cola champan", which was bubble-gum
flavored, and bought 2 liter bottles of Guarana from the local
Trade-Fair.

The stores these were from were all in NYC. Now that I'm in .ca.us
I haven't noticed the lack, but I haven't looked for these things either.
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el wombatoPerson was signed in when posted
01-07-2003
11:13 AM ET (US)
 When I visited family in El Salvador, I was surprised to find so many fruity Fanta variants. Coke itself tasted different too. I eventually realized it was because it had sugar, not corn syrup. There was a local brand called Tropical which was Coke-owned - lots of fruit flavors. The oddest thing was Cola-Champan. I'm not sure why they call it champagne - the flavor is somewhere between vanilla and bubble-gum.

And when I recently visited the other half of the family in BoliviaI was shocked to discover that people routinely serve un-chilled gaseous beverages. With ice, granted, but still - who drinks room-temperature soda?
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iggy the eyeballPerson was signed in when posted
01-07-2003
07:00 AM ET (US)
 Long-awaited and oh so sorely needed. I myself have a special interest in Brazilian beverages, since I receive many inquiries on my blog about exotic Fanta flavors ...
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Kickstart70Person was signed in when posted
01-07-2003
01:28 AM ET (US)
 Here in Vancouver I can get all sorts of Pocky whenever I want (including "Men's Pocky" which is dark chocolate).
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