Does soda taste better in other countries?

[gnuel3]

In class today, our teacher told us how everyone else uses sugar in soda except for the US (we use corn syrup instead) cause the sugar companies are a monopoly and stuff...

Just curious..heh

 

[AlienCraft]

I think it does.

 

[pennylane]

I've never tried it. I want to try it!

 

[gnuel3]

What exactly is corn syrup anyway? heh

 

[BigFatCow]

i dunno about better, but it did taste different when i was in the bahamas.

 

[ElFenix]

mexican coke tastes better than US coke

 

[clicknext]

I havn't really noticed.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

I'm sure it's slightly different in the various countries around the world, owing to local differences in temperature, preparation, etc. However, in India, it could kill you. I personally didn't notice much of a difference between US soda and European soda, but I did notice a few different varities.

gnuel3 - Corn syrup, as far as I understand it, is just sugar made from corn.

 

[z0mb13]

sugar is a monopoly here???

 

[propellerhead]

Coke tastes soapy in England.

 

[ndee]

Diet Coke is SO much better in the US then here in Switzerland.

 

[Lonyo]

Who drinks diet?
And don't they substitute sugar etc with chemicals in diet coke, so there would be a difference that isn't related to corn syrup/sugar?

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Who drinks diet?
And don't they substitute sugar etc with chemicals in diet coke, so there would be a difference that isn't related to corn syrup/sugar?

It's great for doing sport. You can drink as much as you want and don't get any stomach-ache(cuz there isn't sugar in there )

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Who drinks diet?
And don't they substitute sugar etc with chemicals in diet coke, so there would be a difference that isn't related to corn syrup/sugar?

Yep, many of the additives are banned in various countries. I assume they adjust the receipe a bit for different sugar replacement formulas as well.

 

[hopeless879]

Pop tastes better in Ohio.

 

[Czar]

it does, each country uses different water, does alot for the taste

 

[stonecold3169]

Sprite in the US is very different from Sprite in Canada, I can tell you that... tastes more like flavored seltzer over in canada. In some countries Sprite is the drink.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

coke and orange soda taste a hell of a lot better in Jamaica

 

[OutHouse]

I would love to be able to get the "coke with lemonade" like they sell in Germany. Man i lived on that stuff. Ive tried the stuff here in the states but it just doesnt taste the same. Maybe it is because they use sugar instead of corn syrup.

 

[LakAttack]

Coke in Eastern Europe tasted like medicine. . . and they serve it in little bitty glasses with no ice. . .

 

[clicknext]

Hey I just realized that you said the US, not Canada and I looked on my coke can. Yep... sugar, not corn syrup. I've gotta try some coke down there some time so I can see what this corn syrup stuff tastes like.

 

[BatmanNate]

Mexican pepsi tastes better.

 

[KGB1]

Coke/ Pepsi taste so much better in Turkey and France. It's too heavy here in the US. Canada also forbad's Caffeine.. so none of that in Canada and some parts of the world

What exactly is corn syrup anyway?
High Fructose Corn Syrup you mean? Its a complex sugar carbohydrate. It's harder to break down than glucose. It's basically a form of sugar made artificially and cheaper than sugar cane.

 

[dighn]

coke in china tastes different. the flavour is heavier (not sugar) . here the coke tastes like sugar water...

or it just tasted different to me back then..

 

[chiwawa626]

Yeah ive tasted coke from korea, india, and mexico...they all taste better then the US version. Same with a lot of the other sodas.