Fun fact.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 06/21/2018 at 05:34 • Filed to: 3 am pop ramblings

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For whatever reason, cream soda is pink in Canada. Which really makes no sense if you think about it, as it’s vanilla flavoured, and vanilla isn’t pink. On top of that, this isn’t actually even true for all of Canada, as like places like the USA and the UK, in Quebec and Newfoundland it’s clear;

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 05:52

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Cream soda is generally a caramel color whenever I see it in the US, which also doesn’t make much sense I suppose.

for Michigan > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 06:08

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I’ve had pink cream soda here in the states, but seeing as it was in Michigan, maybe some just made its way across the border.

Svend > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 06:08

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I’ve always known it to be clear or an ever so cloudy white.

It makes no sense for it to be pink at all.

pip bip - choose Corrour > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 06:17

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never noticed what colour it is here in Australia.

pip bip - choose Corrour > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 06:20

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first one is from Woolies

other 2 are from Coles.

Scheweppes available at both chains

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 06:26

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While we’re on this subject, can someone explain blue raspberry?

I grew up with light tan cream soda, looking like champagne.

BJ > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 06:28

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Cream soda for normal consumption should be pink. White cream soda is like a special edition cream soda, for special occasions.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/21/2018 at 06:43

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Blue raspberry makes no sense on the surface, but it actually makes sense because it differs raspberry from cherry and strawberry. Otherwise we’d be living in confusing red fruit flavour anarchy.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 07:03

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Duh! Why do you think we went to war with them over trade? It’s over national security risks like pink cream soda! We have to keep America safe!

CalzoneGolem > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 07:11

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Fun fact: Vanilla is mostly green.

404 - User No Longer Available > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 07:14

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That’s why I import mine from Hong Kong. I can’t even think of drinking all that red colouring.

TheRealBicycleBuck > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 07:23

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Well, it depends....

DipodomysDeserti > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/21/2018 at 07:26

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“Creaming” soda?! What the hell do you guys do with soda down there?

pip bip - choose Corrour > DipodomysDeserti 06/21/2018 at 07:30

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adult entertainment

if you know what i mean

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 07:39

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Oh, I know - I was just adding to the confusion. Too many reds, so let’s make strawberry green since there aren’t enough green sodas, with the exception of green apple, my personal favorite.

Jones uses blue for bubblegum, but perhaps that one should be pink...

itschrome > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 07:41

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We have both the pink and clear here in the US. there’s also a 3rd option where it looks like watered down root beer.

Ash78, voting early and often > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/21/2018 at 08:03

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Vanilla extract is usually dark brown, so in that light it sort of makes sense...

Ash78, voting early and often > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 08:05

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I’ve never seen anything but brown, since cream soda is like an offshoot of root beer. And vanilla is the main flavor, and that’s brown (liquid extract).

I don’t think my brain would respond to another color very well.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 08:31

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Barq’s cream soda in Alberta is clear. It’s also kind of “meh”.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/21/2018 at 09:02

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The color is weird, but the flavor is vaguely based on the flavor of a wild black raspberries. The actual berries are delicious, but I’ve only rarely encountered them in the wild in fresh clear cuts.

  > CalzoneGolem 06/21/2018 at 09:08

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I grew up with bright green cream soda in South Africa

punkgoose17 > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 09:11

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This looked like Strawberry Crush.

punkgoose17 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/21/2018 at 09:20

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/29273/what-heck-blue-raspberry

someassemblyrequired > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 09:28

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It used to be that you could get either in the Maritimes, which makes even less sense since nothing but the flavor was different, but I think it’s all clear there now. Haven’t bought cream soda in a while...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem 06/21/2018 at 09:31

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This is just what they look like when growing. These are immature pods. They need to stay on the vine for many months before being removed just as they dry a certain amount, followed by killing them to stop growth and a oxidation/fermentation step not unlike the method used to produce black tea. They ultimately end up brown-black in color before being graded and sold.

This process is why the real stuff is expensive and most “vanilla” flavored things use usually use “natural flavors” as a heavily processed byproduct of wood pulp production (or more disturbing sources) or “artificial flavors” that are simply artificially produced vanillin. Real vanilla from vanilla beans is far more complex in flavor.

The really fun fact I like to point out is that they’re orchids.

Urambo Tauro > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 11:16

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The red means it’s for off-road use only (like diesel).

CalzoneGolem >   06/21/2018 at 12:04

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These are confusing colors o~O

not for canada - australian in disguise > BaconSandwich is tasty. 06/21/2018 at 15:15

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I’ve actually never seen Barq’s in bottles. I had no idea it was clear here.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/21/2018 at 16:15

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Im not sure about bottles, but they do have it in cans. The cans are kind of a cream color.