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Instead of just proposing replacements, what are some unique soft drinks from your country? This is chinotto, an Italian soda made with a citrus similar to bitter orange called chinotto (lemmy.ca)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Me too, but i still don't know what it is? Definitely involves caffeine.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Looks like there's a version of it that is a caffeine drink. But yeah, I'm pretty curious about what it tastes like. Unsweetened and originally a replacement for beer, so I'm going to guess it's nothing like a conventional soda.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

I tried it once canned, can't remember the brand but it was Italian. It was slightly sweetened but had this bitterness that hits the back of your tongue in a very unpleasant way then fills the rest of your mouth. I would not recommend it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

And what is a girder?? "Made from girders" is no help at all, as I think of a girder as an architectural support.

Edit: looks like there's some ginger involved, which helps the ginger commercial make slightly more sense.

Edit 2: well, they really do mean steel/iron girders. There ya go. Still no help at all.

Edit 3: people claim it tastes like orange the color but not orange the fruit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, if you read the article linked above, it was originally marketed to steel workers as a replacement for beer when on the job. Originally Iron Brew. But the ingredients are a closely guarded trade secret. I'll have to see if I can find some to taste.