In
India, "soda" or "drinking sodas" generally refers
to clear looking fizzy drink with a dash of lime and salt. Indian cool
drinks are a bit different than what you get in the western countries.
You can get a variety of soft drinks in India, apart from the usual Coke
and Pepsi. Most of these soft drinks are carbonated ones, with added
flavors and sugar.
An early drink modeled on the famous Coke is the Thumbs Up. Unlike
western fizzy drinks, Indian fizzy drinks are a lot sweeter. This
because of generous doses of sugar they put here. You can get your
favorite diet coke over here too. The local soda drink is called "Banta"
and is offered with a dash of lime, salt and sugar. It is easily
available on roadside sold on pushcarts by vendors. Other fizzy drinks
are Coca Cola, Miranda (orange fizzy drink), Sprite, 7Up, Fanta (like
Miranda) among other lesser-known varieties.
There is a non-fizzy variety of cold drinks available for those who
don't like carbonated drinks. These drinks are usually made from fruit
extracts. Popular ones are Maaza, Slice and Frooti that are mad
essentially from mango extracts. They are available in any grocery store
by the roadside and are also sold by many vendors on their pushcarts. Do
not forget to check the manufacturing date on it.
In
India, "soda" or "drinking sodas" generally refers
to clear looking fizzy drink with a dash of lime and salt. Indian cool
drinks are a bit different than what you get in the western countries.
You can get a variety of soft drinks in India, apart from the usual Coke
and Pepsi. Most of these soft drinks are carbonated ones, with added
flavors and sugar.
