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  • Cucumber-flavored soda sold in Japan

    06/13/2007 1:12:42 PM PDT · by ElkGroveDan · 93 replies · 1,615+ views
    AP Yahoo ^ | Wed Jun 13, 7:47 AM ET
    TOKYO - Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with "Pepsi Ice Cucumber" — a new soda based on the crisp green gourd. The soft drink, which hit stores here on Tuesday, doesn't actually have any cucumber in it — but has been artificially flavored to resemble "the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber," said Aya Takemoto, spokeswoman of Japan's Pepsi distributor, Suntory Ltd. "We wanted a flavor that makes people think of keeping cool in the summer heat," Takemoto said. "We thought the cucumber was just perfect." The mint-colored soda is on sale just for the summer...