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Pepsi Japan (possibly not a real company) came out with these Japanese influenced flavours for 2009. Above is Pepsi Shiso. That spicy little green leaf you get with your tempura or on your squid sushi. This was literally a shiso flavoured drink... not shiso flavoured Pepsi. It was light green in colour and as you can see... delicious enough to buy 2.

A few months after what I assume was the ungodly success of Pepsi Shiso (see "Soft drink elected mayor"), we were greeted with Pepsi Azuki. Featuring the sweet taste of sweet red azuki beans. Yeah, it was a deep red and whether or not it reallly tasted like azuki, I can't say. But it was better than shiso. Regardless of what some might tell you.

Japan is fun for so many reasons. But mainly commercial ones. For months Fanta Japan (?) had it's Fanta World campaign. (Campaigning for more money.)

Fanta Italy was peach flavoured. (Go figure.)

Fanta France was green grapes. (Because purple grape Fanta is a regular in Japan. You can get it at McDonalds'.)

Fanta New Zealand was "cassis" (some crazy word for blackcurrent liquer?)... and we were all hoping for kiwi fruit Fantaaaa-AH! Wouldn't that have been more appropriaaAAHHHte?

And there was a red apple Fanta... but I can't remember what country that was. What country was responsible for the common red apple? Well that was it.

BUT they got it right when some cheerful chap on the board was like "America... they're local produce is hip-hop. Right?"

Right you are! It tasted like carbonated peach iced tea and was the biggest regret of my life. But maybe that's what hip-hop tastes like? ICED TEA. OHH! I just made a relevant hip hop pun. Seriously, when was hip hop ever relevant? And when would hip hop ever be anything but a regret? And I saved the best for last. This is Felix Felicis; CHOCO. LATE. FLAVOURED. SOFT. DRINK. It was a trip and a half. It's clear... it's chocolate to the taste and chocolate to the touch... and it reeks of chocolate. Like a big dying hump of chocolate that's been beaten into submission by chocolate Karate champions... with chocolate covered nunchucks.

I'm unsure if it was good or bad. But I need to get across to you that this is a chocolate soda. It's called Chocolate Sparkling!! It's clear like Sprite. Run for the hills. Run for the hills... in the good sense of that phrase.