The World in Soda
| December 26, 2018
Calpis
Calpis is a unique, uncarbonated soft drink that’s popular in Japan. It was first sold in 1919 as a concentrated syrup that was mixed with either milk or water, but now it’s available pre-diluted and marketed under the name Calpis Water. The concept for the soda is based off a traditional Mongolian product known as ‘airag’, which is a drink that’s made using cultured milk and lactic acid. Although Calpis is most popular in Japan, it has been exported to North America, where you may have seen it under the name Calpico—many people thought that Calpis sounded too much like ‘cow piss’ for the North American market.
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