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This makes me super curious about trying this Indian sodas.

"Thums Up was the most distinct, being fizzier, spicier, and less sweet than the others"

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Available in most Indian groceries or restaurants in US if you wanna try.

I haven't seen it where I live, but I am now inspired to pay more attention to that portion of the menu. :D

I'm quite glad I have never encountered this, though I'm intrigued. I simply can't drink most pop as being too sweet. Diet or any encountered overseas with HFCS are even worse.

So my consumption peaked at the odd can of Irn Bru, or Red Bull a month, summers only, when nothing else is available. I can't finish a Coke or Pepsi can. The kids think I'm weird. :)

Same, actually. Which is interesting because I used to drink 2-3 cans a week when I was younger. I think it's because I stopped and now going back I realize how terrible it tastes.

Agreed. I used to guzzle soda as a kid and young adult but now it just feels disgusting.

I feel the same about breakfast cereal, I used to eat a couple bowls without blinking, now it just seems inedibly sweet to me...

'Thums Up' is the best soda ever for me - very distinct nutty taste. And a dry lingering after effect.

It's in the Coke museum in Atlanta.

Because it does not have the "high fructose corn syrup" but regular sugar.

All sodas in India (even Pepsi, Coke sold in India) use sugar instead of corn syrup so it doesn't leave sticky sweetness in your mouth.

Try "Pepsi Cola" in US that still contains sugar.

I would bet the US produces a lot more corn than India. The climate in India is much more friendly to sugarcane than the US. The US climate is not really right for sugarcane except some of the southern most parts of the south.

Cuban relations and bad foreign policy in the 1970s forced the switchover to corn syrup. Despite the wishes of Coke[1].

[1]http://www.searchamelia.com/cubas-uneasy-sugar-cane-revenge

I'd highly recommend it. I'd pick it over a Coke/Pepsi any day if given the choice. You can find it in pretty much any Indo-Pak grocery store in the US.

There's a "stronger" version of Thums Up called "Charged" which is fizzier and even less sweet than the regular one.

It is really good - try it out sometime.

I would agree with this. (Just came from Delhi yesterday) It's a milder taste than the acidic coke. I prefer it over pepsi or coke.

How was your trip ?

It was interesting. It was challenging and it was fun at the same time.

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