Everything about Cream Soda totally explained
Cream soda is a sweet
carbonated soft drink. It varies from country to country, but its most usual property is its
vanilla flavoring. Its name originated, at least in the
United Kingdom, from "ice cream soda" as it was traditionally served with a dollop of
ice cream floating in it.
International variations
North America
The first patent for Ice Cream Soda was granted in Canada to James William Black of
Berwick, Nova Scotia on July 5, 1886. The recipe featured whipped egg whites, sugar, lime juice, lemons, tartaric or citric acid, flavouring, and bicarbonate of soda. Today,
Canadian cream soda is often pink and has a unique taste somewhat reminiscent of
grenadine. But clear versions of cream soda can also be found in Canada, particularly in the Province of
Quebec where pink cream soda is very rare or non-existent. In the
U.S. market, cream soda is often clear or colored light brown and
vanilla-flavored, but pink, red, and blue are also relatively common. In addition, in some places in the U.S. where the drink is made on location, especially in cafes, cream soda consists of soda water, vanilla syrup, and cream or
half and half.
Many of the brands of cream soda marketed in the U. S. contain
caffeine. Some people believe that bad or generic recipes of cream soda have a
beer like smell or taste to it.
Popular brands include:
Australia
In
Australia, cream soda is generally known as
creaming soda (and sometimes
creamy soda) and is pink or brown. Less commonly, there's a bright yellow type of cream soda, an example of which is produced by
Crows Nest Soft Drinks. The most common manufacturer of creaming soda in Australia is arguably
Kirks, a soft drink manufacturer with a variety of other products. As of
2005, Kirks creaming soda is made and distributed by
Coca Cola. Up until the mid
1990s, Kirks also produced
Snow Cap, which was essentially the vanilla flavored brown version of the drink. The name "Snow Cap" was created to differentiate the pink and brown versions of the drink. Snow Cap is no longer produced. Cadbury Schweppes market Creaming Soda as part of their 'Schweppes Traditional' line of soft drinks. Until recently it was deep red in all states except
Victoria where it was brown, but now both varieties are offered. Some people believe that bad or generic recipes of cream soda have a beer like smell or taste to it.
South Australian soft drink manufacturer
Woodroofe produces "Snow-Top", a brown cream soda drink.
United Kingdom
In the UK, cream soda was traditionally served with a dessert-spoonful of vanilla ice cream floating on the top, but this has become a rarity. It is vanilla-flavored, slightly glutinous and has a uniquely thick, "soft" and long-lasting foam. Both
A.G. Barr and Ben Shaws manufacture their own brands of cream soda, and most supermarkets sell it under their respective own brands.
Europe
Another variety is one referred to as
Italian cream soda. This is usually a mixture of carbonated water and
Half and half or
cream combined with vanilla syrup. Ratios vary widely, but the taste is usually that of sweetened, flavored milk.
Asia
In
Japan, "cream soda" is a term used for an ice cream float made with melon-flavored soda topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
In
Hong Kong, the
Swire Coca Cola Company markets a yellow
Schweppes Cream Soda as well as a yellow Schweppes Grapefruit Soda.
Singapore sells Cream Soda under the Schweppes name, and some people enjoy Cream Soda in a 1:1 ratio with fresh milk. In India, two brands of cream soda are Cottons and Bijoli. In
Malaysia the F&N or Fraser and Neave brand makes a clear Ice Cream Soda.
Africa
In
South Africa and
Zimbabwe, Cream soda is sold under the name "Creme Soda", a notable brand being Coca-Cola's "Sparletta". It is green in color, however unlike other Cream Sodas, it doesn't have just a vanilla taste and is highly sweetened.
Caribbean and Latin America
Cream soda is usually served as a "red pop", particularly
Fanta's Red Cream Soda.
New Zealand
This is known as Creaming soda, Ice cream soda, or cream soda, though the flavor changes are negligible. It is usually clear or a white opaque. It is one of the many flavors sold by Foxton Fizz.
Netherlands
Has only one brand called Frizz and is caramel-colored.
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