Romanian Kool-Aid II
As a follow-up to a previous post on Kool-Aid equivalents in Romania, we bring you exciting news of a different brand of powered drink mix for sale in several Romanian stores. Some of you may remember my wistful observation that Romania sometimes seems incapable or unwilling to reach out and compete in foreign markets, even though foreign companies are more than able to compete effectively here. Well, once again, this powdered drink is from Bulgaria.
Don’t get me wrong – I think it’s great for our neighbors to the south to increase economic ties with Romania. It’s healthy for their economy and should be healthy for ours as well. What has concerned me is the apparent lack of fortitude among many firms around here. They either plan on selling out from the get-go or play in their own sandbox until they become obscure. Either way, profits and ownership are going elsewhere.
The good news is that Sunny is a huge improvement over Frutti. This stuff actually works as advertised; you only need one packet for 2 liters of kool-aidish pleasure. Just cut open a corner and pour it into some water. It even dissolves a little faster than the previous brand. There’s no need to add any sugar because it, too, comes with phenylalanine-type concoction (so, don’t drink too much at once).
It’s available in Strawberry, Cherry, Orange, Raspberry, Cola and a blend of Peach and Apricot. For those of you wondering about the cola flavor, it’s actually pretty good! Yep, it tastes kinda like Pepsi or another sweet cola, just without the carbonation. No bubbles might sound like it’s flat. Nope. It doesn’t have that flat taste. You’d have to try it yourself to agree with me that it’s just meant to be fara carbonation.
Now, my favorite raspberry. I became somewhat addicted to it for a little while. Any fellow sufferers out there with this affliction?
August 8th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
[...] Yes, my friends, another installment in our continuing series of tasty drinkables in Romania. Not everyone wants to fill the pockets of filthy rich Coca-Cola executives by constantly buying their bottles of sugar water and caffeine. Not that Coke is the only company to create uninspired flavors, mind you. Most of the carbonated soft drink brands sold in Romania are actually owned by Coca-Cola or PepsiCo. In fact, a great many non-carbonated beverages sold in Romania are also owned by Pepsi and Coke. Reminds me of another tragic dichotomy. [...]
February 15th, 2011 at 6:27 am
i.k where can i get this or how somebody can send to australia ????