What Do You Call This Popular Beverage?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In some parts of Montreal, calling a Quebecer 'a Pepsi' is an insult.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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Soda version = Mrs. Butterfroth?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Speaking of sodas:

If carbonated beverages are your thing, but you are looking for healthier options, try making your own with frozen fruit juice concentrates. Just thaw a can of your favorite frozen concentrate, pour it into a squeeze bottle, and keep it in the fridge. Whenever you want a soda, you just squirt a couple of ounces of that concentrate over some ice in a glass, then fill with club soda.

It's still quite a lot of sugar (though not nearly as much as canned soda), but at least it has vitamins and minerals and, ya know, actual nutritional value. And you can pronounce all the ingredients.

I’m too lazy for that.

Personally, I’m rather fond of Izze. Like the DIY version you describe, it’s real fruit juice (70%), 30% soda water, and no added sugars. The clementine flavor is awesome, the blackberry is damn good, and the apple is pretty decent.

IZZE Sparkling Juice Drink

IZZE is a refreshing combination of fruit juice and fizz with no added sugar and no artificial sweeteners.

www.izze.com

 

[Zardnaar]

We kind of use these terms.

Fizz
Soda
Soft drink.

Pops American but you would probably get what you wanted. Might have to specify the brand eg coke, Pepsi, mountain dew, sparkling duet etc.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Over here, in Quebec, most people call it une liqueur, but it's a misnomer because a liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage distilled from a fruit. Some of us say, boisson gazeuse (soda), which is the correct term.

NO ONE would ask for a Coke, meaning a Pepsi instead. There is a big turf war in Quebec. One of the only places in the world where Pepsi is more popular than Coke. It's somewhat political. Coke is red, the colour of the Canadian flag. Pepsi is blue, the colour of the Quebec flag. In some parts of Montreal, calling a Quebecer 'a Pepsi' is an insult. But it's dated now. It was mostly used in the 70s during the heyday of Quebec's francophone 'quiet revolution' movement.

I would have expected Quebec to be more French, with people drinking wine, with watered wine for children.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Even in France proper, people drink carbonated beverages. Although I’d bet sparkling water has a bigger market share there than here.

Speaking of other countries…

I went to Russia 20 years ago, and discovered a beverage called kvass, which is technically a low-alcohol beer that is carbonated and served like soft drinks. It’s even in some soda fountains. It looks & tastes surprisingly like Dr. Pepper, and I was told it was made from fermented Russian raisin bread.

 

[The Soloist]

I would have expected Quebec to be more French, with people drinking wine, with watered wine for children.

Nope. France lost its hold on Quebec after the British conquest of the region. Because of that, while we still speak French, we are in many ways very British and very Americanized. Many of my French friends were surprised when they came to Quebec. They were expecting some kind of miniature France. Not the case.

In Quebec, if you serve watered wine (or beer) to your kids, the social services can come after you as bad parents.

Note that we do drink a lot of wine, spirits and beer. Winter is long and cold. But this discussion is about soda. In France, they drink Brio Soda, which is imported from Italy.

 

[R_J_K75]

Soda fountain

Soda Fountain and Soda Jerk go hand in hand right. It goes back to the days when you'd have to go to pharmacy or cafe at a 5 and dime to get a soft drink instead of going to a bar to get a hard drink.

 

[The Soloist]

I know, weird. It's Quebec Anglophone versus Francophone cultural war thing. Too long to explain.

 

[jian]

I would have expected Quebec to be more French, with people drinking wine, with watered wine for children.

I don’t think people generally do that in France now, not since we were children, really. Heck, the French people my age (50) I know didn’t have their parents do it either.

From living in BC for a couple of years I’d be surprised if the people in Quebec did as well - they’re just Canadians who speak French.