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Nay. That said, I had Fresca for the first time in ages over Christmas. The label said sparkling soda or some such and I wonder if that is a variant or just a description of the classic Fresca flavour. Ahspose some googling is in order.  BTW, it was good. Did seem to have less of an aftertaste than I remember from Fresca ages ago. 
 

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Those kinds of drinks common in the Middle East and actually pretty good IMHO. you can see the Arabic writing on the bottle. I assume “soda” is a misnomer and that it’s not actually carbonated. They’re the consistency of buttermilk, not yogurt as we know it. I guess there’s no accounting for cultural differences. To quote Tolstoy, “The dog gave the meat to the ass and the ass gave hay to the dog and both went hungry.”

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1 hour ago, Greenhil said:

I assume “soda” is a misnomer and that it’s not actually carbonated.

It is carbonated.  And, yes, cultural differences can come into play.  More likely not differences, but biases, though, are what make people "dislike" something they have never tried.

The old saying the a billion Chinese folks might not be wrong works well for "strange" food that really are quite "normal". :D

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Not tried that but had similar yogurt-type drinks from the Middle East to the Mediterranean. I wouldn't knock it until you tried it. One of my first impressions of a new drink my wife offered me was the traditional Turkish yogurt drink, Aryan. I sneered at the concept as a White-Bread-Fake-Cheese American I was openly confused about a salty yogurt drink. Which by the by can be done with flat or carbonated water and is delicious either way.
 

I laugh now at my ignorant younger self. Aryan is delicious and perfect with grilled meats, sandwiches, or even shepherd's salad.

 

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This was one I got at a Durum restaurant to go with our lunch:
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