European VS American Lemonade/Sparkling Lemon Beverage Comparison & Taste Test

[@GhostFuture2000]

"Welcome to another episode of fruit juice vs toxic chemical sludge " 😂

[@ab-te8kv]

😂😂😂

[@nothingTVatYT]

That's funny and sad. Funny because it sounds like an exaggeration, sad because it's not.

[@rekleif]

LOL. Hey it can't be that bad now? God bless and lots of love from Norway.

[@red.aries1444]

At least this time even the US product hasn't a radiant color. Maybe he should do the tasting under UV light. 🙂

[@seanrh4294]

🤣 Somebody should tell him whats in the bread 🤣

[@AnthonyLauder]

I live in Prague and that Mattoni Cedrata isn't made from lemon juice. Cedrata is an ancient citrus fruit that is an ancestor of lemon, but is bigger and has a bumpy surface. The English name for Cedrata is Cedrate, but most folks don't come across that fruit anymore.

[@thepurplesmurf]

That's interesting. I live in the EU and have seen this fruit before but didn't know that it's actually different from a normal lemon. I thought it's just grown a bit uglier because, well nature, not everything that grows naturally looks like it comes out of a coloring book. Regards from Switzerland

[@Woodclaw]

Cedrate is relatively common here in Italy. Usually you can find it in one out of two or three bars.

[@trattogatto]

Cedrata Tassoni is a very old Italian brand, you can find some TV commercials from the '60s here in youtube.

[@Jadezgvrtk]

@@trattogatto Quante cose puoi fare, costruire, inventare ma tieni un minuto per me.

[@Dreyno]

It’s also called Citron.

[@MichaelCoIIins]

:D that European store accountant is still wondering why the hell the sales of the EU sodas is spiking like this.... :D

[@ab-te8kv]

😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻

[@IWrocker]

Haha for real 🎉 we had a cart full of stuff you’ll see in more videos. I think they were shocked, also it felt authentic, nobody spoke English in the store, mostly Slavic languages.

[@uncle_matula]

@@IWrocker probably Polish, as you have already featured several Polish products in your videos

[@PeDr0.UY131]

Well, at least that's the good part of globalization.👍

[@MichaelCoIIins]

@@IWrocker And the can you had, you rated 10/10 the orange is even better :) Let me know if you want some Irish stuff as well ;)

[@xanperia]

I recommend San Pellegrino Aranciata Rossa (with blood orange) 🍊

[@anni___enemenemuh_]

This is my absolute favourite as well. But I also liked the other flavours I had so far.

[@veritas4698]

I love that one.

[@xanperia]

@@anni___enemenemuh_ Yeah, I think they all are great, can't go wrong with any of them. Knowing how bad the situation in the U.S is with such products makes me appreciate brands like San Pellegrino even more.

[@andrewjoakim3690]

Yessssss this is the best one by far for me it’s just so goood

[@jonasthemovie]

Totally addicted to it. The local shop carries it just for me.

[@GiantHaystack]

You are in danger of being the most hydrated person on KZbin.

[@Romy---]

Or the most bloated, diabetic and with cavities as they're all gasified and have sugar.

[@KoRbA2310]

LMAO you made my day!

[@Muck006]

american

[@SquidwardFromTheFUTURE]

@@Romy--- Bro a few sips doesnt harm anyone. Its only bad when you consume liters of it

[@dubiumguy]

Pissing clear by the end of the month.

[@Nako3]

Sanpellegrino also has a citrus based soda called Chinotto or Chinó. Its a combination of sweet and bitter and has a really unique flavor to it. Maybe you can try it out!

[@CROM-on1bz]

There is also simple sparkling mineral water without sugar and it is excellent for digesting after a huge pizza.

[@verybighomer]

Not to forget Chinotto has a distinctive bitter component which makes it unique. It's very rare to find a soft drink/lemonade with a clear bitter flavor.

[@Nako3]

@@verybighomer yes true! Bitter was the word I was looking for!

[@davidgantenbein9362]

Chinotto is great 😊

[@supertizio743]

for people in the US that have never tried Chinotto, the taste is VAGUELY similar to Root Beer

[@marlyd]

I think you unlocked a rare universally European quality: enthusiasm around and zealous opinions on European flavoured (carbonated) beverages. I don't know why this is as interesting as it is but this series is 🔥

[@plini-xi3ux]

it is a interesting fascination for sure. I think most of us have come across various other European sodas in the stores both at home and when traveling. I try to pick these local and more "exotic" ones over the mass market brand names like cola, fanta and pepsi.

[@mwahha6965]

San pelligrino is peak ngl

[@qg786]

My favourite is San Pellegrino blood orange! I highly recommend it! 👌

[@TheXshot]

The Fanta video is almost at 1M views. Popping off. And I'm loving these!

[@W4rM4chine82]

😮

[@embreis2257]

wonder about the corresponding YT statistics. maybe IWrocker will tell us some day. 😉

[@yakoobski]

Zbyszko Lemoniada label: water, sugar, apple juice from concentrate (15%), lemon juice from concentrate (3,5%), carbon dioxide, orange juice from concentrate (1,5%), lime-lemon natural aroma and other natural aroma, stabilizer 'something something' from plant based sap [probably the colouring you were talking about], aciditity regulator - citric acid, sweetener. 100ml = 20kcal, 4,9g sugar. Poland is the biggest exporter of apples in EU. 3rd in the world. Probably why high apple juice content in the 'lemonade'. I was shocked actualy that my country produces so many apples ~4 million tons per year. USA produces 5 million tons per year. Poland total country area ~300 000 km^2 while USA ~10 000 000 km^2. That is wild. Poland is 33 times smaller 🤣 Great video. Now I have to try Cedrata 😅

[@midnightkitchen8379]

Thank you ❤

[@Pankocik]

The truth is unfortunately that Zbyszko in this edition is not particularly good, "Three lemon's" is more like lemonade. Not to mention that in most large supermarkets, such as Lidl, Auchan or Carrefour you will find just pure lemonades with four or five ingredients, water, lemon juice, sugar, and maybe some other fruit, usually on the lowest shelf somewhere in the corner, because large corporations pay more to be in the middle of the shelf. For example, in my local greengrocer's there is Lemonade from the manufacturer "Moja Tłocznia" and it has an absolutely top composition.

[@nielsviveen]

Would love to get some Polish apple races here in the Netherlands just to try, but if we get import it's usually france for golden delicious or Italy for Pink Lady and further away for anything else.

[@dominika3762]

Where the fact you find these Zbyszko stuff? I've never noticed this thing

[@Cavi587]

@@Pankocik Yeah, I was thinking the same, but obviously what you can find in an EU store in the US is very limited so you won't get more local and high quality things I think. I think it would be fun if we could send them a package of hand picked products that we recommend. Would be fun.

[@selenityshiroiYT]

San Pellegrino is so refreshing. Great citrus flavours.

[@oraakkeli]

The orange and blood orange ones are the best in my opinion

[@carolbrookes5748]

It's San Pellegrino every time - the tartness and the bubbles are really refreshing. I prefer soft drinks that are not inherently sweet

[@sandersson2813]

San Pellegrino Grapefruit is their best.

[@ElPolloDiabloCH]

Love all of them. Lemon, Orange, L'Amara and most of all Chinotto

[@JohanHultin]

Limonata > Others, because the flavour is so much punchier.

[@bexyr]

Italian here who works in a supermarket in a turistic city. A really common souvenir bought by many tourists is Lemon Soda. I have regular customers from UK, Germany especially who come every year and they bring back home cans of Lemon Soda. There is a English old lady that the first thing she do when she arrive at the hotel (that is next to the supermarket) is coming to buy a can of this soda (BTW you can also find Orange Soda and Lemon Soda Mojito which is non-alcoholic)

[@erraldstyler]

yeah i think i had the mojito once, crazy good but not a common sight in german supermarkets.

[@prestige690]

For me Lemonsoda or Oransoda is the best, better than SanPellegrino's limonata

[@watcherzero5256]

San Pellegrino is available in all UK supermarkets and corner ships, they are probably buying it as they are used to it. In addition to the Lemon there is also Orange and Blood Orange flavours, the Blood Orange used to be my favourite when it was 100% blood orange but a few years back they changed it to 50% Orange, 50% Blood Orange. Theres a couple of other lighter flavours you can get in Britain, Cherry and Pomegranate and Tangerine & Strawberry.

[@TheRallzan]

Lemon Soda is by far the best soda I've tested

[@bexyr]

@@TheRallzan I'm talking about Lemon Soda (the actual name of a different brand of lemonade) not about San Pellegrino

[@Dqtube]

The Mattoni drink is not ordinary sparkling water, but mineral water from a natural spring in the Karlovy Vary region. The mineral concentration ranges from 1.6 to 1.7 g/l.

[@Megalomaniakaal]

electrolytes!

[@MostlyPennyCat]

​@@Megalomaniakaal It's what plants crave

[@oskarprotzer3000]

Ahoi, you mean the carbonation? Or all the minerals? xD

[@Dqtube]

@@oskarprotzer3000 No. I'm talking about components that are part of the natural spring itself. The information on the can informs you of that: *Cations(mg/l):* Mg²+: 25,0 Ca²+: 84,5 Na+: 69,9 *Anions(mg/l):* Cl-: 12,0 SO₄²-: 40,0 HCO₃-: 528 NO₃-:

[@oskarprotzer3000]

@@Dqtube ah, so all the minerals. I was confused with the 1.6 g/L

[@stjohntownsend3019]

Sanpellagrino is my favourite, especially the blood orange one.

[@livewallberg]

Sanpelegrino is simply the best

[@Noiseprojekt]

I really like Fonto Di Crodo Limonata and Aranciata (Y)

[@lennartrosenbrand4596]

I like the blood orange one of San Pelegrino.

[@jensrasmussen9228]

I agree. As a dane I must admit that the Italians nailed this!

[@gingerbaker_toad696]

It's the best we got here in germany as well for my taste, besides Fassbrause *actually darkberry Die Limo and Spezi in general are so good as well and when we go over Radler to beer we got you all in the bag ;D

[@livewallberg]

@@gingerbaker_toad696 Fassbrause kenn ich gar nicht.

[@karlgrylls2406]

Next year he's moving to Europe 🤣

[@ab-te8kv]

😂😂😂😂

[@em0_tion]

We laugh until he starts talking specific country! 🤣

[@MaxSchwarz-jd2wy]

North American Europeans will go back to Europe after USA is collapsing after 2030, over 100 millions will leave USA and after 2090's usa will. Be the first forth world country

[@ab-te8kv]

@@em0_tion Why ❓

[@em0_tion]

@@ab-te8kv Cause when Americans start yapping about how cool a European country is, they end up immigrating there.

[@graziellaacquarola7450]

San Pellegrino is fantastic ...thanks...love from Italy 🇮🇹♥...you shoud try lemon soda one of my favourites it has actual lemon pieces inside

[@Nicole-xy8bi]

Oh yes! In Austria we have this lemonade in cans. But my boyfriend says that the lemon soda is much better in a bottle. It tastes sooo good! Every time when his father is in Italy , he should bring us lemon soda in the bottles.

[@haystackhider7158]

Bro has cracked the code of which videos making the most views LOL

[@W4rM4chine82]

Well deserved

[@thepurplesmurf]

That's okay, because he (his wife too) comes across as very authentic and likable. There are so many "reactors" of YT that are fake and you notice almost immediately, that they do it only for the views. On this channel it looks like there is serious interest to widen the own horizon. Alone the fact to do research and check stores to see where he can buy this stuff to actually try it is already well ahead of 90% of other reaction channels, that react to things in other countries and cultures. That's also the reason why this is one of the few reaction channels, where I actually leave a comment every now and then and also a like for the algorithm.

[@wykydytron]

Educates Americans and massages our European egos. Great combination.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Next stuff expanding the tastings to US vs EU battle for best : burgers, hot-dogs, pizza, kebaps, shawormas, pleskawitas & mici !

[@ThirrinDiamond]

You listing pizza and kebabs should be illegal when italy and turkey are right there in europe /hj

[@gabbe1509]

You NEED to try the green San Pellegrino clementina, it's my favourite soda by far!

[@ashitaka1337]

San Pellegrino is the best refreshment on hot days! Well iff you exclude beer. Greetings from Germany!

[@thomashering1482]

The others i have never seen...

[@IQEGO]

@@thomashering1482 I believe Cedrata is a Czech Republic exclusive, since it's made from mineral water in our country (the city of Karlovy Vary - Carlsbad), but maybe it is also exported.

[@karenneill9109]

Mix the beer and the limonata… Yes, it works.

[@maxbarnhusen7477]

@@karenneill9109 Its very common in germany, u can buy it bottled everywhere and its called "radler" or "alster", greetings.

[@karenneill9109]

@@maxbarnhusen7477 yes, I learned about it there. There’s something similar here in Canada called a ‘Shanty’, but it really depends on how good the lemonade and beer you use is. If it’s Sprite…horrible! 🤢

[@Epala-vs9om]

If you can find it, try also the Italian "lemon soda" Its really good and one of my favorite drinks

[@pedroleal7118]

What's weird is that the US has draconian protective rules for imports, but it's to protect un-healthy things. This is about food and beverages in general, but you also mentioned cars, that you can't have in the US and yet, they are more economic and less polluant (and probably cheaper)! Take care!

[@marlyd]

Plus the Kinder Eggs because they are supposedly choking hazards.

[@dsludge8217]

You forget WHO the rules are there to protect: The profits of the multi-billion dollar companies who bought and paid for the politicians.

[@teijaflink2226]

And then they have stuff that give cancer.

[@Drew-Dastardly]

From my understanding it is all the Lefty "do-gooders" from places like California that came up with CARB restrictions on ordinary European/Asian style small cars (unibody) to reduce air pollution. So a tiny 1.6 litre car is hammered in tax because the manufacturers could not meet the politicians unrealistic demands back in the day. Truck based cars with an actual frame with the cab on top are exempt. Hence all the huge F150's, Silverados pickups and SUV's etc. with 7.2 litre oil burning engines totally destroying the planet. Yeah! Way to go MURIKA!

[@marlibeshaj1069]

​@@marlyd "but the kids might eat the whole egg with the toy in it" then why does no other country in the world have a problem with it? Either parents neglecting their kids or a lower average iq

[@benwheeldon9055]

Gotta love Limonata, so refreshing

[@Cky-vh5oz]

Cedrata is not from lemon or lime but from cedar and is a super classic Italian drink the most famous is Tassoni

[@marioangelosecchi9330]

As for the cedrata, in Italy we have the legendary Cedrata Tassoni, probably the most famous. Years ago advertised by the greatest Italian singer, Mina.

[@Wabbit_Hunta]

Who? They (he/she?) is even more famous than Bocelli and Pavarotti, to name two that I've actually heard of, and are global superstars, yes I've heard of them but not Mina. Never ever heard that name until now.

[@marioangelosecchi9330]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGekfWSDntKjqac

[@ruggerorossi551]

​@@Wabbit_Huntahi! An other Italian here : Mina Is One or the most famous Singer in Italy : She was super famous in 1960/70 ; She did collaborations with singers like Fabrizio de Andrè and Adriano Celentano. She even was known in Latin America , and even collaborated with Johnny Dorelli (example : mi chiamavano Mimì and "Tonight). My favourite songs of hers are " città vuota " (1965) And " il cielo in una stanza" (1961). She has a beautiful voice !

[@marioangelosecchi9330]

@@ruggerorossi551 Grazie Ruggero, se dovesse capitare ti offro una cedrata ;)

[@ruggerorossi551]

@@marioangelosecchi9330 grazie e io te ne offro 3 🍸☺️

[@johncrwarner]

In Italy a cedro (pl. cedri) is a distinct type of citrus fruit. They sell cedrata drinks The taste of cedro fruit is distinct from standard lemon. The most famous brand is Tassoni Cedrata from Salò on Lake Garda.

[@stanleymaximillian8403]

Is this cedro also the same as thats being used to make limoncello in the south?

[@Sclero80]

No those are the lemons from the Amalfi coast and the Sorrento coast! The cedro is a primordial citrus, let's say it is one of the species that they crossed to obtain the lemon! It is the one used to make essential oil...

[@alessio87284]

@@stanleymaximillian8403 limoncello and limoncino are alcoholic and they are made with lemon zest. Cedrata is not alcoholic, and it s made with cedro fruit. Cedro plant is one of the progenitors of citrus fruits like orange, lemon ecc

[@grethi8110]

​@@stanleymaximillian8403 no.

[@IQEGO]

It's the same in Czech language :) Lemon [ENG] is Citrón[CZ], whereas Citron[ENG] is Cedrát[CZ]. Cedrát -> Cedrata. :D

[@mdennis9496]

You are so correct about the Pelligrino Limonata. I live in Germany and it is a MAINSTAY in my refrigerator!! Unbelievably refreshing………

[@JonnyPenny]

**IANing**: Describes an American man or woman who drives a manual transmission vehicle, exclusively overtakes on the left, consistently creates an emergency lane in traffic jams, and sips an ice-cold San Pellegrino while doing so.

[@geoffreywoodfield8932]

Bathurst is on today if you want to see it

[@markmuller7962]

Is this a real thing?

[@MrOrtmeier]

I live in Europe and only recently disciples that San Pelegríno. And it also blew my socks off! So refreshing! I was buying 6 packs during the summer. But of course it still has sugar so you can’t drink it like water but it’s great with a meal.

[@daedaluslv2032]

Sanpeligrino is considered good even in Europe.

[@polreamonn]

I love San Pellegrino lemonade. It was my go to morning beverage when I was hungover on a workday.

[@hazeman4755]

After these great beverage videos, I can imagine that the US viewers of IWrocker are scrambling to find the nearest store that sells European soft drinks to test for themselves.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Ha Ha Ha.. Next stuff expanding the tastings to US vs EU battle for best : sausage, burgers, hot-dogs, pizza, back-wursts, kebaps, shawormas, pleskawitas & mici !

[@8nelloSi]

In Italy San Pellegrino is not bad but it's still industrial (probably among the best in this category). Ther's a lot of choice of semi-industrial types whose quality is much much higher. Obviously the prices can be double, triple or more.

[@8nelloSi]

Ah... San Pellegrino starts selling only mineral water.

[@ondrejvasak1054]

I buy that Lime Mattoni in the small store in front of my house in summer and it does have a very unique taste, I like it a lot. They also have a orange flavoured one and I think I like that one even more.

[@youralwaysonline]

Loving the videos, finding them somewhat hypnotic and hard to put down. Keep it up!

[@julyriver8851]

I'm Italian, I don't drink many sodas in general but I do like Cedrata Tassoni, officially created in 1956 in the North of Italy and originally made out of Citrus medica grown near Lake Garda and now with citrus from Calabria region, and Chinotto made with Citrus myrtifolia. This one it's actually my favouite since it tastes slightly bitter and I always look for the ones with the less amount of sugar because are the "real" ones, let's say. Interesting videos BTW! Ciao ☀

[@WhadifuzAlottanois]

Cheers! Had a San Pellegrino "Melograno & Arancia" (pomegranate and orange) in the fridge. Perfect combo with this clip! These are a real good "series" of videos! Good work!

[@jjj76120]

Sanpeligrino 🍋 is the best!!!!

[@mickback999999]

Sanpellegrino is perfect to mix with gin. 30/70 and plenty of ice!

[@Clonmel86]

Really I'm definitely going to have to try that, as a gin drinker I've never mixed those two before thanks 😂

[@Dreyno]

@@Clonmel86But you’ve had gin with bitter lemon, right? RIGHT?

[@Dreyno]

@@Clonmel86Wait, I’ve just copped your username. Surely you should just stick with cider? Support local industry.

[@grethi8110]

Italian drinks >>> you need to try more Italian sodas. Lemon Soda is amazing. Also San Pellegrino blood-orange aranciata😊

[@torgrim123]

You really go all in on EU versus US taste tests? I really love it, keep em coming, greetings from Sweden.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

They miss half of Europe if they only do EU members countries. Seems like the wrong way to do it.

[@l.ross.6400]

Italy has a very big sparkling drinks culture . I've been there several times and I always find new drinks. The one I discovered this year is the Chinotto, which is more bitter than lemonade.

[@Sclero80]

Chinotto was drunk in Italy before Coca-Cola arrived then it was a little snubbed by young people when Coca Cola became widespread, but CHINOTTO can still be found in all supermarkets, some people still like it! 😊

[@Jadezgvrtk]

Chinotto is a fruit: Citrus × myrtifolia like cedro is: Citrus medica

[@ojjohnson-n6g]

Hi, italian here..chinotto and spuma are such an ancient thing in our culture..grandpas of our grandpas were drinking them in osteria when agricolture was our main business 😊

[@Sclero80]

@@ojjohnson-n6g esatto! La Spuma poi andava forte!

[@alessio87284]

I m italian and i hate chinotto, and also pompelmo.. too bitter for me Mi piace un sacco la cedrata o la sanguinella!

[@chrisperyagh]

You've opened up a MASSIVE San Pellegrino rabbit hole - they have TONS of different flavour combinations and when I was last up London, I found some flavours in an off licence between Chiltern Street and Baker Street I've never even heard of before and wasn't disappointed in the slightest. I don't care about the sugar content - they're bloody lovely!

[@wichtelzwerg4255]

If you want to try something new, I would recommend Rivella. It's the Swiss national drink and is made from milk serum. There are also different flavours: Red = The original with sugar, Blue = The original without added sugar, Green = With green tea, Yellow = Vegan without milk serum, but with soya. Greetings from Switzerland.

[@misjakoning]

Rivella is awesome! 5 years after it was invented in Switzerland it was brought to the North of the Netherlands. Friesland to be precise and produced there as well. It was the only fizzy drink I was allowed to drink as a child. In the 90's it became popular all over the Netherlands. Brilliant drink and even healthy. Thanks Switzerland ❤

[@smiechuwarte-qt8pn]

Polish Tymbark sweeps the last drink you gave 10/10 off the shelf . It's called Tymbark Po Prostu Lemoniada and consists of Juice 45%, water 55%. No added sugar . In Poland, a bottle costs about $1.50 for 1,250 milliliters. Nutritional value in 100 ml of product 79 kJ / 19 kcal

[@W4rM4chine82]

Tymbark cactus Juice 💪🏻

[@IWrocker]

I’m excited to hear this. I have one or two Tymbark beverages on deck for another video, found it looked interesting in the store and am further excited to try it now

[@smiechuwarte-qt8pn]

@@IWrocker In Poland I have 20 miles to this company which is surrounded by apple orchards and currants (black and red) . If you want to see my surroundings, type it into KZbin : Driving on Polish village in the mountains rural Poland . A lot of people from this village have families in Chicago and the surrounding area. I have a sister and an aunt (my mother's sister) and in addition to that, my other sister lives in Kansas City and my mother's uncle and brother live in Phoenix Arizona.

[@MistykBaca]

@@IWrocker if you will be able to get it you can try also Tymbark Po Prostu Kompotowy, there are multiple flavors but this is based on traditional Polish drink called kompot, which is made by cooking fruits like cherries, strwaberries, plums, apples and some other traditional polish fruits [every family have its own recipe :) ] in water, sometimes some suger is added if we use sour fruits. This drink made by Tymbark is not 100% the same but this is similar to what my grandmother used to make for me like 25-30 years ago. This is around 20-25 kcal per 100ml depending on flavour, a bit more then lemonade but some cane suger is added to some of the flavours.

[@napoleonfeanor]

It's mainly apple juice, right?

[@matt.muscat]

I live 10 min walk away from a san Pellegrino bottling facility in Europe. Never even batted an eye at their products. I’ll buy a limonata tomorrow. I’ll Cheers to you two.

[@jannejulma86]

San Pellegrinos arancia rossa is one of my favourites. Limonata is also very good in hot summer day.

[@murti1565]

i realy love the blood orange and the pomegranade san pelegrino.

[@erske]

I love San Pellegrino. We always have a 6 pack in the fridge! I recommend mixing a Riesling with the Pellegrino lemon. Start 50/50 and go from there, its great and refreshing!

[@AFFoC]

San Pellegrino, definitely in the top 3 of my all time favourite fizzy drinks.

[@xDNightmarex]

Sanpellegrino is nice but if you have the chance / see it around your EU stores: "Lemon Soda", black can, yellow/white letters.. The company behind it is Campari so chances are good you'll be able to find it. My personal preference since I visited Sardegna and I always import it via Amazon by the 24 tray :)

[@jinxkay83]

I agree! Lemon Soda is even better than San Pellegrino.

[@oxydator]

Exactly this. Lemon Soda (from Terme Di Crodo, Italy) is the best canned lenonade IMO.

[@erraldstyler]

yeah you´re right. i thought about these on the last videos, but couldn´t completely remember. Really good indeed, but not that common to find like Sanpellegrino.

[@ojjohnson-n6g]

Does anybody know old Oransoda here? Must be Lemonsoda family

[@n_j27]

the green one (mojito i think) is so good

[@Bikerz_rule]

San pellegrino is superb! The blood orange is absolutely fantastic - you should definitely try and get your hands on it!

[@KRtekTM]

To be precise - Lemon in english is Citrón in czech. Citron in english is Cedrát in czech. Lemon is hybrid between Citron and Tangerine. Mattoni Cedrata is supposed to be beverage from citrus fruits and the name refers to the "father" of citrus fruits - Cedrát (in czech, Citron in English). :) Mattoni also collaborate with czech Budvar, they produce their radlers (beer with flavored soda, popular in Germany), named BirGo. I also agree with 10/10 for SanPellegrino, I think it's like "Bentley between lemonades". Right behind her would be the lemon flavored Orangina (Lemongina) :)

[@discordia013]

And often - at least in western countries, the Citron used to be used as root stock for growing lemon, lime and orange trees. Not sure if they still use it, but we occasionality find them growing wild now in places where the original house was demolished and the old lemon tree has reverted.

[@alessandroroveda2859]

Finally Sanpellegrino! 💪 It's difficult to find I think...but your next step is to try "Lurisia limonata" or "Lurisia aranciata". 😊 Great video!

[@anashiedler6926]

my favorite ones are the "Schweppes Bitter Lemon" and the cheap one from aldi - which is just lemon juice and sparkling water with no sugar or fake sugars added (and you can taste that), but even if they might be available in the US i guess the recipes will be vastly different to the ones here in Austria.

[@pureholy]

Bitter Lemon and orange juice 50-50 is the best, it’s called a ‘St Clements’ my go to non alcoholic cocktail.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

They have Lidl and Aldi in the US but I seem to recall that Lidl is labelled as Trader Joes in the US.

[@MartinaD]

@@Thurgosh_OG Aldi US = Aldi Süd, Trader Joes = Aldi Nord. Lidl = Lidl ;)

[@mistycrom]

Yeah, San Pellegrino are amazing. Pomegranate is my favourite. Blood Orange too. You should look out for a British fizzy apple drink called Appletiser. Oh, and J2O Spritz - and if they have it, glitterberry J2O, which tastes.. glittery. I'm not sure how that's a taste, but... yeah. They usually bring it out here around Christmas, so you might have a chance of finding it.

[@SebastianBohn]

Like that you both try these on camera. Great format. Stay hydrated and pure. 😉

[@liamgilman1788]

The San Pellegrino Blood Orange is my favourite of their range 🤤

[@Stepica]

Your lovely wife nailed it perfectly with Mattoni: its a water with lemon in a can. Pretty much! Flavored water market is HUGE here in Czechia, both sparkling and still. Usually you buy these in 1.5 or 2 liter bottles. Another great video!

[@hex1c]

Sanpellegrino is sooooooo good! My favorite is Clementina!

[@marekokragy3341]

I'm Polish and patriotic but Zbyszko Lemoniada is sugary (49g/liter) drink with 20% of juice for sugar tax reason. Zbyszko products are excellent as hangover cure restarting the gut (sugar kick, sparkly for burping, the taste makes you want to eat something) but most are what we call in Poland "Mendeleyev table" 😂

[@shun2702]

Its pretty funny when he says "its not an actual lemonade like in the us" and its literally called lemoniad

[@aeschynanthus_sp]

Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are preservatives. It can be discussed whether beverages should have preservatives. As it happens, both preservatives can be derived from natural products; but they are produced synthetically. The compounds themselves can be harmful in sufficient amounts. But don't fall into chemophobia.

[@desnekke7073]

You get Wernesgrüner (German beer) bei Aldi USA. It’s one of the best beers 🍺 of Germany 🇩🇪. I recommend it by 9* Celsius and before use, take the Glas in wash it with cold water 💦 and you get a perfect „Schaumkrone“ 😮 - Pellegrino is real citrus soda ❤ enjoy it and have fun 😊 you also get Pellegrino with natural orange flavor it’s called „naranja“ 👍

[@ruggerorossi551]

Italian man here! I am sorry if i sound nitpicky a little bit, but Cedrata is not really a lemon based juice; Cedrata (which means "cedar/citron based drink in Italian) was invented initially in Italy in 1956 by "Cedral Tassoni" , an italian drink company (which is still present , in fact if you want to drink the best Cedrata, try Pellegrino or Tassoni , they are the best ) , and it' s a soft drink made by Citron juice, water, carbon dioxide (Co2) and sugar. The fruit is techically under the same family of Citruses, like lemons , but it's more a Cider. The fruit has a bumpy look and it's used to make the essence used for the sirup for the cedrata. It's a drink that a lot of italians like to have in the summer , some like to consume cool, others with some ice (i am in this category). This drink has become a symbol of childhood among the boomers generations, even though is still well liked among the youth (And for me, a nice memory of drinking it in the summer with my daughter when she was a child ❤). Thanks for trying it ! Ps. : San Pellegrino also has another type of drink that the old generations of Italians love : Chinotto ! San Pellegrino produces a drink named "Chinó", made with a specific type of bitter oranges , which originally came from China and now it's diffused all over the Mediterranian see . Chinotto now is mostly produced if i am not mistaken in Liguria and the Tirrenian coasts. In the drink, they use the fruits and the flowers, giving a very bitter (but delicious ) orange taste 😊

[@lennartrosenbrand4596]

Oh I was in Malta last week, the chinotto and Kinnie are not for me 😂😂 way too bitter. I already dont like tonic so this was not drinkable for me. But i know lot of people like it.

[@ruggerorossi551]

@@lennartrosenbrand4596 I am Sorry you did not like that! I Hope you will find something that Will please your plate 🍸🍷 ! I Wish you good vacations!

[@Valyoyoable]

Agreed, San Pelegrino is in the top. Sadly, I didn't try the other 2, but what I found is a good refreshing lemonade is the R Whites Lemonade the one in a can if you can find. They are made and sold in UK. Might be lucky to find them in an international shop. They mostly use High fructose corn syrup because it is cheaper than normal sugar, and they can find it easier and in higher quantities. And I totally agree that the more sweet the drink is, the more you need to drink it over and over again to satisfy your thirst.

[@Lara-rj5fi]

You've found my favourite, San Pellegrino ❤ Very refreshing on a stinking hot day.

[@xanperia]

My favourite is the red orange Sanpellegrino 🍊 (aka Aranciata Rossa)

[@lordmarcusrax]

I prefer the bitter one

[@VladimirSaldes]

Mix it with Gin!

[@Renzsu]

@@lordmarcusraxThe Chinotto? That’s my favorite as well. Bit hard to get unfortunately.

[@MrMazza4321]

Same Blood Orange 🍊 yes 👌

[@MostlyPennyCat]

I like the grapefruit one.

[@gabrielarcari4460]

Great review! San Pellegrino got many great tasting flavours:)

[@squarecircle1473]

Love this video series Ian and Daniela! :D If you ever come accross San Pellegrino Clementina flavor, definitely pick it up! Its so delicious lol. Best wishes! :)

[@Smart75]

Another great review man! As a proud Italian myself, see if you can find Chinotto (by Neri or Sanpellegrino or Lurisia), another great local fruit pop soda!

[@IQEGO]

I'm so glad your Fanta video has almost 1M views! You deserve this, your content is great! Keep it up, I hope one day you will eventually get invited to Czech Republic to try some of our products.

[@Gr8Buccaneer]

you could use the "minute maid" to clean the toilet,it will kill every bacteria and germs and beside it gives a lemon smell..great stuff!!

[@IWrocker]

🤣🤣

[@Salve01]

Hope you could find a San Pellegrino 'Blood Orange' - then you'll taste a 12 out of 10.

[@fixcz]

Couldn’t agree more :).

[@aster934]

Hmmm sometimes i forget how lucky we are here in Europe. So much countries with so much different products. Yesterday i gave some Chocomel to my nephew here in Germany. Its from the Netherlands. He loved it 😀 Its quite easy here to get different types of drinking stuff, smoetimes you have to search a bit. But its not impossible. I hope that we can buy more drinking-stuff from Eastern-Europe in the future. Not only beer.

[@seijika46]

Tropicana is actually a major fresh fruit juice brand in the UK as well - some good variety of types but on the expensive side.

[@mobspeak]

You ask why high fructose corn syrup, because it's cheap and it's a byproduct. The US has a big corn industry.

[@Vinz3ntR]

O man, I looooove the orange San Pellegrino when we go on vacation in Italy. It's so good. A huge knock out to Fanta, you should try that as well too.

[@NuSpirit_]

I kinda wonder what US Ice Tea vs EU Ice Tea is like :) I really like ours Rauch, Lipton, Nestea, Pfanner and FuzeTea (and there are many many more local ones)

[@danijellucic8043]

The best Ice Tea is from Switzerland, Migros product

[@jackscheppert]

San Pellegrino also has (at least) two Ice Tea flavors that are available in Germany in the "San Pellegrino Creazioni" range, which has much less sugar than the lemonades. The cans look similar but with slightly more muted colors. I think it's only 1,6 % sugar or something, and no additional sweeteners. The Ice Teas in particular have a very satisfying and full taste, while some of the others Creazioni are a little too bland for my taste.

[@bzs187]

Probably a lot of corn syrup, like almost everything, sadly.

[@ruggerorossi551]

Don't forget Estathè of Italy ! It's a Piedmond based tea Company founded by the same people of Ferrero🎉

[@Mean-bj8wp]

That Italian can of lemon pop is THE one I love that drink.

[@macwisch9936]

Hi IWrocker, German Guy here. During my studies i worked parttime for a german Mineral Water Manufacture and i think the Reason they put Corn Sirup into the Drink is, its a lot cheaper then Sugar... but also unhealty. Hope i could help, keep up the good Product Tests ;)

[@blechtic]

Yep. The US agricultural subsidies seem to favour corn production, so they stuff it in everything, including biofuels. I've only tried two US (made) sodas, both with HFCS. They tingled weirdly in my teeth and gums. Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore".

[@TruthSpeaker94]

Lemonsoda and oransoda from Italy .. also try Chinotto a black citrus drink

[@lethalmantis89]

I just wanted to comment on one of your other videos yesterday; please try San Pellegrino 🤣🤣 It's my favorite sparkling juice in EU! So delicious from our friends of Italy! (really like your all your videos, you're a great presenter. Also great that your wife has a place in the tasting videos now) Greetings from Netherlands.

[@Sclero80]

CEDRATA is not made with lemons but with cedars, a citrus fruit that in Italy is mainly grown in the Calabria region

[@Dreyno]

Known as a citron in English usually.

[@MrMajsterixx]

@@Dreyno Citron in czech means lemon

[@Sclero80]

I highly recommend CEDRATA TASSONI, it has made history in Italy, it has existed since 1956 😅

[@ojjohnson-n6g]

Yes, from Salò on my beloved lake of Garda 😊

[@nicoladc89]

In realtà la cedrata Tassoni esiste fin dal 1921 (in forma di sciroppo), se la sono inventata loro la cedrata.

[@Sclero80]

@@ojjohnson-n6g conosco bene la zona, il mio ex è di Moniga del Garda

[@ojjohnson-n6g]

​@@Sclero80 Ci ho vissuto quasi 8 anni, avevo sposato una ragazza di là. Io invece vengo da Polpenazze 😅

[@Sclero80]

@@ojjohnson-n6g io sono di Rimini

[@fabr5747]

If you can find,, look at Rivella, a Swiss drink based on milk serum !

[@RustyDust101]

I personally love Rivella (original) but I do have to say it is a bit of an acquired taste.

[@samojezni5093]

You must try Slovenian Cockta, unique flavour made only of natural ingredients

[@fixcz]

From what I saw in your videos, I think you should move to Czech republic :D. Mattoni is one the main producers of mineral waters in Czechia. The Mattoni water is from mineral water source near Karlovy Vary. As a product, besides it’s sold without flavour in more or less sparkling variants, it comes in lots of flavours. The first three flavours were lemon, orange and grapefruit if I remember right from my childhood. Then the Mattoni line was expanded with more flavours like raspberry, peach, apple, pomegranate, etc. Recently it was expanded with cedrata and some other flavours in those beer cans, which came to the market couple of years ago. Before that, it usually was (and still is) sold in plastic bottles. Despite the fact I sometimes feel a little inappropriate walking with beer can on the street, I prefer those cans over the plastic bottles. It’s much more refreshing. Cedrata is an Italian name for this specific drink. It’s made from cedrate, which is some sort of “wild” lemon. We would call it “cedrát”, but most of Czech people wouldn’t know what it is. The C would be pronounced as “tse”. But since Cedrata is italian drink, I think it doesn’t matter. Everybody just pronounce it their way :). I read it with that “tse”. I think there is a little chance you could find some of our less known sodas (Bohemsca, Pragerova limonáda, Karáskova limonáda, Něcojako, Zázračná (unfortunately discontinued), ZON (the cheapest and the worst with lot of memories)) in your EU grocery store, but I think you could find German sodas there. Germany is the leader when it comes to the sparkling sodas. For example Wostok, BioZisch, Fritz-Kola/Fritz-Limo, Club Mate, MezzoMix. Then there is Austrian Almdudler or Polish On Lemon. Those are really good as well. Thanks for the video and cheers to the US.

[@kapstipi]

Corn syryp is cheaper, sweeter and More addictive than sugar. The reason... 😢'

[@skipper409]

And the US agricultural system is set up to support maize farmers

[@MrMazza4321]

14:42 lol..... don't worry EVERYONE has the same response from their first taste of good ol San Pelli 😂👌

[@GhostFuture2000]

I just checked the bottle of lemonade I have in the fridge. Ingredients are: Water Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice Sugar Lemon Oil. Can you guess if I live in America or Europe?

[@wykydytron]

Africa I bet.

[@Rumms-Bumms69]

STRAYA!

[@susanaescriba977]

Europe

[@MrNico8889]

I love the 'melograno e arancia' 🥰🤩 (pomegranate and orange). Same can, but with a purple color. Yummy

[@0631ix]

Add prices in these videos, show people how much each drink/food costs locally. Keep up the good work.

[@IWrocker]

Great idea

[@qdaniele97]

You have to do an episode on different "colas" from EU and US. Like Kofola from Czechia or MoleCola from Italy (the later comes in the coolest glass bottles you will ever see used for a soda 😁)

[@suprisek]

As a Czech, I'm glad you liked that Mattoni! They make bunch of waters out here and every single one is just pleasant to drink. The canned one's especially. And btw. if you ever stumble upon Magnesia PLUS you have to try them also! Imo best flavored water that we have right now!

[@marco_cee_]

San Pellegrino Limonata is single-handedly the best carbonated drink one can buy.

[@stefankaiser3354]

_"Trumpet, the trumpet_ _Yellow Number Five, hahaha"_ 🥳

[@Dive1962]

San Pellegrino for the win any day.

[@FloofersFX]

Left this on the earlier vid too, but a friend of mine found a small Balkan grocery shop called Prodavnica around Rockford, took me there via a vid call and I was surprised with how many goodies, food and drinks, they got imported that I absolutely recognised, quite a few popular things from that region of ours.

[@IWrocker]

Holy smokes how funny it is reading that.. that is one of two stores so far I’m getting these products from 😆😆🎉🎉🎉

[@FloofersFX]

@@IWrocker Ever tried Cedevita before? Powder drink, basically a dehydrated fruit concentrate that mixes with water. It looks pretty fake but tastes good and popped off as a drink. I know they sell smaller bottles of it that mix together when you unscrew the cap if you want a quick try instead of buying the powdermix on its own, comes in orange, lemon n a few others. When my friend got that one, he said "refreshing and mildly sweet" which is funny to me, cause I tend to buy the bigger batches and mix it to my own taste, since the bottles that pre-mix it when you open em feel too sweet to me. But I guess with how things are overloaded with corn syrup, sweeteners and sugar there, that makes sense haha.

[@FinestFantasyVI]

​@@FloofersFX I was just about to recoment Cedevita. Its the bomb. I like orange flavour one the best

[@FloofersFX]

@@FinestFantasyVI orange is the original after all ^^

[@FinestFantasyVI]

@@FloofersFX Exactly! Cant beat the OG. Not just Cedevita, but anything like Domačice or Dorina. Og best, not the tacked on cash grab flavours

[@diegodessy9700]

I suggested the san pellegrino orange soda and yougot the lemon one, close enough!! Interesting to see a czech cedrata cause It is a classic southern italy soda. Cedrata and spuma by tassoni or lurisia brands are famous but i think are impossible to get in the states. They are kinda niche even in Italy

[@erraldstyler]

yeah he did orange sodas already, but i´m sure he still got the orange one to try and if not, he will get it now

[@jakuburvalek7112]

My favorite lemonade is Mattoni Thai (with Chili and lime )