Sunday, January 08, 2006

Cockta Soda


A recent dinner with Shaptowicz included delicious Pizzeria Uno's deep dishness, chocolate fondue and Cockta! None of us had ever tasted, much less heard of this Slovenian soda. Upon first sip it tasted like Coke + lemon cleansers, the second sip had me tasting vanilla, but by the third sip it really grew on me and i finished the glass! be and Shappy had similar reactions as well, while Cristin declined to taste. According to Croatian Mall:
The name Cockta derives from the word cocktail - which stands for a drink made of different ingredients. Its unique taste is the result of a hip rose base mixed with 11 excellent natural herbs, and freshness is obtained with lemon and orange aromas. It was registered in 1953 and is the first Slovenian registered trademark among non-alcoholic beverages.

I would have it again - it was certainly good with greasy cheesy pizza - but i can't say the same for Bananko, a fluffy banana-flavored, chocolate-covered candy! BTW Shaptowicz picked up the Eastern European treats at the Euromarket in Astoria.

posted by beXn @ 1:33 AM

3 Comments:

At 11:19 AM, January 08, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love the "hip rose base." Roses are, like, so cool, daddy-o.

: D

 
At 11:31 PM, January 11, 2006, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for the link there! By the way, we love the Bananko! They're even better frozen.

 
At 11:55 PM, January 11, 2006, Blogger beXn said...

Sadly, i wasn't so into the Bananko! I think i'll take your tip and try them frozen. Perhaps it was too much pizza and Cockta? For me, it was more the fluffy texture than anything, since i love chocolate and banana (even super artificial banana like Now N Laters). BTW i'm really enjoying your site NYCnosh!

 

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