{"id":11496,"date":"2018-06-17T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=11496"},"modified":"2022-07-22T17:33:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:33:26","slug":"japan-ramune-soda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/japan-ramune-soda\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramune Soda: The Quintessential Symbol of Childhood in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A small, blue bottle made of glass, with a funky twist in the middle, wearing a plastic cap. To open it, use the tool taped to the top of the bottle to release the seal: a glass marble held in place only by the drink&#8217;s carbonation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/84a025e022a96f6651394f36271a8d34_s.jpg\" alt=\"Ramune Soda Japanese Culture Childhood Summer Drink Flavors Candy\" class=\"wp-image-37344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/84a025e022a96f6651394f36271a8d34_s.jpg 640w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/84a025e022a96f6651394f36271a8d34_s-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ramune<\/strong>&nbsp;or \u30e9\u30e0\u30cd (coming from the English word &#8220;lemonade&#8221;), is <strong>a traditional Japanese soft drink<\/strong> originally introduced in <strong>Kobe<\/strong>, and now commonly drunk at scorching summer festivals and colourful but muggy firework displays. The taste of the original Ramune in itself is fairly standard, I think of any ol&#8217; lemon-lime concoction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ramune-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ramune Soda Japanese Culture Childhood Summer Drink Flavors Candy\" class=\"wp-image-37341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ramune.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ramune-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But what about Ramune makes it such a delightful beverage, such a huge hit\u2026and so different from other drinks in Japan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, it serves as a remnant of times gone by. The clattering of the marble in the Codd Stopper bottle as you drink it is an echo of the same sound heard by thousands of children both past and present, who are giggling and gleeful as the sweet, sharp bubbles low out of the bottle&#8217;s neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drink is glittery and pale blue, the perfect fairytale refreshment and a memory of the fleeting moments between shrieking games of tag and wide-eyed wonder at fire sparklers and <strong>yukatas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ramune1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ramune Soda Japanese Culture Childhood Summer Drink Flavors Candy\" class=\"wp-image-37342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ramune1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ramune1-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the original Ramune though, a whole range of other flavours have been introduced, ranging from the safe&nbsp;but delicious fruit flavours, such as watermelon and strawberry, to the ridiculously bizarre curry, corn soup and kimchi flavours. (On the packaging of the curry-flavoured Ramune bottle, it says in Japanese: &#8220;Even your Indian friends will be shocked!&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fe523d264713e4d2eb58d3df6ab2f8db_s.jpg\" alt=\"Ramune Soda Japanese Culture Childhood Summer Drink Flavors Candy\" class=\"wp-image-37343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fe523d264713e4d2eb58d3df6ab2f8db_s.jpg 640w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/fe523d264713e4d2eb58d3df6ab2f8db_s-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramune has also extended into other products, predominantly sweets and candies or ice creams, the most popular being the small, hard, white Ramune sweets from Tofu Cute that come in a plastic-replica Codd Stopper bottle. These crumble in your mouth under a little pressure and can be found in most convenience stores and supermarkets. It&#8217;s definitely a challenge not to scoff the whole bottle down in one go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Ramune doesn&#8217;t stop there\u2014Ramune beers, cocktails, and mixers or Ramune Kitkats&#8230;the list is endless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=11607\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/13170003_10156832755030247_1344752963_o-283x500.jpg\" alt=\"Ramune Soda Japanese Culture Childhood Summer Drink Alcohol Flavors Candy\" class=\"wp-image-11607\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Ramune Sour, an alcoholic Ramune drink<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So head out to your nearest shop and hunt around. The pale blue theme isn&#8217;t hard to find, and if you&#8217;re feeling adventurous, brave the other unusual flavours and foods, and decide for yourself why Ramune is a drink and flavour that will not disappear any time soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small, blue bottle made of glass, with a funky twist in the middle, wearing a plastic cap. 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