Cucumber soda? Pepsi Cucumber hits Japanese stores

What? Every day Japan does something that makes me say that word. Here is the new wacky Japanese thing. (side note, i have yet to see this first hand)

"Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with 'Pepsi Ice Cucumber' - a new soda based on the crisp green gourd.

The soft drink, which hit stores here on Tuesday, doesn't actually have any cucumber in it - but has been artificially flavored to resemble 'the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber,' said Aya Takemoto, spokeswoman of Japan's Pepsi distributor, Suntory Ltd.

'We wanted a flavor that makes people think of keeping cool in the summer heat," Takemoto said. "We thought the cucumber was just perfect.'"

All i can say is, What!?

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