I'm engaged!

[effervescible]

Or at least, I would be if I could marry a liquid. But as always, those damn conservatives are keeping us down. Don't they know I just want to be free to love?!

Ahem. I went on a grocery run Thursday night and bought another 12-pack of Coke Zero because the water in my apartment smells kind of icky. (At least, that's the excuse I used.) Today it's Monday and I have one can left.

I think I have a problem.

I have to say, having tried Diet Coke and Coke Zero both, I don't know why anyone drink Diet Coke, which tastes like liquefied metal mixed with wood shavings. Coke Zero is so much better, and so much closer to the flavor of regular Coke. It's not perfect, but it's good enough. It's like that guy at a party who's not really conventionally handsome, but has something interesting about him, whether it's an unusual haircut or a cool shirt, and you start talking to him and before you know it you're totally grooving each other.

What the heck makes them so different? They appear to be, basically, just two different kinds of Diet pop, except one's hideous and one is delightful. Maybe it's because taste buds have been accustomed to Diet for too long, but if it were based on actual quality, they'd pour all remaining Diet Coke down the drain, burn the recipe and have a holiday to celebrate of the greatness of Coke Zero (at least by comparison).

Comments

[nothingjerk.livejournal.com]

Yo uneed to try the Cherry Coke Zero!

[franwi.livejournal.com]

They appear to be, basically, just two different kinds of Diet pop, except one's hideous and one is delightful. LOL, that made me laugh. Have you ever tried their kosher coke?

According to Jewish law, nothing made with chametz (any of a number of proscribed cereals and grains, including corn) during passover may be consumed — so in order not to lose sales from observant Jews during that eight day period, a small number of Coca-Cola bottlers make a limited batch of the original Coke formulation, using refined sugar. Needless to say, stocks run out quickly and fans of Passover Coke have been known to travel many miles seeking out supermarkets with remaining caches.

[little-licks.livejournal.com]

Behold the power of Wikipedia and an Asian scientist who finds formulations infeteresting!

Coke Zero uses the same sweeteners as Diet Coke (aspartame and acesulfame potassium). However, Coke Zero is based on the formulation of "original Coke," whereas Diet Coke has a completely different formulation. This should account for the "taste gap."

[angelinamaria.livejournal.com]

i've become a cherry coke zero evangelist.

[belladonna.livejournal.com]

I drink Diet Coke for many reasons, one of which is that I hate the taste of regular Coke. Eugh. :(

[greenfish.livejournal.com]

If I had to drink "diet soda," I would definitely choose Coke Zero over "Diet" anything any day, because, yeah, it definitely tastes closest to actual regular Coke. I can still tell the difference, but I'm not a fan of the artificial sugars, really. I shouldn't really be a fan of regular soda, given that they use high fructose corn syrup as the main sweetener, and that's awful for you, but alas - I still like it and drink (probably) too much of it. However, given the opportunity to drink "real" soda (i.e., soda made with cane sugar), I will do so over processed sodas.

Someone mentioned Passover Coke -- there's also Mexican Coca-Cola and Pepsi, which you can identify based on the white stickers on the bottles (which have the required nutrition information so they can sell them in the U.S.) You can often find these in "authentic" taquerias and Mexican grocery stores. I like drinking this as well because in Mexico, where sugar is cheaper than corn, they still use sugar to sweeten the soda. It tastes different, and better!

[aevalin.livejournal.com]

Pah you keep your stinky old Coke Zero. I have a deep and abiding love affair with Diet Coke. It doesn't try and BE Coke Classic, it's comfortable in its own skin :P

[jaina.livejournal.com]

I have GOT to try that.

[utenatai.livejournal.com]

Maybe thats why I like Diet Coke even though I'm not a big fan of Coke or Coke Zero.

[sache.livejournal.com]

Personally, Coke Zero is the only diet cola I can drink. I love it.

But yeah, it is different formulas. Diet Coke is based off of the formula for "New Coke" (remember New Coke? In the 80's! That no one liked?) while Coke Zero is based off the formula for Coca-Cola Classic.

[noctimark.livejournal.com]

Coke is bad for you. =P I'll mail you some non-carbonated Japanese beverages to confuse your taste-buds with far superior Japanese drinks. I am evil...

Aquarius is the BEST drink in Japan... oh man, I could drink that stuff all day.

[capn-ahab.livejournal.com]

Why marry liquid when you can drink for free???

Personally, I've always found Orange Crush quite fuckable, but long-term relationship material?? nah.

[angstymcgoth.livejournal.com]

This is quite possibly the funniest love-letter to any kind of food I've read :D

[jaina.livejournal.com]

GIMME

[jaina.livejournal.com]

That's kinda awesome. I live in a very Jewish area, so I bet they sell some around here when they make it.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

I am all sorts of curious about how they make the formulations now, but I probably wouldn't understand it. That does explain why I like it so much better. I wonder why they didn't just make a formulation close to the original to begin with?

[jaina.livejournal.com]

*defriends*

[jaina.livejournal.com]

I loooove Coke (five years at a Pepsi-only uni will do that) but you're right about why it's bad, so I try not to have it more than once a week if that. Mexican Coke sounds really interesting--I will see if they have it at the enormous international food mart near me.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

You are welcome to it :P

[jaina.livejournal.com]

No wonder it's such ass then.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

You know, Unca Ron, there are some things about you I was just happier not knowing...

[jaina.livejournal.com]

You read a lot of them? :D

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, Japanese drinks.

[lilithisbitter.livejournal.com]

I heard it was because they wanted to be more like Pepsi... sweet without the bite of normal Coke and then they reversed formula-ed Diet Coke by adding the normal sweetener of corn syrup to create New Coke.

Well, we all know how that turned out.