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@billhookunion.beanyear.com do you know why obscure (to most CAN/USA folks anyway) citrus flavours are showing up in commercial products here? a recent redbull was sudachi and i bought a store brand calamansi sparkling water last week.

They’ve been trying to make Japanese and South Pacific citrus happen for a while It’s been an “up and coming flavor” since 2016 I remember I think the increased availability and popularity of bubble tea and Asian ice creams have reached a saturation that is moving it “mainstream”

Also a major supplier for Red Bull is a Japanese company www.thasegawa.com

Yeah … well … food relies so heavily on flavoring and these are novel flavors for many people so cost trumps accuracy

it reminded me of drinking "strawberry kiwi" in the 90s and trying to decide if it tasted like either