Everyone has something to say about soda. But do you still remember the taste of soda in your hometown? Like beer, almost every place has its own local soda. The Arctic Ocean, Bingfeng, Shanhaiguan, Bawang Temple... Although at first glance, soda is more suitable for summer, but how can we not have soda on the New Year's Eve dinner table? Behind the name of each soda is a string of city codes. If you want to understand a city, it is enough to open a bottle of local soda.
Why don’t we take a look at what those “local” sodas that dominate the Chinese dining table look like.
1. The Four Orange Flavors
As the main force of domestic soda, orange-flavored soda is the enlightenment drink for many people.
(1) Beijing·Arctic Ocean丨The most famous local soda
No matter it is an alley or a restaurant, this naive polar bear lives in every corner of Beijing.
The Arctic Ocean, which is “scented with orange and tangerine and full of energy in Shakou”, has a strong smell and full of energy, and the Beijing people’s bold and fastidious character is everywhere revealed.
Whether you are boiling mutton, braised, stir-fried liver, braised chicken or barbecued rice, as long as it is the food of Beijingers, there is nothing that is not in harmony with the Arctic Ocean.
Share the round shape with a tic-tac-toe knife, add it with triangular pieces of fried tofu, chop the blistered large intestine, small intestine, and lungs into small pieces, pour a spoonful of old soup, and add garlic juice, Chili oil, fermented bean curd, chive flowers, and a few mouthfuls of Arctic Ocean. The "spicy" soda water flows through the throat, irritating the throat and making me happy.
As soon as the spiciness passed, a burst of air came up involuntarily, straight to the Tianling Cap, and let out a loud burp! This meal comes together!
(2) Tianjin·Shanhaiguan丨The designated drink for Puyi’s wedding banquet
Being one of the “Four Elites” of sodas like Arctic Ocean is Shanhaiguan in Tianjin’s soda industry.
If the Arctic Ocean represents the generosity of Beijing, then Shanhaiguan contains the easy-goingness of Tianjin. Although the "stamina" is not enough, the orange flavor is stronger, sweet at first and then sour, and the taste is rich.
As early as the beginning of the last century, Tianjin was the first to have local soda drinks. It was also selected as the designated drink for Puyi’s wedding and served as a “state banquet”.
But this drink, which has been launched for a century, is still rooted in the happy land of Tianjin, just like the "home-loving" Tianjin people.
No matter how the times change, after laobaosan, stir-fried vegetables, Bazhen tofu, gluten-free, Sixi meatballs, boiled fish, fried prawns, and vegetarian dumplings, have a bottle of Shanhaiguan soda , is the complete taste of home in the minds of Tianjin people.
(3) Xi'an·Bingfeng丨100 million bottles are eliminated in a year
"Old boss! Kaiping Bingfeng!"
Having never drank Bingfeng means you have never drank it. Been to Xi'an. When orange-flavored soda came to the ancient capital, it had a cold name: Bingfeng.
In the memories of most old Shaanxi people, Bingfeng makes a sound, "Bang"! It's just the prelude, and after the continuous and cheerful "gurgling", it ends with a heartfelt "burp~", which is the complete symphony.
This one-stop "rich" drinking method does not apply to everyone. It is normal to slurp a bottle of Bingfeng over and over again and be reluctant to finish it.
After the ice peak with just enough sweetness falls down, the aftertaste is sweet with a refreshing tangerine flavor. No matter if it’s marinade, jelly, steamed buns with beef and mutton, or three delicacies in a water basin with gourd head... As long as you take a bite of Bingfeng at the end, happiness will come so easily. In the thousand-year-old capital, no drink can beat Bingfeng. Killing 100 million bottles a year is just normal performance.
For people living in Xi'an, Bingfeng is not only a habitual dietary supplement, but also a nostalgic symbol. The slogan "I've been drinking it since I was a child" can still evoke a lot of emotions today. Nostalgia and memories.
(4) Luoyang·Haibi丨Named with happiness
In the early 1980s, a small state-owned factory at Fanglin Road in Luoyang decided to transform into the food processing industry and develop fresh oranges. juice soda, and named "Happy" which is a homophone of "Haibi".
This refreshing, sour and sweet soda has quickly been perfectly integrated into the daily diet of Luoyang people.
From beef soup, mutton soup, donkey meat soup, tofu soup, meatball soup, non-turning soup, to Ma Ti Street wontons, Luoyang rice noodles, slurry noodles, fried flat chop, fried salty food, Xin'an County hotpot In the corner of the table, there will definitely be a bottle of "Haibi".
This cheap and delicious soda is no longer just a drink, but also a memory and symbol. Like beef soup and water banquets, it belongs only to Luoyang.
2. Working class happy water
Nearly all the major steel cities that grew up with the Republic of China have their own working class happy water, among which the most popular There is nothing more popular than the salty salt soda series.
The production of salt soda water in major steel plants can almost be traced back to the beginning of the establishment of the factory. Due to the high labor intensity and physical exertion of steel workers, the production of salt soda water is also very demanding. Water and salt can best replenish the energy consumed by the human body during heavy physical labor!
So in the 1950s and 1960s, various factories set up salt soda stations one after another. Workers took soda tickets, thermos bottles or lunch boxes to buy salt soda.
(1) Wuhan · Wuhan Iron and Steel Man (Xian Guy)丨Occupy Wuhan
As Wuhan Iron and Steel’s privately customized holy water, Wuhan Iron and Steel Man was originally a special supply for Wuhan Iron and Steel workers to prevent heatstroke and cool down. "Labor protection products" were later slowly promoted in supermarkets in Qingshan District.
The slightly salty salt soda, the rolling bubbles, and the tingling sensation gather in the mouth - the clear saltiness of the sea breeze, the fragrant aroma of fruits, and the warm sweetness of pure honey, gently transform into the soda water, making it salty. Sweet and refreshing. Compared with the "spicy" and mouth-watering northern soda, it is more gentle.
As I grow older, "dislike water" has become a taste unique to Wuhan.
(2) Taiyuan · Taigang Soda 丨 Noodle Adapter
If beer flows in the veins of Qingdao people, then Taigang Soda must flow in the veins of Taiyuan people .
In the memory of the old Taiyuan people, the bubbles of sweet soda in green bottles standing in plastic lattice boxes in small shops on the streets and alleys are the hope in the afternoon sun.
Oiled pork, jelly skin, copper hot pot, braised hairtail fish, oatmeal noodles, sweet and sour meatballs, short crispy pork, fried cakes, sauced meat, dumplings, fried enema, meat hook chicken... ...and get a bottle of "Taigang", take a sip while the air is cool, and burp with a fruity aroma, happiness is nothing more than this.
3. Fruity northern, sweet and local specialties
I don’t know if the large iron gates and iron fences in the Northeast are fruity, but the Northeast in the glass bottle is the real deal. Fruity!
(1) Harbin·Big White Pear丨Big Green Stick, Urban Fruit Bar
For the native Harbin people, the "Big Green Stick" filled with sweet big white pears is a favorite. The classic taste in my memory.
In that era when orange-flavored sodas were popular, the unusual taste of the big white pear could be said to be a breath of fresh air in the beverage world - sweet and sour, with a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth.
A big green bottle costs 5 cents, and even three children can’t finish it. It is simply the light of childhood.
In addition to drinking, you can also imitate the dashing plot of champagne in the movie, shake the bottle, put your thumb against the mouth of the bottle, and the fruity soda mixed with white foam will spurt out...all over the floor. Yes, so much so that the floor was sticky to my feet in the end.
For foreign tourists and students, Dabai Pear is inseparable from the night market.
What you eat is no longer important. With delicacies from all over the world in your mouth, and a big white pear, the atmosphere is already in place!
At the Spring Festival, in the winter of more than minus 30 degrees Celsius, a large family sat together in a heated home, enjoying the "four major items" of the New Year's Eve dinner and a mouthful of cold Dabai. Pear, how come the word "shuang" is so good?
(2) Shenyang·Bawang Temple丨Soft drinks created by sweet springs
In Shenyang, the taste of soda has also become richer. Among them, the most popular fruit is Mi, because it is the "Northeast No. The blessing of "One Sweet Spring" is particularly outstanding.
In the hearts of Shenyang people who love chicken racks, only Bawang Temple is their "true love" besides "Snow Beer".
A grilled, smoked, fried or spicy chicken rack, paired with a bottle of Bawangji, is perfect for Shenyang people.
(3) Hohhot·Dayao guests丨full of alcohol
I don’t know since when Inner Mongolia has become synonymous with a good drinker. It can be said that the drinking capacity of Inner Mongolian people was developed through bottles of Dayao soda.
This bottle of "Hohhot Lafite" carries the collective memory of Hohhot people in the 1980s. Because the shape of the big green bottle makes people confused whether it is beer or soda, it is also known as People affectionately call it "Champagne".
Before reaching adulthood, Hohhot teenagers used the "big kiln" in the wine bottles to exchange cups for cups, and gradually began to learn the wine culture of Inner Mongolia.
(4) Healthy soda - Asian Shashi
The Chinese people who are familiar with Huanglao's health care methods have integrated health care into all aspects of life. Drink more wolfberry water and eat less soda and cold drinks. It has long been known to everyone.
Guangzhou people, who have unique insights into health preservation, don’t even let go of soda.
"I am so angry, but I am not so angry." Unlike fruit-flavored sodas in other regions, Shashi soda is definitely the leader in the Chinese soda industry.
If you ask me what Fengyoujing mixed with active oil smells like, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to tell you accurately. But if you ask people in Guangzhou, they will definitely say, "It just tastes like Shashi", and it's still smelly.
Every time when elementary school is over, children in Guangzhou will grab a dollar and a half and go to the canteen and shout: "Boss, Shashi is packed!"
In Guangzhou, a city full of opportunities and challenges In the city, Asia Shashi, a soda with a unique taste, inadvertently gives people an ordinary, down-to-earth, comfortable atmosphere and human touch.
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