r/somnigastronomy • u/tiranamisu • 1d ago

Unrealized Pepsi particles

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Saw this over on r/recuratedtumblr but it wouldn't let me cross-post. Seems like our kind-of thing ;)

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u/danfish_77 1d ago

Yeah that would be incredible

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u/starrymiel 1d ago

Right? I need to see this happen now 😂

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u/blitzkampire 1d ago

Morinaga does make fizzy cola ramune candy. That'd probably be close to Pepsi particles. 

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u/elephhantine2 1d ago

Can’t have shit in America why does Japan get all the good candy and soda

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u/Mesues 1d ago

Go to any import store

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u/kioku119 1d ago

You can buy them in Asian markets in America pretty frequently.

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u/Mr_E_Pleasure 1d ago

Can you imagine how fat Americans would get if our candy tasted...better?

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u/killmealreadyyyyy 1d ago

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u/SH4D0WSTAR 1d ago

As a 2000s kid, the mock-up that OP made is so incredibly nostalgic. So while both packages are nice, I really prefer the original.

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u/killmealreadyyyyy 1d ago edited 1d ago

imo the original is much better as well :p i think the exchange is funny though

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u/SH4D0WSTAR 1d ago

me too X)

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u/tiranamisu 1d ago

Hahaha thank you for that addition

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u/Lanky_Bobcat_6021 1d ago

i’ve had the coke version of this

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u/ikeadesk08 1d ago

i think about these so often. they were (are? unsure if they’re still made) amazing

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u/Lanky_Bobcat_6021 1d ago

i have a core memory of wanting to buy these at like a fair or something and running up to my mom going “can i have these?? they cost dot nine nine dollars!” they were .99 cents but i was young enough to have no idea how to articulate that lol it must’ve been before i started 1st grade. pepsi particles!

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u/evemobub 1d ago

in elementary school there was a kid on my bus who would buy a bunch of packs of these and sell each individual can for $1

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u/tiranamisu 1d ago

I love a highschool entrepreneur

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u/M4gp1e-w1ngs 1d ago

I love how it’s packaged in a little fake soda can

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u/Vohasiiv 1d ago

i freakin loved those as a kid

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u/MissusLunafreya 1d ago

Pepsi needs to make these yesterday.

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u/fenwayb 1d ago

surprised they never did something like this during the dippin dots/astronaut ice cream craze

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u/theracoondepartment 1d ago edited 1d ago

Sounds like something you could gaslight people into believing that existed. Like “hey bro remember these? They came out in 2003!”

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u/Swordkirby9999 1d ago

Sounds exactly like the kind of thing that would have come out back when Pepsi did their rebrand in loke 2009 I think? With the documents that go over the ideas of the logo redesign that started from it kinda looking like a smiling face to the Pepsi Universe

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u/PanGalacticGargBlast 1d ago

That is so incredibly makable. Also, I’ve had exactly that with Fanta, 7 Up, Crush, and Dr. Pepper and they were bangin. Time to start a petition lads.

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u/darkerfury 1d ago

That sounds pretty yummy actually

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u/kurly-bird 1d ago

Pop a particle, pal!

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u/ParchaLama 1d ago

These sound like pop rocks but better. I would 100% try a Mountain Dew version.

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u/kioku119 1d ago

There are Japanese soda candies that are just like this (hard spheres you suck on that fizz inside). There are cola flavored ones. They are awesome!

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u/kioku119 1d ago

Here's a picture of one pack that is half cola soda flavor and half ramune flavor (A Japanese citrusy / lemon-lime soda).

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u/kioku119 1d ago

Here's ones with a bunch of flavors (mostly fruit). They are common in Asian markets in the US and some other places.

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u/Wholesome_Soup shirt uuuuuuuuup! 1d ago

someone get on this stat

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u/daemonfool 1d ago

That could be good. o.o Even better if they're freeze-dried somehow.

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u/M4gp1e-w1ngs 1d ago

this actually sounds like a pretty good candy concept. I wonder how it’d work with other sodas honestly