{"id":6832,"date":"2006-07-10T22:26:43","date_gmt":"2006-07-10T22:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/peruvian-memories.html"},"modified":"2006-07-10T22:26:43","modified_gmt":"2006-07-10T22:26:43","slug":"peruvian-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/peruvian-memories.html","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nasty stuff..tastes like bubblegum!<\/p>\n

Ah…the Inca Kola defenders waste no time!<\/p>\n

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How can you say Inca Kola is nasty and tastes like
bubblegum!???!!?? I disagree. I would say that about
Dr. Pepper! <\/p>\n

Saludos,<\/p>\n

An offended reader from Lima, Peru.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I’ll have to agree with him on one point – after the initial bubblegum hit, I did taste a definite Dr. Pepper-like vibe!<\/p>\n

Another correspondent retorts:<\/p>\n

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As a seminarian who spent a year in Peru (and loved it), and even loved Inca Cola (although I only drank the diet version), let me elucidate on the flavor.  It’s not *just* "bubble-gum" flavored, it’s Bazooka Joe gum-flavored.  It’s an _exact_ match.  It may sound gross, but it’s addictive.  BTW, some of my Peruvian confreres complained to me that Inca Cola was now owned by the Coca Cola company.  You can also find it occasionally in the US (I’ve seen it down at Fisherman’s Wharf and some Bay Area markets).<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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