Cream soda
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Cream soda is a sweet carbonated soft drink. It varies from country to country, but its most usual property is its vanilla flavouring. Its name originated, at least in the United Kingdom, from "ice cream soda" as it was traditionally served with a dollop of ice cream floating in it.
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International variations
North America
In the U.S. market it is usually clear or coloured brown and vanilla-flavored. Canadian cream soda is almost always pink and has a unique taste somewhat reminiscent of grenadine. Red cream sodas also exist. Some versions sold in the Southern U.S. taste of bubble gum.
Australia
In Australia, cream soda is generally known as creaming soda and is pink, much like the Canadian version. Australians are also able to enjoy the American "brown vanilla" version as it is also made and marketed locally. The most common manufacturer of creaming soda in Australia is arguably Kirks, a soft drink manufacturer with a variety of other products. As of 2005, Kirks creaming soda is made and distributed by Coca Cola. Up until the mid 1990s, Kirks also produced Snow Cap, which was essentially the vanilla flavoured brown version of the drink. The name "Snow Cap" was created to differentiate the pink and brown versions of the drink. Snow Cap is no longer produced.
United Kingdom
In England, cream soda is traditionally served with a dessert-spoonful of vanilla ice cream floating on the top, but this has become a rarity. It is vanilla-flavoured, slightly glutinous and has a uniquely thick, "soft" and long-lasting foam. Both A.G.Barr and Ben Shaws manufacture their own brands of cream soda, most supermarkets sell it, including ASDA and Co-op. The Co-op's cream soda costs around 70p for a two-litre bottle.
Europe
Another variety is one referred to as Italian cream soda. This is usually a mixture of carbonated water and Half and half or cream combined with vanilla syrup. Ratios vary widely, but the taste is usually that of sweetened, flavored milk.
Asia
The variety of cream soda sold in Japan is almost always green in colour, and the taste is reminiscent of melon-flavored Fanta. In Hong Kong, the Swire Coca Cola Company markets a green Schweppes Cream Soda as well as a yellow Schweppes Grapefruit Soda.
Africa
In South Africa, Cream soda is sold under the name "Creme Soda", and Coca-Cola produces some under its Sparletta brand. It is green in colour and has a vanilla flavour.