There are a few things in life that make me immediately happy, and drinking a nice diet cola is one of them. I don’t know what it is exactly, but when I get a taste of that carbonated fake-sweetened water, I feel as though my frown turns upside down. But, what’s a girl to do when some place doesn’t offer a diet soda option?
I was in the hostel in Antigua, trying to convince Brian to go with me to find a Coke-Light down the road. Matt, a fellow traveler, overheard me and said that the hostel had Coke for sale.
“Yeah, but its regular Coke,” I replied. “I only drink diet soda.”
He asked why that was, and when I responded that I hate the syrupy aftertaste of regular soda he had a little tidbit of interesting information to add. Apparently, soda in Guatemala is not made with corn syrup like back in the States, but actual, real, SUGAR! After checking the bottle and seeing “azucar” listed in the ingredients, I gave it a whirl, immediately noticing the difference as soon as it hit my lips.
The regular soda was actually quite enjoyable and with less of an aftertaste. I still prefer my diet cola any day, but was willing to deal with regular in Guatemala when that was the only other option.
Nice! Yeah, the coke in Mexico is different too and it took us a while to figure it out but it’s made w/ real sugar!!