Ramune
carbonated soft drink
Ramune (ラムネ) (Japanese pronunciation: [ɾamɯne]) is a carbonated soft drink served in a Codd-neck bottle. It was introduced in 1884 in Kobe as a carbonated lemonade by the Scottish pharmacist Alexander Cameron Sim. The name ramune is derived from the English word lemonade.
History
In 1884, Alexander Cameron Sim introduced a lemonade carbonated beverage to the Kobe foreign settlement. The drink soon became popular with Japanese people after it was advertised in the Tokyo Mainichi Newspaper.
Ramune is one of the modern symbols of summer in Japan and is widely consumed during festival days. As ramune is popular among children, there have been package design collaborations with popular Japanese franchises such as Hello Kitty.
The original ramune flavor is effectively identical to the modern Japanese use of the word "cider" Saida (サイダー) (a lemon-lime soft drink), making the distinguishing characteristic of ramune its Codd-neck bottle. Any soft drink in a Codd-neck bottle is generally regarded as ramune, while ciders and soft drinks in any other container are generally not called ramune. It is not a brand name and it is produced by several companies.
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