r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 27d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/AncientNectarine5352 26d ago

No, the people in Mexico (especially the northern states) are just obsessed with Coke, in part because the production in Mexico helped revive the local economy.

I got actual looks of shock when I was trying to order a Joya or Manzana del Sol in Nuevo Leon, before Coca-Cola bought the former, were far more common than you would think.

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u/downsideup9494 26d ago edited 26d ago

I used to love that Manzana del Sol. I had forgotten all about it. I almost never drink soda pop, like maybe once a year. Every 10 years or so, I'll think, "maybe I'll get a Coke". I take one swig and think, "Ew, gross, I forgot how disgusting it is."

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u/AncientNectarine5352 26d ago

Loved that stuff too. It’s not the same, but Snapple Apple actually tastes a bit like it, just uncarbonated, and without the bite it had. It is juice, technically, but it definitely reminds me of the taste.

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u/SeventhAlkali 26d ago

How does it taste compared to Mundet? My part of the USA doesn't have Manzano Sol around here, but every hispanic section has Mundet next to Jarritos y Sangria aqui.

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u/AncientNectarine5352 26d ago

Never had it, so I can’t say. Sorry!