Pepsi Salty Watermelon from Japan!

Pepsi Salty Watermelon is definitely my favourite carbonated drink! ^^ However, I have to warn you that I like it so much only because of its unique flavor. I'm not the best person to talk about the quality of carbonated drinks. :)

Pepsi Salty Watermelon from Japan

In fact, this version of Pepsi is not new. It was released on July 24, 2012, sold for a limited time only, to celebrate the enjoyment of summer. It came in 490ml bottle with a label showing 2 big watermelons and white sand beach in the background.

Pepsi Salty Watermelon on the rack

Talking about summer, summer season is very precious here because, as an island blessed by powder snow for around 5-6 months per year, Hokkaido citizens enjoy relatively short summer season compared to other parts of Japan.

However, we should not forget that Hokkaido is extremely pretty the whole year! One of the many attractions of Hokkaido is its four distinctive seasons which offer different scenery, food and activities. The beauty has been drawing large number of both local and foreign visitors every year. Just keep in mind that if you plan to visit Hokkaido, decide what you want to see here first and plan your trip early because certain things exist strictly during certain period of the season! Flowers, especially.

Since Pepsi Salty Watermelon was released on July 2012, let's see some pictures taken around July last year. :)

Lavender garden at Furano, Hokkaido

I loveee this picture so much! ^__^

Sunflower garden at Biei, Hokkaido

Shimamui beach and its Shakotan blue 

You can find my post about Shimamui beach and Shakotan peninsula here.

Besides the beautiful scenery, summer in Japan is full of events and activities. One of the most popular ones is fireworks display or "Hanabi Taikai". If you visit Japan on July or August, you can see a lot of fireworks display everywhere in Japan, hold mostly every weekend for around a month. You will also be able to see the Japanese people (and foreigners, as well !) wearing yukata, which is a casual summer kimono, while watching the fireworks.

Fireworks display is one of the popular events for dating :)

Watching fireworks at Toyohira river :)

Purikura (Photo box) session after! ^^

Back to Pepsi Salty Watermelon, it is the first pepsi I bought a lot for my own collection. Although I don't like carbonated drinks, drinking a sip of this pepsi salty watermelon from time to time gave me such a unique feeling of getting back the memory of our precious summer during the colder days. Besides, i think the color is quite special for pepsi. I'm quite sad to see that it expired quite fast. :( I have 2 bottles left with me and I still keep them although they are already expired. =P

Pepsi Salty Watermelon's expiry date :(

Nutritional value

I have never tried salted watermelon in my life to be honest, hehe. I will definitely try it next summer! ^^ For you who have never tried salting your watermelon, it is said that salting a watermelon which is not sweet enough will make it taster better and sweeter. It seems to work for apples, as well! However, keep in mind that you shouldn`t put too much salt like when you eat french fries!

Pepsi White and Pepsi Salty Watermelon from Japan

If you are also interested to see other limited edition drinks,

don't forget to check my posts about:

1. Japan's Pepsi Franky Cola which is another latest special edition Pepsi based on famous Japanese shounen manga series, One Piece (ワンピース)

2. Japan's summer edition Pepsi Black Lemon with all-black Pepsi logo, a bit of lemon flavor and 50% less sugar content
3. Japan's latest winter edition Pepsi White launched on December 11, 2012

4. Some new Fanta flavors!

5. Coke Zero 007 Skyfall Special Edition