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

New Pepsi White from Japan

Another reason to get excited!!! ^______^ 

I'm sure you can guess why just by looking at the post title. hehe ^^

First of all, the weather was not so bad this morning. It was snowing a lot, but luckily the wind was not strong, so it wasn't that cold... wait. I mean, compared to when it's windy. =P

The thing we can always be sure of is that the scenery is sooooo extremely pretty! I will never get bored of the scenery although from time to time I wish the winter will end soon haha =P, because having the city covered by snow around 5 months is just too long especially if we talk about the slippery road and having your face freezing everytime you are outside.

Some pictures taken that day:

Feel like shaking the trees and making all the snow drops!

Hokkaido University main road. Pretty all year round :)

Always call this sight 'ice cream' ^___^

All white and cold, but pretty, so it's fine. :) The best moment is just after heavy snowfall. The fresh snow is so fluffy and powdery! That's why Hokkaido is famous as the powder heaven. This article from totaltravel Yahoo!7 mentioned that the snow flakes just keep on falling on Hokkaido, and Niseko, Japan's premiere ski resort is "one of the most snowed-on resorts on earth."

And what else can be better to light up the market in this snowy season?

Japan's New Pepsi White, of course! ^^

Pepsi White has 雪みかん flavor (the direct translation is "snow orange") written on the label. This cola with refreshing mandarin orange flavor and snow-colored liquid was officially launced in December 11, 2012. I spotted it on December 12, 2012, which means I'm quite early I guess? ^^

According to the official website of SUNTORY, Japan's pepsi distributor, six designs of snowmen are used for the label design. The package itself was meant to express the joy of winter. I was not sure how many designs they have earlier, so I checked them one-by-one at the store, hehe ^^ I bought 7 in the end (...), because I bought 6 with 6 different designs for souvenirs, and 1 for me to try. :)

I found the smell of orange is more obvious than the taste, though. I still think the pepsi salty watermelon is the best and the most unique. I bought really a lot during summer. not for me to drink, of course, because I'm not a fan of carbonated drinks for drinking purpose, hehe. I will have to give them away soon as the expiry date is getting closer. Too bad they are not in the market anymore...

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 summer edition Pepsi Salty Watermelon, my favourite among all ^__^, released last year to celebrate the enjoyment of summer.

4. Some new Fanta flavors!

5. Coke Zero 007 Skyfall Special Edition

Pepsi Franky Cola (based on One Piece manga series)

Pepsi Franky Cola based on One Piece manga series

What’s new this time ?!? PEPSI FRANKY COLA !!! ^___^

Pepsi Franky Cola based on One Piece manga series

I passed by 7-11 yesterday to pay some bills, and I found this new version of pepsi ! Being quite different with other special edition Pepsi, Pepsi Franky Cola comes in glass bottle instead of plastic. Quite nice to collect for One Piece manga lovers, huh ? ^^

 I’m not a big fan of carbonated drinks, but I always love to check on new unique and limited edition stuffs, especially drinks ! ^^ I bought them too sometimes, although it really took a lot of time for me to finish them. I bought a lot of pepsi salty watermelon to bring back home for xmas, though. I love the unique candy-like taste. 

So, what is Franky cola ? well… cola is like fuel for Franky. 

In case you don’t know, Franky (フランキー) is one of the characters of famous Japanese shounen manga series, One Piece (ワンピース). The manga has been adapted into original video animation (OVA) and anime series, as well. 

Franky is a cyborg from Water 7, and the shipwright for the Straw Hat Pirates. He was actually an antagonist character before he became the eighth member of the Straw Hatpirates. He is a powerful man with extremely big arms especially compared to the small size of his biceps. His fashion style is … unique, hehe. Blue hair, Hawaiian shirt, speedo,big gold chain necklace... 

Because of the modifications he did upon himself, Franky becomes a human with artificial parts, giving him vast amount of strength. Franky keeps bottles of cola in his stomach fridge, and the colas are mostly needed as fuel for some attacks. His most powerful attack uses up the most cola.

If you are also interested to see other limited edition drinks,
don't forget to check my posts about:

1. Japan's latest winter edition Pepsi White launched on December 11, 2012

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 summer edition Pepsi Salty Watermelon, my favourite among all ^__^, released last year to celebrate the enjoyment of summer

4. Some new Fanta flavors!

5. Coke Zero 007 Skyfall Special Edition