Kosher Coke Continues Its Popularity Among Sugar Lovers
Now that Pepsi has gotten the message that some people just prefer sugar-sweetened-soda, we're wondering why Coke doesn't offer it's Kosher for Passover version all year round. It's certainly popular with Coca-Cola aficionados of all religious persuasions.
A little background, during Passover Jewish custom is to not eat any foods that have leavening in them, including corn. Hence, Coke makes a version of its product that doesn't include HFCS for Passover.
USAToday says the bottles are flying off the shelves:
"They're quite popular not just with Jews, but non-Jews as well," Rabbi Alan Schwartz told the paper.
"It's been flying out of the store."
Sugar-sweetened Coke is also available year round as an import from Mexico.
Kosher coke 'flying out of the store' [USAToday]
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It might taste better but it's still comes down to drinking ungodly amounts of sugar, be it of the corn or cane variety. I'd rather waste those calories on a delicious cheeseburger, or beer.
picked some up at Wegmans...great stuff!
@Todd Fernandez: Me too! I used to live in an area with a lot of kosher keepers and and the Albertsons had an enormous selection of real sugar soda and products beginning about 2 months before passover. I was happy to find some of it at Wegmans (possibly the best grocery store ever)
I need to find somewhere in Vegas with these in stock...
Cane sugar Coke does taste much better to me. I guess if Coke doesn't watch the obvious evidence that lots of people prefer it over corn syrup then they will fall behind Pepsi and be introducing "New Coke 2009" soon. They are a bit slow, those people at Coke.
Jones Cola is another alternative and comes in a multitude of delicious flavors. All cane sugar and available at lots of chains.
I had some real sugar coke in Jamaica last year. It was better imo. I'd love to try the real sugar Mt. Dew.
I live on Long Island and just bought 9 bottles last night which should last me a looong time. I just wish it came in cans, 2 litres go flate before I drink it all =(
My friend said I should buy up some Christmas Santa Coke and put it next to the Kosher coke and see which religion tastes better... Lol
I mainly drink water and unsweetened tea, but when I want a soda, I want real sugar. Om nom nom.
mexicoke is the best
I live in an old Jewish neighborhood in Atlanta; they have the kosher Coke all year long. I can't stand "regular" Coke anymore; its aftertaste is killing it for me.
I work next to a hassidic Jewish community, and the Wal Mart that borders the town had about 10 shelves packed to the edge with these babies. I immediately bought like 10 bottles, thinking they would be gone within a day (a month later, and it looks like the stock never changed.)
I can hardly taste the difference though. It's good, but it's nothing spectacular for those of you thinking you're missing out.
Dang, I doubt any of the stores in my city are stocking any of this just for the 3 Jews in town.
Mexican coke is the same thing as Jew coke! There is a little market near my home that sells it - and it comes in a glass bottle! Your major grocery chain may not sell it, but I almost guarantee that you can get it somewhere in your town. Look for little ethnic stores.
@PerpetualBoredom: Gefilte Fish, Matzo and Lox.. vs. Turkey and stuffing, Mashed potatoes, Sugar Cookies..
Tough one
@Jozef: Where are you referring to? I'm not familiar with an old Jewish neighborhood and I'm curious where you're referring to
The reason we don't have sugar Coke in the US is because of protectionism. The price of sugar in the US is almost twice the world price.
Live in NY, went to the local supermarket and bought all the bottles they had (a bunch of 2L bottles). Tastes amazing.
Can't find any "Passover Coke" around here in Mississippi. I'm sure it's got to do with the fact that we don't have a big Jewish community. I wish we were a major Jewish hive if for nothing else than to be able to get sugar Coke! lol
All you have to do is find a mexican grocery store or gas station in a heavily hispanic area, which I'm pretty sure EVERY major city has. I live in Oklahoma City, and I can find mexican coke really easily... also Sprite with sugar! Plus it comes in awesome 12oz glass bottles... but don't forget the bottle opener!
I looked all over the Seattle area and couldn't find any. One store manager said Coke wasn't interested in sending them anything less than a full pallet (or was it three pallets?) He said one other store had some they had brought up from California, but that proved a dead end too. Costco sells the Mexican Coke with cane sugar but I don't want an entire case of the stuff. Just a 2 liter bottle or two.
@Courteous_Gentleman: Exactly. The people who worship this stuff are placebo sheep. It's better, but nothing to act high and mighty over.
Sugar sweetened Pepsi is even better!! This year, they have white caps and have a KP on the top of the cap.
Consumerist is just a little bit off with the whole leavening thing. Corn does not have leavening, rather, when ground up, corn looks a lot like flour. Hence, to avoid confusion, corn was also banned.
@tetris2: actually I don't drink regular or diet soda anymore since I try to avoid HFCS and artificial sweetners, but when I did I would drink a whole can. The real sugar coke is a treat
This article is seething with deliciously sweetened racism. I DEMAND REPARATIONS!
@cc82: While we're talking about Jewish beverages, that Maneshewitz stuff is really good too (if you like ultra sweet, alcoholic grape juice - and I know I do).
@PerpetualBoredom: Try these: [en.wikipedia.org]
Sugar-sweetened, interesting flavours and the Kroger near our house has them for fifty cents a bottle. The tamarind one is my current favourite.
Would you rather we denied that Passover Coke really happened?
@PSN: kingpsyz: The costco near Sunset Station carries bottles of mexican coke made with sugar cane. I used to get it there all the time when I lived there. Sooooooooo good.
@EBounding: When I took economics back in highschool (about a decade ago) I remember my teacher talking about the HUGE and high-powered lobbyists who worked for the corn-syrup industry, bullying lawmakers to limit the use of real sugar (like sugar cane) in consumer products, by artificially inflating the price of real sugar in American markets, and extolling the "virtues" of the artificial stuff.
I thought it sounded ridiculous at the time ("corn syrup lobbyists?") but I completely believe it now.
I wish I could get sugar made Coca-Cola in my area.