Rivella – “…as Swiss as the famous Matterhorn.”
February 26, 2008
Yes – there is actually a soda pop made from whey. ‘Whey‘ as in ‘ack‘.
Yes – someone thought they would take delicious milk plasma… and carbonate it. Mmm.
By way of explaining the divergent reception to Rivella between the US and Switzerland, a spokesperson said:
“Swiss people grow up with Rivella; they are almost as familiar with it as breast milk.”
Ack! Further:
“You have to explain what’s special about Rivella, that it’s a milk-derived product. It is difficult to describe how it tastes; there’s no Rivella fruit or tree.”
No I guess there’s not. Instead, Rivella comes from countless cows trapped in boxes. And it’s gross. I think we all understand that – no further explanation necessary.
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*puke*
not vegan.
Haha. Well, no.
why do the bottles have different colored labels? are they different FLAVORS? in addition to being flavored like carbonated whey?
i think there’s a pickle on the green label.
Re: the pickle – I wish. They’re are not so much flavored as color coded and/or “aromatized”.
Like Teletubbies.
As follows:
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Red Rivella, which can be considered as the original version
Blue Rivella, a low calorie version of Red Rivella
Green Rivella, which is aromatized with green tea extract
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that’s so funny because i actually enjoy drinking whey but i have been concerned about the calorie content. that’s why i stopped drinking breast milk too.
[hi-hat]
As someone who is not automatically disgusted by milk products, I should be the judge of whether a derivative product is gross or not.
Get me a bottle.
Here you go —>
No no, what I want is the carbonated version.
That’s an invitation to Photoshop that I will not accept at this time.