Here's a blast from our Japanese past--these little bottles of sweet, lemon soda with the marble inside that you pop to open. Is this why it's called soda pop? The marble mechanism fascinates kids and brings back happy memories of being a kid for us old folks.
I found Ramune here in Austin at Central Market, our favorite supermarket. (Although I'd like to move to cooler climes, AJM says we can't, because anywhere else wouldn't have Central Market. We can find anything there.)
Elsewhere
Kiyo waxes nostalgic about Ramune and explains the name.
Nils illustrates how those lazy, summer, Ramune memories are formed.
Posted by M Sinclair Stevens
January 22, 2003
Comments
Yay!! Ramune Is the Best ;)
Comment by: amerryman. Posted September 30, 2003 02:10 PM.
Hi! Ramune in Lithuanian language means flouver-Camillia, often is used like name, for example my parents did. Greetings from Lithuania! Ramune
Comment by: Ramune. Posted January 7, 2004 07:44 AM.
Well, my name IS Ramune :D I live in Estonia, but yeah, my mother is lithuanian, so it is a lithuanian name :) That means - ILm the best... cool!! :)
Comment by: Ramune. Posted February 19, 2004 05:09 AM.
We sell RAMUNE!!!! in California. Call 714-BUY-SODA (289-7632) if you are interested.
Comment by: Daryl. Posted August 17, 2004 04:07 PM.
Ramune! Ra, ra, Ramune! This stuff is the best! I remember in my past life when I was a small Japanese school girl drinking nothing but Ramune, Ci Ci Lemon, and Calpis Soda. Thank you reminding me of such fond memories!
Comment by: Ryan. Posted September 12, 2004 01:55 PM.
the albertsons in westlake has them every now and then hurray for austinites
Comment by: god. Posted February 17, 2005 09:50 AM.
I am a NEW fan of RAMUNE! I just purchased a bottle at our annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Independence, Missouri, USA, honoring our sister-city, Higashimurayama. Now I must find a local market to supply my cravings. I see online that there are many flavors. I'll have to try each!
Comment by: Judith. Posted April 26, 2005 11:04 AM.
regarding the origin of the name, it's just a coincidence that there's lithuanian name like that lol actually, if you look closer, ramune comes from another japanese word, remonedo, which comes from the english word lemonade. simple, yes? japanese don't pronoune the L, they replace it with R, and after the first word, they shortened it to a simpler to say word: Ramune.
Comment by: Musashi. Posted August 4, 2005 06:26 PM.
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Ramune puts the pop in soda pop.