Zero-Sugar Cola
$3 play money
Cola without the sugar. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $3 in play money, which puts it in the Snack tier ($1 to $14). It is one of the small, cheap things that make an order feel real.
No payment, no address, no delivery. This is a game.
Key facts
- Cuisine
- American
- Menu section
- Beverages & Drinks
- Price tier
- Snack ($1 to $14)
- Play-money price
- $3
- Main ingredients
- carbonated water, sweetener, cola flavouring
- How it is served
- A tall glass of dark fizzy cola over ice with a slice of lime
History, tradition and origin
Carbonated water was first made artificially in the 1700s and sold as a health tonic. Pharmacists in the United States added flavoured syrups in the 1800s, and cola, lemon-lime, orange and ginger sodas followed. Ginger ale in its dry style was developed in Canada. Bottled mineral water grew from the spa towns of Europe.
Food economy and industry
Soft drinks are one of the largest packaged-goods industries, built on syrup concentrate, local bottlers and distribution. Many countries now tax sugary drinks, and sugar-free versions are the fastest-growing part of the market. Bottled water outsells soda by volume in many countries, raising questions about plastic waste.
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