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So, what should we do about it and where do we go from here? Flavoured soda water is clearly an American invention. There is no doubt they created syrups, but it is apparent that the Torre’s usurped the soda concept from the flourishing American soda fountain. This is definitely not the case and is actually an instance of revisionist history created by the San Francisco syrup company Torani, whose founders just happened to be Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre. They mixed the syrups with soda and introduced America to the classic “Italian soda”. The story says they began making flavour syrups-with recipes from their hometown of Lucca, Italy-in their San Francisco grocery store in 1925. Browsing the Internet creates the belief that the combination of carbonated water and flavour syrup originated with two Italian immigrants, Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre.
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The only modern equivalent to the classic soda is the so-called “Italian soda”. Instead of referencing Italian soda, I decided to dispel the myth and not give it too much attention. This didn’t seem right, especially since the company that started this myth continues to propagate it today. I thought I should at least make a reference to them because they are fairly popular, but then when I looked at the history, I realized they were a ripped-off version of authentic American soda fountain drinks. When I started writing Fix the Pumps I didn’t really think about Italian soda until I was almost finished the book. Mix “Italian soda syrup” with soda water and voila “Italian soda”. Then around the same time, my sister asked if I could make some Italian sodas at a party for her kids and some non-drinkers. But the reality is very different, and I find it odd that Americans have allowed one of their core culinary strengths (drinks) and truly unique inventions to be taken over and renamed by an opportunistic company.Ībout 5 years ago I came across the term “Italian soda” and didn’t give it much thought. If you search its origin on the Internet, the majority of the results describe it as an invention created by two Italian immigrants, who made the drink popular in San Francisco around 1925. It does not store any personal data.Ask most people what an Italian Soda is and they’ll usually describe a combination of flavour syrup and carbonated, or seltzer, water.
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