Calpis

Calpis water (カルピス・ウォーター), sometimes called Calpis for short, is a Japanese uncarbonated soft drink. The name Calpis was actually constructed by combining cal from calcium and pis from Sanskrit sarpis (good taste). The beverage has a light, somewhat milky, and slightly acidic flavor. Its ingredients include water, nonfat dry milk, and lactic acid. There are many fruit flavoured variations. These variations include, but are not limited to, matcha, mango, pineapple (available in Okinawa only), orange, and with cream. Recently, Calpis is avaible in an apple flavored "morning blend" as well as a 70% calorie off version with calcium. Outside of Japan, Calpis can often be found in Chinatown supermarkets, under the trade name CalPico.

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Due to poor marketing and failure to localize for English-speaking markets, the beverage has unintentionally earned a humorous reputation among some English-speaking peoples due to the similarity of the name with the phrase "cow piss" and because the white color of the beverage resembles semen. Despite the unintentional associations with urine and semen, the taste of the beverage resembles neither.

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