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Lemon and Paeroa


 If you haven't seen this before it's a well known icon to us Kiwis. In the small town of Paeroa is this statue of a bottle of the fizzy drink "Lemon and Paeroa" which has a very unique taste. It was created in 1907 by combining lemon juice with carbonated water from this town and is now owned by Coca-Cola.

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gz said…
Been there!
Pity it isn't still locally owned.
We enjoyed our visits to Paeroa. Good food and coffee, interesting art and antiques, and a really good pottery just up the road!!
3 March 2022 at 07:33
Bill said…
Very cool and interesting.
3 March 2022 at 10:46
kwarkito said…
I like this picture. It shows me something unknown, and very exotic from my part of the world. I'd like to taste it ! I hope it's getting better in NZ concerning the covid. I' m amazed to see empty stadiums in the pacific super rugby competition. I hope for you tha, concerning the epidemy, t you won't have the same kind of autumn and winter we had.
3 March 2022 at 20:26
local alien said…
Oh for another taste of Lemon and Paris. I hope Coca-Cola can't and won't change the recipe
3 March 2022 at 20:27
Fun60 said…
I haven't heard of this drink before and would love to try it. Pity it has been taken over by Coca-Cola.
3 March 2022 at 21:04
Iris Flavia said…
It must taste amazing having a statue! Sad it belongs to Coca Cola...
3 March 2022 at 22:05
Andy said…
Sounds tasty to me. Send me a few samples. ;-)
3 March 2022 at 22:10
Tom said…
...I enjoy signs like this! Last evening on the news I saw the Covid protests in NZ. Your leader was a shining star in the beginning of the pandemic, people are can be so impatient.
4 March 2022 at 01:50
magiceye said…
Interesting. Never heard of it though.
4 March 2022 at 02:11
Sharon said…
It seems funny to have a statue of a bottle.
4 March 2022 at 04:15
Billy Blue Eyes said…
Does it taste good
4 March 2022 at 07:34
Carol @Comfort Spring Station said…
Love the statue and would like to try the soda.
4 March 2022 at 08:43
Jim said…
Looks like NZ likes Big Things too.
4 March 2022 at 09:55
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Hopefully Coca Cola kept the taste true to the original. Sounds refreshing!
4 March 2022 at 10:25
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Sounds like something I would try. Hopefully coca cola won't mess with it.
When the big mega brewers buy out the small guys, quality goes away.
4 March 2022 at 12:02
Amila said…
This is really interesting. Sounds tasty too...
4 March 2022 at 14:02
Einari Sinappi said…
In Finland one of biggest brewery has a giant can on their premises. It´s next to a Highway so plenty people sees it every day. It used to promote beer but that no-no these days. So stricly non alcohic beverage promoting nowadays. But statue of a boddle I see first time here.
4 March 2022 at 14:24
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