Perrier, c'est fou!

[zrath]

(The title is an old Perrier slogan. It means, "Perrier, it's crazy!")


As many of you know, I have a drinking problem.
I love sodas and diet sodas and carbonated waters of all kind.
And I like to try new stuff.
And I'm French.
So imagine my surprise and excitement when I saw yesterday at Ralphs PERRIER PAMPLEMOUSSE ROSE!
I'm already fond of Lemon Perrier and I had no idea they were planning a new flavor.
"Pamplemousse rose" is French for "pink grapefruit", and the resulting drink is cool and refreshing.
It smells strongly of pink grapefruit but the actual flavoring is very subtle.
I'm thinking of picking up a couple of extra bottles today.
Ralphs/Krogers has Perrier (all flavors) on sale at 3 (750ml glass bottles) for $4.
That's $1.33 each, and you need the club/rewards/non-tourist card for that price.

I have no idea why "pamplemousse" means "grapefruit" and frankly, what the hell does "grapefruit" mean anyway?
I mean, there's already "grapes" and they're fruits, so why is there a "grapefruit" that has nothing to do with grape?
Well, apparently, "grapefruit" (gra-pay-froo-et) is German for "grapefruit"! Stupid English, stealing from ze Chermans!

Bonus language silliness: in French, "grape" is "raisin". And "raisin" is "raisin sec" (dry grape).

Comments

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

And Raisin d'Être is absolutely nummy. ^_^

I wish there were more waters along the lines of Calistoga's flavored line - just fizzy water and a twist of fruit juice, nothing more. No sugars, no sweeteners, natural or artificial. Fantastically refreshing! (In the UK, it's well worth just picking up Tesco or Asda's own brand sparkling water for next to nothing, and just adding a squirt of lemon/lime/orange/etc yourself. But in the UK, there's also much good beer to divert one from such pursuits =:)

[girlfmkitty.livejournal.com]

In Spanish, grapefruit is either "pomelo" or "toronja," depending on where you are. I never got the grapefruit bit either.

Yay for Ralphs club/rewards/non-tourist card thingy!

P.S.: Wilf (on my lap) purrs "bonjour, Monsieur Kzin!"

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

As I understand it, the reason they are called "grapefruit" is because the original pomelo/orange cross was very prolific and hung on the tree in clusters, like grapes. For what it's worth.

[snapes-angel.livejournal.com]

And Raisin Bran is a cereal name ^_^ (I know, associative humor when I'm still associating myself with the world this morning.. Probably for the fail). Pineapple, though it mgiht resemble a pine cone, looks nothing like an apple, either.