Calpis Soda Pouch Asahi

Calpis Soda (カルピス, Karupisu) is a Japanese soft drink. The beverage has a light, somewhat milky, and slightly acidic flavor, similar to plain or vanilla flavored yogurt or Yakult. Calpis came into this world officially on 1919/07/07. It was the first beverage to be made with lactic acid bacterium in Japan. Back then, it was thought that the Japanese people lacked calcium, so it was added for commercial value. “Cal” is taken from calcium, and “Pis” is taken from the Sanskrit word “Salpis,” which is one of the five tastes described in Buddhism. However, Calpis is called Calpico in English speaking regions, because Calpis sounds a little like “cow p**s”.