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TIL about the Guarana plant, which looks like a cluster of eyes when ripe. This is fitting because it's full of caffeine.(en.wikipedia.org)

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expatriado@lemmy.world
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I miss Guarana sodas, it has been almost 20 years, used to be my favorite when living in South America.

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hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social
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Are you in the US? Bawls is a Guarana soda sold here. Can’t find it locally very often (Meijer, sometimes) but you can order directly from their website.

Bawls

Yes, the name is stupid; still my favorite soda.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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Never had it, but considering the Wikipedia article says that it can have more than twice the caffeine of a coffee bean, it must keep you wide awake.

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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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There was one in the US called Bawls that I drank a lot in the 90s. It was really good.

Edit: Turns out it still exists. https://www.bawls.com/

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nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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My favorite was Josta.

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jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works
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Oh shit I remember drinking bawls only cus it was a funny name and my friends and I kept saying “let’s go grab some bawls”

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TheWilliamist@lemmy.world
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Your friendly neighborhood Micro Center often has it…

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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I remember being too turned off by the name to try it. It was very much of the X-TREME!!! era of marketing, which I really hated.

Maybe if I see it again, I’ll try it. Thanks.

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acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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Not so much. It was milder than Coke. I guess it was quite diluted. You can buy Guaraná Antarctica online in the U.S. if you’re curious.

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EchoCranium@lemmy.zip
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Antarctica is good. Can’t find it in stores around me, so I order a case every once in a while.

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blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io
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Soft drinks and tea made from it are delicious.

If I remember correctly, Brazilian indigenous legend is that a woman had a miraculous child, the baby died, and some days after burial from one of the eyes sprouted a guaraná plant, from the other sprouted false-guarana.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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Thanks. I’m not finding much info about false guarana, but this is apparently what it looks like:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/False-guarana-not-identified-found-on-Andira-Marau-Indigenous-Land-near-the-village_fig4_303023020

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acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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If this is what I think it is, it tastes delicious (unlike guaraná). I don’t remember the name, but it wasn’t presented to me as falso guaraná.

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weariedfae@lemmy.world
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This makes me think I need to find some Bawls.

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shalafi@lemmy.world
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Wonder if I can grow it in zone 8b.

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