Cream soda in cafes, cream soda consists of soda water, vanilla syrup, and cream or half and half. Popular brands include: Another variety is referred to as Italian cream soda. Despite the name, this drink originated in the US, not in Italy. The name is due to it being a form of Italian soda. Italian cream soda is usually a mixture of carbonated water, vanilla syrup, and added half and half or cream. Ratios vary widely, but the taste is usually that of sweetened, flavored milk. In Canada, cream soda is mostly pink (except in Quebec and Newfoundland, where it is sold
Banta Banta Banta or Banta Soda also known as Fotash Jawl in Bengali, Goli Soda ("Goli" = spherical object in Hindi) or Goti Soda ("Goti" = marble in Hindi) is a colloquial term for a carbonated lemon or orange-flavoured soft drink in Codd-neck bottle popular in India. Though the origin of its name is from Punjabi word for marble (banta), Banta has been sold since the late 19th century, long before popular carbonated drinks arrived. The drink is often sold mixed with lemon juice, crushed ice, chaat masala and kala namak (black salt) as a carbonated variant of popular lemonades "shikanjvi"