McDonald's New Neon Drink Is Causing People To Freak Out
Looking at these photos, you're probably wondering one of two things: Why there is radioactive waste inside of an McDonald's cup? Or, is that ice cream floating on top of battery acid?
As it turns out, this neon green drink is not toxic, and is, in fact, pretty delicious.
Fanta's Melon Soda — topped with a swirl of vanilla soft-serve — is the bright green fizzy dessert-drink hybrid featured in the thousands of Instagram posts. It's garnered most of its cult-following from the McDonald's menu in Japan.
Of course, the soda is sold exclusively in Japan and Thailand. So you know what that means, the U.S. can't have it — that is, unless you're willing to shell out almost $200 on Amazon.
STOCK UP ON NEON GREEN SODA: Fanta Melon 12-pack, $170.20; amazon.com
These melon floats have erupted all over the internet. And once we did a simple Instagram search for it, we realized THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
Subway
Burger King
Caroline Diner
Kiefel Coffee
The premise is simple: Just add a swirl of soft serve to a cup of sweet soda. And considering this is the second time a Japanese soda float has gone viral in America in a few months, it's time to ask – why does Japan love ice cream floats so much? The definitive answer: it's cultural. Wikipedia even suggests that the term "cream soda" in Japan specifically means ice cream on top of a melon soda.
The green drink or cream soda appears to be a staple in Japanese culture, like the root beer float in America. It's certainly nothing new, there are articles about this sweet little drink dating all the way to back to 2007, although the spotlight has recently returned due to a recent post on Refinery29.
The cream soda goes for ¥280 at McDonald's Japan, which is about $2.55, AKA the price of a milkshake in the United States.
We'd definitely give it a try.
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