Slurpees....

[kermitology]

So from the WTF files.. why are Slurpees in the US carbonated while the ones in Canada are not?

[Incinerator]

they're carbonated down south? that's news to me haha

[RedHot25]

I have no idea, Kermitology....but my question is why do they seem to not exist here down east, and ones that do are some real vague cop out that shouldn't even really be considered a slurpee to being with?

Sorry to get a bit off topic there.

[SpitFire40]

Ever had an Icee? Fricken disgusting...

[kermitology]

Well.. to that I ask.. WTF is with Beckers?

[ericschand]

Aren't Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta the Slurpee capitals?
I thought 7-11 said that they sell the most Slurpees on the Praries.

I didn't know they carbonate them in the US. I bought one down
there, and it was similar, but not the same. What I did notice is
that when you fill your cup they mix air, so it's really fluffy. The
downside is that the Slurpee settles...giving you a lot less than you
think you are getting.

ers

[ken0042]

Doesn't freezing remove the carbonation? Is it maybe more of a "why bother" point in Canada?

[looooob]

Originally Posted by ericschand

Aren't Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta the Slurpee capitals?
I thought 7-11 said that they sell the most Slurpees on the Praries.

I didn't know they carbonate them in the US. I bought one down
there, and it was similar, but not the same. What I did notice is
that when you fill your cup they mix air, so it's really fluffy. The
downside is that the Slurpee settles...giving you a lot less than you
think you are getting.

ers

Winnipeg is the world slurpee capital, I believe Calgary, Detroit and Edmonton are next in line...and fluffy is a good word to describe most slurpees I have had in the US

I don't know whether the Detroit slurpees are Canadian or US in their quality

[jam26]

Having moved from Ontario to Alberta, and then back again, I was always amazed by the popularity of the Slurpee in Calgary. I have always been a slurpee fan, so I felt right at home in Calgary.
Now that I've moved back to Ontario, I find it difficult to get a slurpee - the stores have very few choices and I'm reluctant to even buy them because the machines always look unsanitary due to lack of use and cleaning.

[calf]

I'm sure that slurpees in Canada are carbonated as well...probably in different proportions from what you're getting down in the States, but there is carbonation so to make sure you're not drinking a half-melted, syrupy popsicle, but rather the consistency we all know and love.

What's the difference between what you're having now?

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by calf

What's the difference between what you're having now?

Well when you pour it out it puffs up for a second then settles. But you can really tell that it's slightly fizzy compared to what I'm used to in Canada.

[Agamemnon]

They have carbonated slurpees here, they came out 2-3 years ago. They're the ones that look like pure liquid in the funny looking machines beside the normal ones in most places.

You have to fill up the cup, stir it for a minute, then fill it up again because the CO2 causes lots of air pockets to build up when pouring.

[SpitFire40]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

You have to fill up the cup, stir it for a minute, then fill it up again because the CO2 causes lots of air pockets to build up when pouring.

Damn... Al Gore was right!!

I had a slurpee in San Jose, it wasn't one of those wierd Fluffy ones.

Originally Posted by SpitFire40

Damn... Al Gore was right!!

I had a slurpee in San Jose, it wasn't one of those wierd Fluffy ones.

Stirring works.... however THE best method is the tap or hit the bottom of the cup with the palm of yer hand a few times... that gets most of the air out.

[kermitology]

Alright, next time I get a Slurpee I'm hitting the bottom and stirring it. Will post results.

[Draug]

Originally Posted by kermitology

So from the WTF files.. why are Slurpees in the US carbonated while the ones in Canada are not?

There is the odd place in Calgary that has carbonated slurpees. I know that the Petro Canada at Sarcee and Richmond does. Also, the Shell in Airdrie, on the highway near McDonalds, used to have them a few years ago but I am not sure they still do.

[socalwingfan]

I've bitched about the before on CP - the first thing I get whenever I go home to visit is a Slurpee - and a Wunderbar

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by fotze

Also, why in the US doe smazzarella exist in the form it was meant to be but we get this scam cube of white crap that EVERY cheese company tries to pass off as mozzarella. REal mozzarella is nothing like what we know it up here.

Really? You can buy that pillow-shaped stuff at Safeway. Is that not "real mozarella"? I think it tastes pretty good but I don't know if I ever had "real mozzarella". It has an Italian name and is not in brick form like the awful brick form of mozzarella with a generic label.

Veering even further off topic -- on CNN today they were talking about how Yanks now (or will soon) spend more money on wine than Frenchies. Whatever, seems odd to me, but she ended it by saying "overall consumption has not gone up but instead sales of premium wines have risen dramatically. Premium wines are wines that cost more than 5 dollars a bottle".

I know booze is cheaper there, but that can't be true. Can it? The vino must be mighty cheap if 5 bucks is considered expensive.

[@theCBE]

At least you can get slurpee's in the US.. they don't have anything in the UK

[the crispy badger]

at least you have sluprees down there..we don't even have a 7-11 here.