I am talking about these super sugary artificially flavored sodas, or candies for that matter.
When I was a child and we went from France to the United States, I had absolutely NO idea that I was drinking a grape soda because the flavors are so different there was absolutely no relation to any flavor I ever had.
Later, as a traveling adult, I noticed that this hasn't changed. The 'super artificial made for kids grape flavor' of US products does not exist at all in the EU countries I know well (France, Spain, Malta, Germany), I don't recall ever tasting it in any of the other EU countries as well (I've been to most).
The opposite is more nuanced; I've tasted some US products (that were more 'adult' flavors) that were closer to the European ones.
The question is why is there such a massive difference in taste to the point the flavors can't be recognized as the same fruit (in theory)? The opposite is almo
