Why are all drinks carbonated in Germany?

Question

actually i was at the store and i did see carbonated milk for sale.

Answer 1

Carbonated milk? Never heard of that! And all the juices are without carbonate too!

Answer 2

Milk isn't carbonated.

Answer 3

Actually not all drinks r carbonated in here

We got a lot of drinks without it

But i guess many ppl just like it

I dont drink any cabonated drinks even im german :)

Answer 4

There is no carbonated milk as you already heard from the others. This what you read about the milk was certainly "emulgiert" which comes from "emulsion".

If you want drinks without C02 ask for "ohne Kohlensäure".

Answer 5

I think you made this up: I'm from Bavaria, and I never saw carbonated milk in any store. I'm ready to learn something new, however, so if you can give me the brand name of that stuff, I'll look out for it. Sounds interesting to me.

And not all drinks in Germany are carbonated. When you look closely at the huge piles of bottled water in supermarkets, you'll find that there is the carbonated water, the "low CO2", and the non-carbonated, usually called "stilles Wasser". -- Uncarbonated water does not sell too well in Germany because nobody really understands why to carry something home in bottles which comes from every tap.

As to softdrinks, well, I couldn't imagine uncarbonated Coke or lemonade. If I want to have thinned orange juice, I take orange juice (the real stuff) and thin it with tap water; it's called an "Orangensaftschorle". And the advantage of it is, you can mix it with carbonated water, too, if you like.

If you look for ready-made, uncarbonated drinks, look out for those little packs with a straw on them. Actually they're thought for children.

If you want something uncarbonated in a restaurant, ask for "ohne Kohlensäure" or "ein Glas Leitungswasser" (a glass of tap water). You will possibly be frowned upon, but you'll get what you want. The problem is, restaurants are not allowed to charge for tap water, so they don't serve it. People are supposed to pay for their drinks. -- You can say that you're on special diet, or something; that will be socially acceptable.

But if you can tell me some more about the carbonated milk, I'd appreciate email.

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edit:

Oh, yes, I almost forgot:

Next time you go to a restaurant, try asking for "eine große Orangensaftschorle mit Leitungswasser" (a big glass of orange juice thinned with tap water). I suppose they'll take a 0.2 liter bottle of Granini orange juice and charge you for that, and add another 0.2 or 0.3 liters of tap water, which is free, and serve it in 0.4 or half-liter glass. Maybe that's what you're looking for. -- Of course you can replace "orange" with "apple" or "grape" or whatever you like.

Answer 6

I also never heard about nor seen carbonated milk. :-)

Perhaps it was a misunderstanding.

If you ask for "Stilles Wasser", you will receive non carbonated water. Then, all the juices are free of carbon, also all the ice tee's etc. You might like those "Granini" juices which are served often in Restaurants.

Ask for "ohne Kohlensäure" in future, it means "non carbonated".

Answer 7

They are not.

I have been going there for nearly 20 years and they sell plenty of non carbonated beverages.  I suppose just try a supermarkt?

Answer 8

I have never seen carbonated milk, and I have spent most of my life in Germany.

Where did you see that?

EDIT:

I've never seen or heard of the emoo-milk you are talking about. Sorry.

When you ask for water in a restaurant, they will usually bring you carbonated, that's true. It's just that the most popular minearal water brands (and restaurants usually have a contract with one of those) in Germany are carbonated, so that's what they have. If you want uncarbonated water, you would have to ask for "stilles Wasser" or "Wasser ohne Kohlensäure". But juices are not carbonated. Water/juice mixes are made with carbonated water, though. They are called "Schorlen". e.g. "Apfelschorle", if it was a mix of applejuice and water.