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A plastic bottle with a clear liquid and the caption "San Benedetto Gusto Gassosa Zero"
Bottle of Gassosa Zero by San Benedetto.

Gassosa (alternatively spelt Gasosa, Gazosa or Gazzosa; Italian for "the gassy one") is a clear, alcohol-free and carbonated sugary citrus beverage from Italy and the Canton of Ticino as well as the Italian-speaking parts of the Canton of Grisons in Switzerland.[1]

Gassosa has also been called "champagne of the poor" for its resemblance of sparkling wine due to its taste and carbonation and historically was drunk on special occasions.[1]

Taste

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Gassosa usually only has a slight lemon flavor and represents a cross between carbonated water and traditional citrus flavored lemonade (such as Sprite). Gassosa is usually served pure but is also used to be mixed with beer or wine.

Manufacture

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Traditionally, Gassosa was produced by anaerobic digestion of water, sugar and citric acid in bottles which resulted in the typical carbonation. Nowadays, Gassosa is mainly produced industrially.

Variants

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Apart from the traditional variant with lemon flavor, there are also variants such as "mandarino" (mandarin orange), "caffè" (coffee), "mirtillo" (blueberry) and "lampone" (raspberry).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gazzosa: Gazosa, (limonata) gassosa, gasosa o gasseosa". Inventars Kulinarisches Erbe der Schweiz (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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