r/AskBalkans • u/Blaze-Amaze • Jul 10 '25

Cuisine Are these drink powders only popular in Croatia?

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Have been to HR a couple of times, but I have noticed just now these... basically sugar and aroma and EVERYONE is drinking it o_O (Guess these add a lot to the overweight problems around here.)

Is this solely a Croatian thing or a Balkans way of life, folks?

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u/sertack Turkiye Jul 10 '25

It was in 2010s but not anymore in Turkey.

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u/justiceteo Jul 10 '25

Is this what we call Oralet?

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u/Aysheee- Turkiye Jul 10 '25

Yes

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u/shm_stan Turkiye Jul 10 '25

Var mı Nazo gibisi, daha iyisi meyvenin kendisi 😁

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u/KakaoFugl Denmark Jul 10 '25

Good marketing 🤣 still remember it

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u/Mintinitilt Jul 10 '25

I think they are still used often in small neighborhood cafes where the elderly goes a lot