Coffee and Rakija

Coffee and Rakija

Tito's Coke?

Cockta was introduced to the former Jugoslavija in 1953.

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David Pejčinović-Bailey MBE
Feb 04, 2020
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It wasn't until recently, that I found out that Fanta the soft drink, was a German replacement for Coca Cola during the second world war.

In 1941 when the US entered the war against Germany, production to/for Germany was halted.

So the Germans created Fanta.Fanta is short for Fantasia.

This got me thinking about my arriving in the Western Balkans and being…

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