As the summer begins to sizzle, we can think of no better way to slake our thirst than with a icy cold carbonated beverage. And if you're in Japan, now you can keep cool with a cucumber-flavored soda.

"Pepsi Ice Cucumber" hit the stores this week, but it doesn't actually have any of the green gourd in it. Instead it has been artificially flavored to resemble "the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber," said Aya Takemoto, spokeswoman of Japan's Pepsi distributor, Suntory Ltd.

"We wanted a flavor that makes people think of keeping cool in the summer heat," Takemoto said. "We thought the cucumber was just perfect."

Yum! I don't know about you, but I can't wait until Pepsi Ice Cucumber is on our shores. Green flavor! That's what my summer's been missing.

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