If you live in Mumbai you might have come across the vendors
selling some coolant in a strange glass bottle. This pocket size refreshment known
as Goti Soda in Mumbai, the name is given due to the distinctive design of the
bottle.
The bottle’s neck has a constraint at one side that prevents
the Goti (Marble). Bottle is sealed with a glass marble from inside; the bottle’s
design prevents the marble from blocking the bottle when you are drinking it.
The Vendor usually presses hard his index finger on the marble to push it down
thus making sound similar to firing bullet.
Not only in Mumbai but you can try this spectacularly delicious
beverage in multiple small towns and villages of course known by some different
name, in North India this is known as ‘Banta’ this carbonated drink usually
available in lemon and orange flavor. The drink contains a mixture of
seasonings such as Jal Jeera, Chat Masala or Black salt.
Unfortunately, due to the absence of any corporate backing,
it remained just as a street treat or Pepsi or Coke had a tough competition.
