In a Word....No

I like cucumbers. I try to avoid Pepsi. But no way in the world do I try this....

Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with "Pepsi Ice Cucumber" _ a new soda based on the crisp green gourd.

The soft drink, which hit stores here on Tuesday, doesn't actually have any cucumber in it _ but 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."

Yuck. Cucumbers should be consumed with dip, not with carbonation...