# Recent examples of new foods spreading and getting popular?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [May 29, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-examples-of-new-foods-spreading-and-getting-popular/1018957 "2025-05-29T13:40:13Z")\
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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> I thought it was branch water?

It was triply confusing because I only ever heard this term when I saw a box of it at the grocery store… [Lone River Beverage Company | Ranch Water Hard Seltzer Made with Organic Agave and Natural Lime Juice](https://www.loneriverbevco.com/ranch-water/)

[![](https://www.loneriverbevco.com/assets/ranch-water/ranch-water-desktop-4x-new.png) ](https://www.loneriverbevco.com/assets/ranch-water/ranch-water-desktop-4x-new.png)

It’s since become my favorite hard seltzer (by a large margin — it’s so much better than White Claw etc.). But I thought it was just that one company’s name for their hard seltzer. Turns out it’s based after some sort of Texas cocktail?

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