You will love this Italian Soda recipe that is inspired by Pixar’s Luca Drink Recipe! Blue Curacao, orange juice, lemon-lime soda, and more come together for one refreshing drink recipe! This is a refreshing and thirst-quenching drink recipe for you to whip up.
Pixar’s Luca Drink Recipe Italian Soda
As we’re winding down the last month of summer vacation, and we’re still looking for things to keep the kids entertained, Disney/Pixar is here to save the day with their newest family-friendly movie, Luca. Now streaming on Disney Plus, this is a cute and vibrant summer movie for kids to watch. It’s a story about friendship, but it also brings out the message bullies won’t win in the end, and you should never give up on your dreams. To celebrate, we created a sweet + colorful drink kids can enjoy with a bowl of popcorn while watching this movie. We’re also sharing a free activity pack filled with coloring pages and themed activities kids can do after watching the movie.
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about a boy and his newfound best friend experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. But their fun is threatened by a secret: they are sea monsters from another world. “Luca” is directed by Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”). © 2020 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
What’s the Disney/Pixar Luca movie about?
Disney and Pixar’s “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about a boy sharing summer adventures with a newfound best friend. But their fun is threatened by a secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface. Directed by Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”), “Luca” opens in U.S. theaters June 18, 2021. © 2021 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about a boy and his newfound best friend experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. But their fun is threatened by a secret: they are sea monsters from another world. “Luca” is directed by Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”). © 2021 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Pixar’s Luca Drink Recipe Italian Soda
Ingredients needed for this recipe Italian Soda
- Ice
- 1-2 tablespoons of Blue Curacao (or blue simple syrup)
- 2-3 oz of orange juice
- 3 oz lemon-lime soda OR 2-3 oz of San Pellegrino TONICA
- Top of a little more orange juice
Directions:
- At the bottom of a tall glass (or 8-oz glass), add 1 tablespoon of Blue Curacao (or blue simple syrup).
- Add crushed ice, fill almost to the top.
- Add 3 ounces of Orange Juice and three ounces of San Pellegrino TONICA or lemon-lime soda. I personally added a little bit of both of them, but if you want a sweeter taste, go for the lemon-lime soda. If you want to make this into a cocktail, use the TONICA.
- Top with a little more orange juice and give it a stir.
This is how the drink looks, adding both lemon-lime soda and TONICA.
Additional tips about this Recipe Italian Soda
Blue Curacao, along with the orange juice and lemon-lime soda, calls for a very sweet drink. Here are a few ways you can make it without the added sweetness.
Instead of using Blue Curacao, you can substitute for a blue simple syrup.
What is Blue Curacao
Blue Curacao is made from the peels of Lahara oranges. In terms of flavor, it offers a bold citrus flavor with a tart aftershock, which is what I find. Some compare Blue Curacao to Triple Sec. A bold citrus flavor that is the perfect mix-in ingredient to any drink recipe.
How to Make Fresh Orange Juice
Want to elevate the flavor of this Pixar’s Luca drink? Consider making fresh orange juice. Slice your oranges in half and then use a juicer, whether manual or electronic, to squeeze out all the juice from the orange halves.
You can strain off the pulp or leave it, depending on how you like your orange juice; if you want to strain, run the juice through a fine-mesh strainer to catch all the pulp.
Then use the orange juice in the recipe; any leftover juice needs to be refrigerated in a covered container. If you don’t have time or opting in to make your own orange juice, 100% Florida Orange Juice is what we used and works just fine.
What Does San Pellegrino TONICA Taste Like
San Pellegrino Tonica is a citrus tonic water. You will find it can compliment this drink nicely if you don’t want to use a lemon-lime soda. The Pellegrino would be a lighter twist to the drink and offer more citrus and tart components.
Can I Make This Into A Pitcher
Go right ahead and make this into a pitcher drink to serve up. Just measure properly and add all the ingredients in a pitcher, then pour into glasses with ice! Add a festive straw, garnishments if you choose, and then serve up.
Can I Make A Simple Syrup To Replace Curacao
This is a very sweet drink; you will find you need to flavor to taste. One way to do that is to swap blue Curacao with a homemade blue simple syrup. Just add blue coloring to the mixture to give it that bold blue color.
Now, you are welcome to add less or more of the syrup or Curacao to the drink. Using the tonic water will help to lessen the sweetness of the drink as well.
How to Make A Simple Syrup for this Recipe Italian Soda
Simple syrup is made with a 1:1 ratio. So 1 part water to 1 part sugar. Pour water into the pan and get it nice and hot. The goal is not to let the water boil. Once it is hot, pour in the sugar, and stir until dissolved.
Next, remove the simple syrup from the stove, add some blue food coloring, stir to combine. Then let cool. Once cooled, use to flavor your drinks with. Store any leftover syrup in the fridge in an airtight container.
TRENETTE AL PESTO! — Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, and Jack Dylan Grazer provide the voices of a trio of new friends in Disney and Pixar’s “Luca.” Outgoing and charming, Giulia invites Luca and Alberto to her house, where they have pasta for the first time—it’s a hit. What she doesn’t know, however, is that her new friends are actually sea monsters who look human when they’re dry. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”), “Luca” debuts on Disney+ on June 18, 2021. © 2021 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Fun facts from Disney/Pixar’s Luca
BEST FRIENDS – The character of Alberto is inspired by director Enrico Casarosa’s own childhood best friend, also named Alberto.
SCALE IT BACK – Sea monster Luca has 3,436 scales on his body.
SOUND EFFECTS – When Luca gobbles up his first plate of pasta, Jacob Tremblay, who lends his voice to the character, was happy to provide the burp that followed. It turns out that burping on command is a special skill of the actor.
QUICK COMMUTE – Jack Dylan Grazer (voice of Alberto) recorded every single line of dialogue inside his mother’s closet.
MANGIA, MANGIA – Emma Berman (voice of Giulia) speaks fluent Russian and has an extreme love for spaghetti. She loves to go to her favorite neighborhood Italian restaurant in San Francisco, where she practices ordering food in Italian for her family.
GETTING IN SHAPE – Artists gave Giulia a distinct look, embracing triangle shape language—particularly in her hair and pants.
CAMEO – Director Enrico Casarosa provides the voice of the winning card player in Portorosso, who shouts, “Scopa!” He is also the fisherman in the boat who yells to a speeding boat, “What’s wrong with you, Stupido!”
OUT OF CONTROL – There are 221 and 223 individual controls in Luca’s and Alberto’s mouths, respectively, to help animators create the rounded mouth expressions they use throughout the film.
FISHY BUSINESS – One of Luca’s chores on his underwater family farm is herding goatfish. There are several real-life species of goatfish—some found in waters off the coast of Italy.
ON THE BALL – The iconic yellow, red and blue Pixar ball can be spotted on a rooftop as the Portorosso Cup bike race gets underway.
PIECE OF PIE – Keep an eye out for the Pizza Planet truck in the form of a Piaggio Ape parked on a street in Portorosso.
A WHALE OF A TALE – There is a poster for Walt Disney’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” which opened in December 1954 at the cinema in Portorosso.
TICKET TO RIDE – The number on the train is 94608, which is the zip code of Pixar’s hometown Emeryville.
• Pixar’s signature A113, the number on a CalArts classroom where many filmmakers studied, appears on a train ticket seen in the film.
DELIZIOSO! – Filmmakers traveled to Italy to research the local culture, architecture, and overall feeling of the film’s setting. Food was a welcome highlight of their research. Director Enrico Casarosa, a native of Italy, even treated team members to dinner at his parents’ house in Genoa.
TAKE A LOOK – When Luca and Giulia sneak a peek through the telescope, she mentions it belongs to an “Old Man Bernardi.” This is a nod to set supervisor Chris Bernardi’s lifelong love of astronomy and astrophotography. He personally owns six telescopes!
KEEPING IT LOCAL – All of the background kid voices in the film were recorded by local children in Italy.
THAT’S AMORE – “Luca” director Enrico Casarosa was inspired in part by Italian films of the 1950s, including “La Strada” and “Roman Holiday,” among others. Pixar-created posters for both appear in the film.
Free activity pack for Disney/Pixar’s Luca
After you’ve watched this family-friendly movie from Disney and Pixar, use this free activity pack filled with Luca-related printables and activities.
Here are some of the activities in this free printable packet.
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Ingredients
- Ice
- 1-2 tablespoons of Blue Curacao or blue simple syrup
- 2-3 oz of orange juice
- 3 oz lemon-lime soda OR 2-3 oz of San Pellegrino TONICA
- Top of a little more orange juice
Instructions
- At the bottom of a tall glass (or 8-oz glass), add 1 tablespoon of Blue Curacao (or blue simple syrup).
Add crushed ice, fill almost to the top.
Add 3 ounces of Orange Juice and three ounces of San Pellegrino TONICA or lemon-lime soda. I personally added a little bit of both of them, but if you want a sweeter taste, go for the lemon-lime soda. If you want to make this into a cocktail, use the TONICA.
Top with a little more orange juice and give it a stir.
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