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Do Vancouverites actually like pumpkin spice? Locals weigh in on popular fall flavour

Does it taste better in food or drinks?
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Vancouverites are split on whether pumpkin spice tastes better in food, drinks, or neither.

Pumpkin spice lattes (and all other pumpkin spice flavoured foods and drinks) are upon us. But do Vancouverites welcome this seasonal flavour?

When Starbucks brought back its fall menu in August, including the infamous latte, locals couldn't contain their excitement online. 

As Vancouver gets ready for the onset of the fall flavour, many cafes are prepping to unveil pumpkin-themed treats and menus. Here's where pumpkin-lovers can enjoy an autumnal dessert

When it comes to pumpkin spice itself, Vancouverites seem split on whether the flavour tastes better in food, drinks, or neither. 

V.I.A. polled readers on this question and, as it turns out, only few locals like sipping on pumpkin spice -- nearly nine per cent, in fact. Just over 19 per cent of Vancouverites prefer nibbling on pumpkin spice flavoured foods and desserts.

Nearly five per cent of voters exclusively prefer pumpkin spice lattes.

While around 17 per cent of Vancouverites aren't picky and like all things pumpkin spice, the majority and nearly half of all votes doesn't like the flavour at all.

Looks like Vancouver simply doesn't like pumpkin spice (unless it's a treat). 

Vancouver Is Awesome polled 776 Vancouver Is Awesome readers and asked the question: Do you like pumpkin spice flavoured drinks?

The poll ran from 8/23/2023 to 9/1/2023. Of the 776 votes, we can determine that 385 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:

Yes, I like all things pumpkin spice 17.40 % local, 17.01 % total    
I like some pumpkin spice flavoured drinks 8.83 % local, 8.76 % total    
I only like pumpkin spice lattes 4.68 % local, 5.15 % total    
I like pumpkin spice flavoured foods/desserts more than pumpkin spice flavoured drinks 19.48 % local, 19.59 % total    
No, I don't like pumpkin spice 49.61 % local, 49.48 % total    
  Local   Total

Results are based on an online study of adult Vancouver Is Awesome readers that are located in Vancouver. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 3.52%, 19 times out of 20.

Vancouver Is Awesome uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.

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