Findus Crispy Pancakes

When I was a kid these rocked, they were scrumdiddlyumptious.

So, they were half price in tescos the other day so I thought, hey, I could eat some processed crap,

Well I just did, and they are quite possibly the most yuckiest thing I've ever eaten

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

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Deleted User wrote: »

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

Márla.

you mean mála?

as in plasticine, there is no R in that word!!!!

Silverfish

Deleted User wrote: »

you mean mála?

as in plasticine, there is no R in that word!!!!

Well, plasticine was when it was in all the lovely colours.

Mála was after the school had it for 15 years and it was just a big brown grey lump.

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Deleted User wrote: »

you mean mála?

as in plasticine, there is no R in that word!!!!

Mála is bag. Márla is plasticine.

DublinWriter

Deleted User wrote: »

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

Yes, Findus Crispy Pancakes!

Seriously, what happened?!? They're now about half the size and have some rubbery compound on the inside.

Michellenman

Not really. I ate everything when I was young(er). All for my veggies and paté and what not. I still eat most of it though I go through phases where I'll eat the same thing for like 2 weeks and then won't eat it again for months.

Kind of off topic, ah well. I have a friend who used to put maple syrup on to potato waffles thinking they were the same as American-style waffles.

nylon

I used to love those heart-shaped Roses with the strawberry fondant inside.

Can't stand the feckin' things now.

PurpleBerry

I used to like HPs spagetti shapes - but they changed the sauce.

Also, Goodfellas Spicy Chicken Jolt (TM) but they discontinued it. I e-mailed them to express my disappiontment. That was the end of it.

Neesa

Neesa wrote: »

I used to like HPs spagetti shapes - but they changed the sauce.

aw no - Heinz FTW!

I still love the strawberry roses mmmm

Frada, I think we'll have to disagree on this one, I think maybe dubs call it mála and non dubs the silly word with the r in it!!

xzanti

Yeeeuch.. Never liked them.. Used to love Birdseye Potato Waffles, they were gorgeous, but I've noticed the taste has changed over the years, like everything else.. They keep changing the recipe.. Using cheaper ingredients me thinks.. bastards.

xzanti

xzanti wrote: »

Yeeeuch.. Never liked them.. Used to love Birdseye Potato Waffles, they were gorgeous, but I've noticed the taste has changed over the years, like everything else.. They keep changing the recipe.. Using cheaper ingredients me thinks.. bastards.

yeh but they're still waffly versatile :rolleyes:

they're yummy with heinz spaghetti shapes - well they used to be, has been a while!

Aidric

Deleted User wrote: »

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

Crapping yourself.

tony1kenobi

Deleted User wrote: »

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

Muck.

00112984

Deleted User wrote: »

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

Breast milk.

Mother has really let her diet go to hell.

kwestfan08

Deleted User wrote: »

When I was a kid these rocked, they were scrumdiddlyumptious.

So, they were half price in tescos the other day so I thought, hey, I could eat some processed crap,

Well I just did, and they are quite possibly the most yuckiest thing I've ever eaten

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

The minced beef one's aren't bad if its any help

Dyr

DublinWriter wrote: »

Yes, Findus Crispy Pancakes!

Seriously, what happened?!? They're now about half the size and have some rubbery compound on the inside.

I remember when they first came out, they had stickers for some crap sci fi film called The Black Hole and they were yummiest things yer ever had. For a hangover cure, I used to make a few chicken curry ones and put tomato sauce on 'em then mop the plate up with toast

They're bloody awful now though :mad:

Aw I had the chicken curry ones - there was minced beef ones in the freezer and all - goddammit

did I imagine that there were steak and kidney ones back in the day?

think I'll have to go have a bowl of bob the builder puzghetties

Thought the thread was called "Furious Crispy Pancakes".


I think that everything i used to eat is the same as i eat now really. I don't think there's any favourite food that i no longer eat.


'Bikers' crisps went to crap, though.

Edgedinblue

Deleted User wrote: »

Frada, I think we'll have to disagree on this one, I think maybe dubs call it mála and non dubs the silly word with the r in it!!

your dead right.. im from meath, always said Mala when i was growing up.

recently moved to galway, everyone up here says its marla!! and that mala is a bag so theres no way we could ever use the same word to describe both! i know mala is a bag blah blah blah but we use mala for both...so tough ya crazy westies :P;) haha!

back on topic, had those crispy pancakes from tesco saw they were half price so got few packs.. they were good, had some today too.. but i think im done with them for the next few years.Also used to love caramel in chocolate, hate it now!!

MayoForSam

Some one has really taken a dislike to crispy pancakes it would seem:

Approximately 450,000 Crispy Pancakes were destroyed in a fire at Findus' plant in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK on 6 January 2009

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispy_Pancakes_(brand)

I used to love these lads years ago too, adored the way they used to puff up and the goo inside would burst out and start bubbling, happy days.

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Deleted User wrote: »

Frada, I think we'll have to disagree on this one, I think maybe dubs call it mála and non dubs the silly word with the r in it!!

Nothing silly about it, but okay.

Domo230

Domo230 wrote: »

Dairylea lunchables

Dairylea lunchables pizzas

Cheesestrings

ick

I tell ya, they didn't have the likes of them in my day :pac: :pac:

Edgedinblue

Domo230 wrote: »

Dairylea lunchables

Dairylea lunchables pizzas

Cheesestrings

havnt had those in years. a trip to tesco is needed me thinks!!!

shenanigans1982

Campbells meatballs...aint tasted the recently but dunno how the f*ck I ate them in the first place.

Nunu

Deleted User wrote: »

When I was a kid these rocked, they were scrumdiddlyumptious.

So, they were half price in tescos the other day so I thought, hey, I could eat some processed crap,

Well I just did, and they are quite possibly the most yuckiest thing I've ever eaten

Is there anything you remember loving as a kid and then discovered it was infact muck?

DublinWriter wrote: »

Yes, Findus Crispy Pancakes!

Seriously, what happened?!? They're now about half the size and have some rubbery compound on the inside.

Those half price ones in Tesco were the ****ty imitations produced by Green Isle. The Findus brand ones are still as scrumptious as ever but very hard to find:(

Nunu

Nunu wrote: »

Those half price ones in Tesco were the ****ty imitations produced by Green Isle. The Findus brand ones are still as scrumptious as ever but very hard to find:(

ah f*ckity f*ck, you're bloody well right - I just checked

I can't believe it, bast*rds.

Well then maybe I should give the oul findus ones another chance!

Edgedinblue

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Campbells meatballs...aint tasted the recently but dunno how the f*ck I ate them in the first place.

oh lord, havnt had those in aaaaaaages would love some now actually!!
oh anyone have rancheros recently? havnt had some in aaages. i think i still like them

Edgedinblue

Edgedinblue wrote: »

oh lord, havnt had those in aaaaaaages would love some now actually!!
oh anyone have rancheros recently? havnt had some in aaages. i think i still like them

aw no campbells meatballs are just like pedigree chum with a different label - yuck

rancheros still rock

Blackjack

Leah Putrid Ruler wrote: »

Nothing silly about it, but okay.

If it's any consolation, you were absolutely correct.
Mála is and always was a Bag.
Márla is and always was Plasticine.

Márla never tasted nice, new, or 15 years in circulation. Never tasted a Mála though, so I can't say.

nice1franko

Approximately another 450,000 Crispy Pancakes were destroyed in a fire in my ma's cooker... only difference was we had to eat them. I don't think my ma ever managed to do one without burning at least one side.

On the other hand, the Cambells Meatballs she gave me were great. tried them years later and they were pure ****e. They were probably pure ****e back then too but.. kids eh? They like ****e. Ketchup samidges and what not

I used to love beef stew out of a tin, don't think it exists any more
and even if it did there isn't a hope I'd eat it!

Mhmm...weetabix

My last memory of eating campbells meatballs was watching Banana man when I was about 7 and I got sick on the dog who was sitting at my feet! Needless to say he wasn't happy and walked/rolled it all over the living room & then started to lick it off the carpet. My ma hit the roof, good times!

Also Monster munch when they became walkers suckdiddlyucked and no matter what people say mighty munch were no replacement!

Mhmm...weetabix

Mhmm...weetabix wrote: »

My last memory of eating campbells meatballs was watching Banana man when I was about 7 and I got sick on the dog who was sitting at my feet! Needless to say he wasn't happy and walked/rolled it all over the living room & then started to lick it off the carpet. My ma hit the roof, good times!

LOL :pac:

pawrick

yep used to have the crispy pancakes too as a child - tasted them last year again and pure muck

we called it mála where I was from too and so did all my mates

meatballs in a tin is dog food and I ate dog food too - smelt nice so tried one day as a kid.


Anyone remember the Bernard Mathews Mini Kievs? still nice but not as good as back in da day. dangerous things when hot with the sauce inside!

Dolbert

I love Findus crispy pancakes. They're so... disgusting, aren't they?

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Leah Putrid Ruler wrote: »

Mála is bag. Márla is plasticine.

Regardless of what it is called, I can't believe you ate that stuff.

half pint

Had some of the pancakes a few days ago as hangover food. There not what they used to be at all

As we get older our taste buds get weaker so things dont taste as flavoursome as when we were kids. Thats why older people pour a mountain of salt on every thing, and why you shouldnt give salt to kids as they already taste more flavour of their food than we do

shenanigans1982

Alanna Scary Gill wrote: »

Regardless of what it is called, I can't believe you ate that stuff.

The best part was he sh*t it out in star, crescent and perfect circle shapes.

We never had fancy things like findus crispy pancakes in my house.

Ruu_Old

Birds Eye Potato Waffles, so awffly versatile! *cuckoo type noise* Great ad!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FTuNPq6XFw

Capt'n Midnight

I want Findus Crispy Pancakes without meat. They do lovely cheese / cheese and mushroom ones abroad.

stepbar

DublinWriter wrote: »

Yes, Findus Crispy Pancakes!

Seriously, what happened?!? They're now about half the size and have some rubbery compound on the inside.

Has nobody told Findus!!! They used to be so nice, now they're just muck....

xOxSinéadxOx

I used to eat those crispy pancake things too

Capt'n Midnight

the Heinz chocolate cake in a tin that you boil in a saucepan

was nice when young, horrid last time I tried one

yoshytoshy

i remember 3 items that truly stink and i loved as a child.
Economy burgers:mad:. Mini pizza's . Panky bars:eek:

Abi

yoshytoshy wrote: »

i remember 3 items that truly stink and i loved as a child.
Economy burgers:mad:. Mini pizza's . Panky bars:eek:

If this waz 'Merica you'd have grounds to sue your mother, divorce your father from her, and get custody of the dog.

yoshytoshy

they were snacks ,I was brought up on stew and vegtables.

The panky bars were the worst though and the distant memories of the trift yohgurts that frequented the fridge at the time.

here.from.day.1

Twixs. They changed the biscuit or something.. its crunchier.. ill crunch them. :mad:

BraziliaNZ

My Ma used to cook me liver as a kid, I can still taste the sh*t, yuck. Ok it was the mid 80s but I'd rather have eaten grass.

javaboy

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

My Ma used to cook me liver as a kid, I can still taste the sh*t, yuck. Ok it was the mid 80s but I'd rather have eaten grass.

Foie grass?