Food items that just don't taste the same as they used to

JP85

I bought a packet of Kimberleys over the weekend thinking my god i havent had these in ages and opened them to find they just didnt taste as good as i remembered. Also bought a packet of Tayto Snax, i know they are a real kids packet of crisps but used to love these but again they were not great, plus they were a lot thinner than they used to be, also dont get me started on the size of the twix

So what have you bought recently that just didnt taste the same as they used to?

kfallon

Tesco burgers......far too beefy these days

fishy fishy

tomatoes......

used to taste beautiful - now just taste like water.

Toffypops are definitely smaller than they used to be

FatherLen

chipsticks.....


ruined so they are

**Vai**

I have this complaint about basically any chocolate bar that has been around since the 80/90's.

Washington Irving

Choc Ices.

PizzamanIRL

Flahavans Oaty Flapjacks.

JP85

FatherLen wrote: »

chipsticks.....


ruined so they are

Yes thats a great shout, they now taste like the old 10p cheap versions that used to be in the shops, thankfully they havent messed with the classic Tayto too much

Super-Rush

Monster Munch.

Raic

I think strawberries tasted better when I was a child.

Celly Smunt

Where has all the biscuit stuff gone off bruches?,they're basically glorified strawberry golly bars now. :mad:

the_monkey

Pot Noodles are rank now, or maybe my taste has just matured ??

ScumLord

fishy fishy wrote: »

tomatoes......

used to taste beautiful - now just taste like water.

This is actually a known issue and science is working on re engineering the taste back in. A long lasting tomato doesn't taste nice.

hoodwinked

Kellogs, everything kellogs!


the special K and in particular Honey nut loops,


they are now highlighter orange! :eek:

JP85

the_monkey wrote: »

Pot Noodles are rank now, or maybe my taste has just matured ??

I remember surviving on Pot Noodle sandwiches when i was on my leaving cert holiday :cool:

hoodwinked

ScumLord wrote: »

This is actually a known issue and science is working on re engineering the taste back in. A long lasting tomato doesn't taste nice.

why don't they import them?


tomatoes i ate in Turkey still taste fruity!

elefant

Loop-the-loops.

They inexplicably changed the shape, and it all went to shíte.

uch

Johnnie Onion Rings

Dravokivich

Anything with "New and Improved Flavour"

Cee-Jay-Cee

Cadburys Dairy Milk isnt as creamy or tasty as it used to be.

Arawn

Twixes

zenno

Birdseye potato waffles don't taste as good as they used to either, they are not Waffely Versatile any more.

JP85

Arawn wrote: »

Twixes

They must be literally half the size what they used to be, plus dont taste great either

Micky Dolenz

bluewolf wrote: »

Toffypops are definitely smaller than they used to be

You sure they just aren't far away?

hoodwinked

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

You sure they just aren't far away?

no they are getting smaller,

pink snacks have gone from three fingers to two!

Balmed Out

Lucozade is a completely different product

MJ23

Chicatees are not like they used to be.

ScumLord

hoodwinked wrote: »

why don't they import them?


tomatoes i ate in Turkey still taste fruity!

Most supermarkets are going to be buying one particular tomato breed that they know will last on shelfs. It's not that all tomatoes taste like crap but the breed supermarkets use tastes like crap. If you grew your own they'd taste better.

Importing good tasting tomatoes is difficult because they tend to rot too quickly. So supermarkets aren't going to bother.

Don't worry, science will fix the tomato, GM to the rescue!

Howard the Duck

All crisps these days are too healthy and bland, Had a packet of snacks the other day and they tasted like nothing but they are only 100 calories... i'd rather they be delicious and be 400 calories!

coco pops

cruizer101

Refresher sweets and tbh a lot of those junky full of sugar kids sweets taste crap these days. Why? cause they got rid of all the artificial flavours, but that what made them taste bloody nice, just cause some stupid feckin parents were feeding them to kids like they were a staple part of their diet they had to get rid of the ****e in them, we all knew they were ****e but that was ok when I was just treatin myself to one now and then, but now cause of irresponsible parents and fat greedy kids I can't have an occasional, full of junk that is bad for me but ohh so tasty, treat. /rant

Royal Irish

uch wrote: »

Johnnie Onion Rings

Beat me to it.

They changed years ago and I disappointment myself once a year by taking a chance buying a packet to see if they changed them back

MBSnr

the_monkey wrote: »

Pot Noodles are rank now, or maybe my taste has just matured ??

Yeah they took out all the bad things a few years back, which unfortunately made them worse. The sweet and sour favour used to be a day glow bright orange. God knows what was really in it.....

smokey20

JP85 wrote: »

Also bought a packet of Tayto Snax, i know they are a real kids packet of crisps but used to love these but again they were not great, plus they were a lot thinner /QUOTE]

Yea, def noticed this myself.. Gone very thin and bland in the last few months only.

daveyeh

Like all the other cells in the body, those special sensory cells that make up the taste buds eventually wear out. As we age, the taste buds begin to disappear from the sides and roof of the mouth, leaving taste buds mostly on our tongue. The remaining taste buds eventually become less sensitive. Smoking and eating scalding liquids can damage them further. Our sense of smell also decreases as we get older, and smell and taste are intimately linked.

Shut this **** down.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1352932/Chocolate-manufacturers-making-treats-smaller-save-money.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7576974.stm

SimonTemplar

HP have definitely changed their recipe for Brunch. It used to be one of my favorite ice creams but it tastes so different now. When I first bought one of the changed ones, I actually thought it was out of date. Also, the ice cream used to be completely covered in crumbs, but now it's just a sprinkling. Shame

Karona

Totally agree about Brunch and Snax. Its such a pity. Brunch used to be covered in biscuit goodness now its just a few little bits here and there on strawberry flavoured icecream.
Snax has a hint of salt and vinegar flavour about that now and they taste stale, now I don't tend to do the two for me and one for you when my nephew has them.

Goodfella's pizza is another on that changed it flavour.

Gongoozler

Pringles. They used to be addictive now they're salty lumps of fake. Powdered muck.

April O Neill

Super-Rush wrote: »

Monster Munch.

Nah, they're still manna from heaven.

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Where has all the biscuit stuff gone off bruches?,they're basically glorified strawberry golly bars now. :mad:

The stale biscuity crap is gone? Finally a Brunch I can get on board with!

April O Neill

JP85 wrote: »

They must be literally half the size what they used to be, plus dont taste great either

No they're not, they're the same size they always were.

sgb

Wagon Wheels were huge when I was younger

Mars Bar

Macaroon Bars

Frogeye

Karona wrote: »

Goodfella's pizza is another on that changed it flavour.

You just beat me to it! I used to love the cheese one from years back. They changed it and its not the same...in fact they are revolting now...

Conmaicne Mara

Had a couple of Jammy Dodgers the last day utter dry shyte.

Celly Smunt

Bring back MSG!

Thujrog

Scots Clan. They changed a few years back. Not a patch on before.


And angel delight. I think they replaced the sugar with sweetener.

looking_around

@ the "it's smaller" posters. Thats the case with almost everything right now, so that they didn't have to up the costs much.
Would've been alot more complaints if they up'd the cost bet kept the same size..because people would all be like"we can't afford it/it's not fair etc etc"
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At tastes, fruit & veg .. isn't great these days ):

Lion bars, they disappeared for awhile, came back and havent been the same since !!

zenno

Howard the Duck wrote: »

All crisps these days are too healthy and bland, Had a packet of snacks the other day and they tasted like nothing but they are only 100 calories... i'd rather they be delicious and be 400 calories!

The only real crisps that have the full flavour are manhattan cheese and onion flavour but they only sell them in the pubs, they are even nicer than the old pub crisps. The rest are too bland.

RhubarbCrumble

The "new and improved" Kellogs Special K is anything but.