Findus Crispy Pancakes

03-02-2009 10:19PM #1

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?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 03-02-2009 10:21PM

Deleted User wrote: »

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

Márla.

03-02-2009 10:22PM

you mean mála?

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

Silverfish · 03-02-2009 10:23PM

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.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 03-02-2009 10:23PM

Deleted User wrote: »

you mean mála?

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

Mála is bag. Márla is plasticine.

DublinWriter · 03-02-2009 10:25PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:25PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:31PM

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

Can't stand the feckin' things now.

PurpleBerry · 03-02-2009 10:32PM

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.

03-02-2009 10:34PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:35PM

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.

03-02-2009 10:36PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:38PM

Deleted User wrote: »

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

Crapping yourself.

tony1kenobi · 03-02-2009 10:41PM

Deleted User wrote: »

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

Muck.

03-02-2009 10:43PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:44PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:47PM

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:

03-02-2009 10:54PM

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

03-02-2009 10:54PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:57PM

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 · 03-02-2009 10:58PM

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.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 03-02-2009 10:59PM

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.

03-02-2009 11:01PM

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 · 03-02-2009 11:03PM

Domo230 wrote: »

Dairylea lunchables

Dairylea lunchables pizzas

Cheesestrings

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

shenanigans1982 · 03-02-2009 11:07PM

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

Nunu · 03-02-2009 11:08PM

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:(

03-02-2009 11:10PM

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 · 03-02-2009 11:13PM

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

03-02-2009 11:15PM

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 · 03-02-2009 11:16PM

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 · 03-02-2009 11:17PM

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

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