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

cruizer101 · 15-07-2013 05:27PM

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 · 15-07-2013 05:30PM

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 · 15-07-2013 05:35PM

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 · 15-07-2013 05:40PM

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 · 15-07-2013 05:46PM

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.

15-07-2013 05:49PM

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 · 15-07-2013 05:56PM

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 When I first bought one of the changed ones, I actually thought it was out of date.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 · 15-07-2013 06:02PM

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 · 15-07-2013 06:05PM

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

April O Neill · 15-07-2013 06:26PM

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 · 15-07-2013 06:27PM

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 · 15-07-2013 06:28PM

Wagon Wheels were huge when I was younger

Mars Bar · 15-07-2013 06:28PM

Macaroon Bars

Frogeye · 15-07-2013 06:30PM

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 · 15-07-2013 06:33PM

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

Celly Smunt · 15-07-2013 06:34PM

Bring back MSG!

Thujrog · 15-07-2013 06:34PM

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 · 15-07-2013 06:56PM

@ 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 · 15-07-2013 06:58PM

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 · 15-07-2013 07:01PM

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

oldyouth · 15-07-2013 07:05PM

fishy fishy wrote: »

tomatoes......

used to taste beautiful - now just taste like water.

Saw the thread and came on to say tomatoes. It only took 2 replies, so it must be true

oldyouth · 15-07-2013 07:08PM

A Curly Wurly. It's only a third of the size it was and no longer 'stretchy'

Gummy Panda · 15-07-2013 07:09PM

Lemon sweets. Getting a box of them at xmas isn't the same anymore

wolfpawnat · 15-07-2013 07:11PM

hoodwinked wrote: »

Kellogs, everything kellogs!

the special K and in particular Honey nut loops,

they are now highlighter orange! :eek:

Got some for my son the other day thinking they would be a nice for him, they were absolutely weird looking and the taste was beyond disgusting

janja · 15-07-2013 07:12PM

JP85 wrote: »

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

soggy

LizT · 15-07-2013 07:14PM

Tin of Roses. Christmas is ruined since they changed :mad:

bgrizzley · 15-07-2013 07:22PM

Oranges. oranges used to taste orangy...

Gamayun · 15-07-2013 07:35PM

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

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

I had these the other day and had to double check that I hadn't accidentally picked up Frosties by mistake! If you look at them dry you will see the frosted sugar coating. No wonder they seem to be on offer everywhere.

April O Neill · 15-07-2013 07:40PM

LizT wrote: »

Tin of Roses. Christmas is ruined since they changed :mad:

Gawd, yes. And they're too heavily weighted towards the caramel/toffee spectrum now, presumable because it's cheaper. Bring back coffee creams and mini Bournvilles!

LizT · 15-07-2013 07:42PM

April O Neill wrote: »

Gawd, yes. And they're too heavily weighted towards the caramel/toffee spectrum now, presumable because it's cheaper. Bring back coffee creams and mini Bournvilles!

I loved Bournvilles. My family always kept them for me.

Now it's just cheap, sh1te chocolate, we didn't get any this year for the first time ever.

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

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