Tastes that have gone to sh1t

FixdePitchmark · 18-10-2018 8:52pm

Is eating this stuff not a sort of sign of when we were in the s**t in Ireland, economically .

Is it any harm some of this stuff losing its niceness ?

But agree 80s the stuff was unreal / top quality.

Should be a campaign to get Cadburys back - that s**t should almost be protected nationally

Had a box of milk tray the other night in the house and you can hardly eat the s**t.

FixdePitchmark · 18-10-2018 8:55pm

Richard Hillman wrote: »

KFC has gone downhill massively in the last few years. The fries used to be nice but have changed to thinner fries, that are usually stale. Even the skin and gravy has lost its appeal

hadn't had it in years and had one last year - shocked , terrible.

Supermacs now nicer chicken - but the chips in Supermacs a joke.

appledrop · 18-10-2018 9:00pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Cadbury's Roses!

Last Christmas we got a tin of Carburys Roses that were so horrible I threw the whole tin in bin. They were disgusting. Used to love them. Chocolate so cheap and nasty now.

dhaughton99 · 18-10-2018 9:01pm

Sunny D

henryforde80 · 18-10-2018 9:02pm

Flavoured johnnies.

miezekatze · 18-10-2018 11:22pm

Burger King used to do really nice chips, they were nice and crispy on the outside and really tasty. Then I didn't have them for a few years, and they are completely different now, much blander and soggier.

I agree with the posts about Cadbury, I never buy any of their products anymore, nothing enjoyable about their overly sweet, chalky 'chocolate'. I'm from the continent so grew up with Milka which is now owned by the same company and now tastes the same as Cadbury (the regular milk chocolate anyway). Such a pity.

road_high · 18-10-2018 11:28pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

I've noticed that Coca Cola has become flatter.

I thought it was just a bad bottle in one shop, but the new taste is like the concentrate you get in McDonald's

Yea it’s very watery and not near the same sweetness. I had a bottle in England the other day and the difference was noticeable

OldMrBrennan83 · 18-10-2018 11:34pm

Pepsi Max is wildly inconsistent for fizz but it's probably the seals.

road_high · 18-10-2018 11:36pm

beachhead wrote: »

Cadburys Dairy Milk is imported from england since Cadburys in Colock closed down a few years ago.Their factory in Rathmore,Cork is also closed I believe.Cadburys Roses I think are made to an american recipe i.e less cocoa

I’m fairly sure both factories are still going? Either way the product is desperate.
The op mentioned the Yellow snack bars? They are absolutely vile now. The biscuit and chocolate taste like a very poor ALDI knockoff. I’m not buying those again

magentis · 19-10-2018 1:07am

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Like most meals, they can vary from chef to chef, but I stand over my assertion that chicken Saag is probably (when made correctly) the tastiest Indian curry one could eat.

Spinach with chicken in a spicy tomato and mint sauce.

Delicious.

Bleugh

magentis · 19-10-2018 1:11am

appledrop wrote: »

Last Christmas we got a tin of Carburys Roses that were so horrible I threw the whole tin in bin. They were disgusting. Used to love them. Chocolate so cheap and nasty now.

It's a race to the bottom though with regard to price.30 years ago a tin of roses or quality street wasn't cheap,you can get one now for the price of a pint.

harry Bailey esq · 19-10-2018 1:18am

Littlehorny wrote: »

Give me back my chemicals!

I here that.... I've been forced to attend NA meetings for the last few weeks, I even chaired one a couple of nights ago. The general consensus was just that. Give me back my chemicals I said, and the whole f*ckin circle silently nodded in agreement.

bassy · 19-10-2018 1:22am

its all sh1te according to this thread,unfollow pressed....................................................................................................................

Twenty Grand · 19-10-2018 1:58am

magentis wrote: »

It's a race to the bottom though with regard to price.30 years ago a tin of roses or quality street wasn't cheap,you can get one now for the price of a pint.

Strawberry ones were my favourite.
Then they changed the strawberry filling.

Absolute muck now.

magentis · 19-10-2018 2:04am

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Strawberry ones were my favourite.
Then they changed the strawberry filling.

Absolute muck now.

Used to love the hazelnut in chocolate in the clear wrapper.And the hard caramel.They are pretty much worthless now they just get left there.When I was a lad they were cherished!

Peatys · 19-10-2018 2:19am

Noveight wrote: »

Mighty Munch. They used be addictive, very bland now.

They the Aldi version of monster munch?

misstearheus · 19-10-2018 2:24am

Tattoo Cheese & Onion. Might as well just be eating 2 raw Onions and they never tasted like that years ago!

JupiterKid · 19-10-2018 3:27am

Most chocolate products have gone to sh*te in recent years, the formula has changed and portions have got much much meaner.

Crisps aren’t as tasty these days but I do like the newish “gourmet” crisps.

The new lucozade is meh...

And don’t get me started on spice bags - utter muck.

marklazarcovic · 19-10-2018 3:58am

Coco pops,used to have a lovely chocolate milky flavour, barely a hint of it now. Fake food.

marklazarcovic · 19-10-2018 4:01am

Also, the jelly popping candy Cadbury bar is by far,their best ever tasting bar .. imo.

pl4ichjgy17zwd · 19-10-2018 4:22am

Peatys wrote:

They the Aldi version of monster munch?

They're the Tayto version of monster munch

DeanAustin · 19-10-2018 7:43am

beachhead wrote: »

Cadburys Dairy Milk is imported from england since Cadburys in Colock closed down a few years ago.Their factory in Rathmore,Cork is also closed I believe.Cadburys Roses I think are made to an american recipe i.e less cocoa

Fake news. They’re still producing in Coolock. It’s just a limited number of lines. For example the small Cadbury’s bar is made there and tastes different to the bigger bars which come from elsewhere.

Also, if you taste the Caramel from the Heroes box, it’s utter crap whereas the actual Caramel bars are lovely.

namloc1980 · 19-10-2018 7:55am

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

Aldi Dairyfine chocolate bars are gorgeous, the fruit and nut ones especially, I'd have one of those over Cadburys chocolate

The Aldi chocolate is brilliant for melting as well because it's proper chocolate. Ever try to melt Cadburys stuff these days? It just turns into this weird dry crumbly stuff.

Avatar MIA · 19-10-2018 8:04am

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Also, the jelly popping candy Cadbury bar is by far,their best ever tasting bar .. imo.

That's because you can't taste the "chocolate" :pac:

Years back we were all "hands off our chocolate" when the EU wanted to reclassify Cadbury (and other chocolate) to another name (not chocolate), but it was resisted. I think the EU are having the last laugh.

Darkglasses · 19-10-2018 8:27am

namloc1980 wrote: »

The Aldi chocolate is brilliant for melting as well because it's proper chocolate. Ever try to melt Cadburys stuff these days? It just turns into this weird dry crumbly stuff.

Lindt is also weirdly bad for baking. Far too soft

RebelButtMunch · 19-10-2018 8:37am

I'm loving the hyperbole in this thread.
I opened a tin of roses the other day.

Punched it in the face.

road_high · 19-10-2018 10:07am

magentis wrote: »

It's a race to the bottom though with regard to price.30 years ago a tin of roses or quality street wasn't cheap,you can get one now for the price of a pint.

Yep. A “tin” was mad expensive, you’re talking between £10-20 which was a lot of money considering the dole was only about £50. These were rare luxuries that people only bought once a year , if at all. But they were actual quality back then, you might see one at Christmas or at grandparents house.

road_high · 19-10-2018 10:12am

DeanAustin wrote: »

Fake news. They’re still producing in Coolock. It’s just a limited number of lines. For example the small Cadbury’s bar is made there and tastes different to the bigger bars which come from elsewhere.

Also, if you taste the Caramel from the Heroes box, it’s utter crap whereas the actual Caramel bars are lovely.

What ones are made in ireland ? Our milk quality is superb compared to most countries so that used be obvious in the taste. But with the way the bean counters at Mondelez have destroyed everything, they’re probably using milk flavoring at this stage!
US companies are desperate for taking quality brands and cheapening them to the point where their original added value is gone to satisfy the bottom line. Take GM and their cheapening of Opel (once meant quality) as an example. Same thing with Cadbury really

xabi · 19-10-2018 10:15am

Super Noodles

Hector Savage · 19-10-2018 11:25am

Sky King wrote: »

Inspired by a post in another thread giving out about today's Lucozade (It's pure manky whatever they did to it in recent years, I used to love the stuff) as well as my own recent experience with the new yellow snack:

Has anyoone tried it? I used to love yellow snacks. The new ones are smaller (Ok its a bummer but I can get over this) but they also have a new taste which recalls a synthetic approximation of sugar mixed with cooking chocolate mixed with sh1t. Revolting.

Galaxy bars are manky now as well. As are yorkies. And don't get me started about the dairy milk.

Is nothing safe?? What's going on?

Yeah, I notice dairy milk is no where near as nice as it once was - and Kit Kats are manky, they used to be so tasty.
Ever since they got rid of the tinfoil they are pure ****e, what happened ?

Hector Savage · 19-10-2018 11:28am

ablelocks wrote: »

the common denominator for the majority of posts in this thread is the fact that American Multinational, Mondelez (formerly Kraft) bought Cadbury a number of years ago and to increase customer satisfaction shareholder profits, went about enhancing the recipes across the majority of products by using less cocoa with cheaper "filler" ingredients and using more sweeteners rather than sugar.

Thats something I noticed when living in the USA - their chocolate is f'ucking mank

DeanAustin · 19-10-2018 11:31am

road_high wrote: »

What ones are made in ireland ? Our milk quality is superb compared to most countries so that used be obvious in the taste. But with the way the bean counters at Mondelez have destroyed everything, they’re probably using milk flavoring at this stage!
US companies are desperate for taking quality brands and cheapening them to the point where their original added value is gone to satisfy the bottom line. Take GM and their cheapening of Opel (once meant quality) as an example. Same thing with Cadbury really

I think the small Cadbury Dairy Milk bars (with 8 squares), Flake, Twirl, Boost and Star Bars are produced in Coolock.

Everything else is from abroad. They put the taste of the Irish bars down to the milk alright.

JupiterKid · 19-10-2018 11:32am

Hector Savage wrote: »

Thats something I noticed when living in the USA - their chocolate is f'ucking mank

Yep, this is very true. Hershey so called "chocolate" is utter rank.

B0jangles · 19-10-2018 11:35am

Hector Savage wrote: »

Thats something I noticed when living in the USA - their chocolate is f'ucking mank

Getting flashbacks to the time I mentioned malteasers to an American friend, who told me that they have them in the US, only they call them 'malted milk balls', so I bought a box to try out.

*shivers*

And yeah, roses are 100% manky - cheap chocolate covering cheaper fillings. Aldi/Lidl stuff is far higher quality.

scdublin · 19-10-2018 12:40pm

Moro bars, I think they're called boost now. Not only have they shrunk but 20 years ago they were so so tasty. Now I wouldn't even bother eating one if it was given to me for free.

TerrorFirmer · 19-10-2018 1:36pm

I don't have any issue with chocolate but I miss the guilty pleasure crap-fests of Wheelies, Banshee Bones, Hot Lips, etc. The texture is totally different now because 'healthier' and they don't taste a fraction as nice as they used to.

theintern · 19-10-2018 1:37pm

DeanAustin wrote: »

I think the small Cadbury Dairy Milk bars (with 8 squares), Flake, Twirl, Boost and Star Bars are produced in Coolock.

Everything else is from abroad. They put the taste of the Irish bars down to the milk alright.

If that's the case then that explains why I never could understand everyone giving out about Cadbury going downhill. The normal dairy milk bars are still lovely.

recyclebin · 19-10-2018 1:43pm

This is why they can sell the massive dairy milks in the likes of Tesco for 1.50 and the normal small bars are nearly the the same price. The quality and ingredients are totally different.

gnarbarian · 19-10-2018 2:06pm

Ritchies Lemon Bon bons used to be my favorite sweet for about 30 years until they repackaged them and changed the recipe last year... Now they are manky.. Thank doG for Nishas Lemon Bon bons, they taste the closest to what Ritchies used to...
Ritchies... Bleugh!

Nishas.... Yum!

OldMrBrennan83 · 19-10-2018 8:34pm

The best thing about American bars is that they know their chocolate is **** so they load everything with nuts and/or caramel, which is always good.

PaulKK · 20-10-2018 5:29am

kevthegaff wrote: »

The proper coke called Mexican coke is way more expensive as the cheaper stuff as all additives, when I was in the states a few years ago.

The Irish coke is the proper stuff. It's the American one that isn't. Theirs is full of corn syrup instead of sugar, they put the crap in everything, including bread for example.

As far as I know everywhere outside the US still uses sugar.

The whole 'Mexican' coke thing is an American phrase and it's expensive because it's imported.

Sgt Hartman · 20-10-2018 12:20pm

B0jangles wrote: »

Getting flashbacks to the time I mentioned malteasers to an American friend, who told me that they have them in the US, only they call them 'malted milk balls', so I bought a box to try out.

*shivers*

And yeah, roses are 100% manky - cheap chocolate covering cheaper fillings. Aldi/Lidl stuff is far higher quality.

One of the girls in work brought back Tim Tam Balls from her trip to Australia. They're an Australian imitation of Maltesers. After biting into one I had to spit it out and wash my mouth out with water. They were VILE! Pure sugar and chemicals, it was probably the worst chocolate I ever ate

razorblunt · 20-10-2018 12:35pm

I'm ok with Dairy Milk, especially Irish made ones and not mondelez but there was definitely something about the Dairy Milk in the gold wrapper that was amazing.

On a related note had a Drifter (single) the other day, those bad boys remain unchanged.

OldMrBrennan83 · 23-10-2018 7:50am

A Drifter out of the fridge is savage.

tedpan · 23-10-2018 8:46am

Patww79 wrote:

A Drifter out of the fridge is savage.

So weird, I definitely prefer them at room temperature! Have Drifter's gone to ****? Haven't had one in a few years..

Cazale · 23-10-2018 10:33am

Patww79 wrote:

A Drifter out of the fridge is savage.

You should try it in the freezer for an hour. An old favourite of mine.

Cienciano · 23-10-2018 10:40am

Hector Savage wrote: »

Thats something I noticed when living in the USA - their chocolate is f'ucking mank

Hershys chocolate is absolute dogshíte. Tastes like cooking chocolate my ma uses to use in the 80s. Brown wax.

American sliced bread is the worst though.

MetzgerMeister · 23-10-2018 11:08am

Red Bull - has it gotten flat over the last while? I remember it used be satisfyingly fizzy but now you open a can and it feels like it has been open the whole time.

bobwilliams · 23-10-2018 12:20pm

The wife's kebab......

Feisar · 23-10-2018 12:28pm

road_high wrote: »

What ones are made in ireland ? Our milk quality is superb compared to most countries so that used be obvious in the taste. But with the way the bean counters at Mondelez have destroyed everything, they’re probably using milk flavoring at this stage!
US companies are desperate for taking quality brands and cheapening them to the point where their original added value is gone to satisfy the bottom line. Take GM and their cheapening of Opel (once meant quality) as an example. Same thing with Cadbury really

Tastes that have gone to sh1t

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