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What favorite food has changed or isn't available anymore that you enjoyed as a kid? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I just bought a little beef jerky. Haven’t had any in quite a while. It was supposed to be spicy. What I got was something sweet, rubbery and gummy, with barely a hint of heat. (In the US) W.t.f.

When I was a kid, jerky was dry AF, thin, salty, tooth-rippingly tough sometimes, never sweet unless you specifically got a teryaki flavor or something. If you wanted spicy, it was covered in pepper and your mouth would be on fire after just a couple pieces. It was awesome.

Now it’s sugary and chewy. Why people gotta put sugar on everything? Can’t find that dry, thin, peppery stuff anywhere.

What food of yours has disappeared or been wrecked in order to appeal to more people?

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[–] 1 point 5 months ago

There was one specific flavour of crisps made by a local company that I used to think were awesome as a kid. They made all kinds, but those were the best.

I am not sure whether I got older or whether they changed the recipe, but the last time I tried them they were not the same.

There's also one specific kind of cake that a local supermarket used to sell that was literally the best cake ever. And of course they cancelled it because they "weren't selling enough". The staff were very surprised at the number of people who asked for it after it went away. But then, they weren't the ones who made the decision to cancel it.

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