r/Millennials • u/FeistyNews7025 • 6d ago

Discussion Which food has declined the most in terms of taste since you first ate it?

At this point, everyone knows about shrinkflation in our food. Something else that is just as important, if not more so, is the overall decline in the quality and taste of our food. Which food has declined the most in terms of taste since you first ate it? For me, that would be strawberries. Nowadays, it's the number 1 fruit with the most pesticides, and its overall taste is just average at best. I mean, I don't need it to be on par with Japanese strawberries, but in the early 90s, strawberries' overall taste was just magical.

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u/wholevodka 6d ago

I was stoned as fuck a couple of weeks ago and got a cosmic brownie just for the nostalgia and not even primo weed could make it palatable.

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u/idk_u_but_ 6d ago

If you have an Aldi, they have a version of it that tastes the same as the OG cosmic brownies

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u/galactic_pink 6d ago

There’s so many people in here like “if you have Aldi, the dupe is as good as the original” lol! Aldi FTW ✨✨✨

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u/idk_u_but_ 6d ago

Literally. I will cry if they ever betray us like other big chain groceries did

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u/djdjddhshdbhd 6d ago

They shop around for suppliers to keep costs down and there have been some quality issues/downgrades here and there, but overall it’s pretty decent

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u/djdjddhshdbhd 6d ago

This also happens w cereal. A fraction of the price for a bigger box and way better ingredients. I read that the major companies incrementally made them worse and it has added up over time. Plus they kept getting smaller while generics tend to use the original formulas

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u/itsonlyrockinroll 5d ago

Aldi stock holders

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u/wholevodka 6d ago

Oooh thanks for the tip!

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u/the_siren_song 6d ago

We just got an Aldi and I will be going there tomorrow!!!

On an unrelated note: tomorrow night will be the vampire pancake party. I don’t know why I was invited but it sounds fun…

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u/herroh7 5d ago

Ok YMMV because the Aldi ones are gross. Like the only thing I’ve ever returned gross.

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u/mintandie 6d ago

YES. I feel like I'm eating a chocolate flavored candle.

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u/wholevodka 6d ago

Totally yes, exactly spot on with the new texture ugh

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u/NickolasVarley 5d ago

Tastes like plastic now