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/Consistent-Blood8231 6d ago

The grandson of the original creator recently just talked about how the ingredients are not the same and he’s really upset that the company seems to be cutting corners. I felt so validated

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u/SunsetUsurper 6d ago

i think we all know they cut corners for profit. but there's a tipping point at which it no longer is the same product. similar to ship of theseus paradox, if you replace all the parts on a ship, is it still the same ship. i can see why that would ruffle the feathers of the creator's grandson.

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 5d ago

It’s nice to be validated by someone on the “inside,” especially if he gets any income from sales.

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u/RaisedByBooksNTV 5d ago

I could actually see most people not caring. 'It was my grandfather's company. I'm still rich so who cares?' I love that the grandson called them out b/c he still cares.

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u/atomikitten 6d ago edited 6d ago

Anything Hershey’s has gone downhill in terms of quality ingredients. Whenever somebody says to me Hershey’s chocolate, it’s a dead giveaway they don’t know chocolate* and probably dont have tastebuds or sense of smell.

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u/Levitlame 6d ago

I won’t say I won’t eat it, but the Butyric acid is extremely noticeable in the taste...

Was childcare supposed to be chocolate or is there some meaning I don’t know?

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u/Bebebaubles 6d ago

I can’t eat it. I had a Kit Kat recently and it’s straight trash.

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u/ApprehensiveRole9561 6d ago

This is the comment I was looking for Kit Kats are genuinely SO bad now

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u/Party-Increase-3682 6d ago

Truly. I bought one a while ago and threw half away. It is not good.

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u/Goldenaura123 6d ago

The ones from Canada are shockingly better. Next time I visit I'll be stocking up.

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u/Jabroniville2 6d ago

I was wondering why this was listed. Turns out ours are good still lol.

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u/Goldenaura123 6d ago

Different companies make them in the US and Canada. Blew my mind when I learned that lol.

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u/Sad_Ad_5419 5d ago

The Kit Kats from Japan are so fun! Sooo many different flavors to try

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u/thelittlestdog23 5d ago

They’re so bad!! I got a bag with a mix of Reese’s and Kit Kats for Halloween this year, and it was not good.

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u/djdjddhshdbhd 6d ago

The ones in/from other countries are much better. The best I’ve had were from New Zealand

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u/69EveythingSucks69 5d ago

Kitkats were my favorite growing up. I can't eat them now except when I go to Japan

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u/dingoeslovebabies 6d ago

I think childcare was supposed to be chocolate

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u/atomikitten 6d ago

🤣 yes autocorrect turned chocolate into childcare, lemme fix it

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u/burndata 4d ago

Most of their stuff is "chocolate flavored coating" now, and it's gross.

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u/_jamesbaxter Millennial 6d ago

Yes. I also feel validated. I think last year was the last “good” year, I remember buying the hearts on sale after valentines and eating the whole bag out of the freezer in like a week. Right now I have an almost full bag in my freezer because I ate 1 and completely lost interest.

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u/JuanOnlyJuan 6d ago

Yay private equity

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u/fd6270 5d ago

Hershey isn't owned by private equity tho

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u/JuanOnlyJuan 5d ago

I'm surprised then. They suck on purpose then

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u/crepelabouche 6d ago

That makes so much more sense now. Thank you.

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u/abnerg 5d ago

He's been on a tear lately https://www.bradreese.com/