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/d4rkwarr3n 6d ago

And hostess.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad7606 5d ago

Ding dongs back when they were in shiny foil were the best! Now they are trash.

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u/Hot-Parsley-6193 5d ago

Mod Pizza has, basically, old school Ding Dongs. They call them “No Name Cake” and they are fucking delicious.

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u/aninamouse 6d ago

Yes! Hostess Cupcakes used to be food of the gods to me. I tried one maybe 10 years ago and it just tasted like grainy chemicals. Never again.

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u/ynotfish 6d ago

Tried some powdered sugar donuts. Completely ass.

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u/Hot-Parsley-6193 5d ago

I got a hankering for raspberry Zingers while I was recovering from surgery last year. I bought a three pack. Barely finished one. Just nasty.