Discontinued Foods That We Miss. - A memorial for those gone too soon.

[Agoodpotroast]

Taco Bell's Chili Cheese Burrito (Chilito)
One of Taco Bell's early casualties in their ever-continuing efforts toward their final goal of bringing their total number of on-hand ingredients in their restaurants to 3.
It looked the same going in as it did coming out but, by golly, it was delicious.

Spoiler: Chilito

Edit: oh, shit, it looks like it still exists, just not at one of my usual taco bells. https://chilichee.se/

Oh man, I remember when they had chili cheese nachos. Tasty but a confusing choice for a chain that pretends to be mexican food

 

[Testament]

Sure I've cut back on the ramen considerably, but I still miss these. Some may think they're weird but they were SO good to me.

I think even the mushroom flavour and cup noodle creamy chicken are gone (its still in a packet, though, at least)
also they stopped importing this at my local korean market, and I miss it so much, too. It tasted way better than the altered Seafood cup noodles they sell everywhere.

 

[SpergPatrol]

Sherk cereal

This isn't a meme, this was the best marshmallow based cereal I ever had and when they "brought it back," they changed it entirely and I have missed it ever since.

 

[Marissa Moira]

It got featured in Loki and apparently it may get a limited quantity revival like Crystal Pepsi and New Coke, it's a sad day when you have to pay scalpers for soft drinks

 

[Double Dee]

For amy of you who have a thing for Creme Savers and a Big Lots near you, Mars Wrigley brought them back. I am not kidding.

I snagged some today, and they're still pretty damn good, IMO.

 

[The Great Citracett]

I'm not a huge fan of candy, but my favorite one has just been ruined and now sucks ass.

Shock Tarts were amazing.


Then they changed the name to "Wonka Shockers." Still awesome.


They killed off the Wonka brand and renamed them "SweeTarts Chewy Sours." Still didn't change the recipe. Cool.


Then they were "SweeTarts Extreme Sour Chewy." Still fantastic.


Now I see they changed the name and packaging again. I'm used to it by now. Probably the same thing inside...


Wait, what's this?


Well, I tried them anyway and now they're fucking garbage. The great thing about Shock Tarts was they had some kind of sour coating on them, like warheads. You could see it. The coating made it sour, and the candy itself still tasted good once the coating was gone.

These new ones are brighter colored, shiny and glossy like Spree, and taste like complete ass. Whatever they're using to make them sour is apparently part of the candy itself as there's no coating anymore, and it's just shit. The flavors taste completely different too now, and not in a good way. Just terrible all the way through.

 

[Nero You're DeadWeight]

So I rewatched the raimi trilogy of Spiderman movies and I remember those Spiderman 3 popsicles. They looked kinda like bomb pops but I think they had a spider man, harry, and venom flavor.
I can't find them anywhere online, but I know they existed. The venom pop was my fave as a kid, dyed my mouth black for a whole day and I never even liked grape flavored shit, but that was probably the best grape popsicle I ever had.

Those fear factor pop-up popsicles were fucking amazing too man. I felt like such a badass eating them at 6-7 years old.

 

[HandsomeDan]

The old Taco Bell Grilled Steak Burrito.

I miss the mexican Pizza now too.

 

[Damien Thorne]

Bacardi frozen daiquiri mixers, which were big in the ‘90s but have been long discontinued. I enjoyed the virgin drinks I made with those when I was a child.

 

[AnOminous]

This is another not a specific food but a restaurant chain. I miss Arthur Treacher's and Howard Johnson's (particularly the one on Times Square). HJ is basically entirely dead at this point and while you'll find the occasional Arthur Treacher's-branded thing inside another business, it isn't the same and is also basically dead.

Specifically, I miss HJ's fried clams.

 

[Adamska]

I'm not a huge fan of candy, but my favorite one has just been ruined and now sucks ass.

Shock Tarts were amazing.
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Then they changed the name to "Wonka Shockers." Still awesome.
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They killed off the Wonka brand and renamed them "SweeTarts Chewy Sours." Still didn't change the recipe. Cool.
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Then they were "SweeTarts Extreme Sour Chewy." Still fantastic.
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Now I see they changed the name and packaging again. I'm used to it by now. Probably the same thing inside...
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Wait, what's this?
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Well, I tried them anyway and now they're fucking garbage. The great thing about Shock Tarts was they had some kind of sour coating on them, like warheads. You could see it. The coating made it sour, and the candy itself still tasted good once the coating was gone.

These new ones are brighter colored, shiny and glossy like Spree, and taste like complete ass. Whatever they're using to make them sour is apparently part of the candy itself as there's no coating anymore, and it's just shit. The flavors taste completely different too now, and not in a good way. Just terrible all the way through.

I actually like the whole candy being sour, but that's due to my fucked taste buds enjoying all that anti-sugar.

 

[Jason Wynn]

Anytime the ice cream truck came through my neighborhood as a kid, my brother and I would usually get those WWF ice cream sandwiches. They weren’t anything special, just used vanilla instead of chocolate for the sandwich portion but we loved ‘em

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Anytime the ice cream truck came through my neighborhood as a kid, my brother and I would usually get those WWF ice cream sandwiches. They weren’t anything special, just used vanilla instead of chocolate for the sandwich portion but we loved ‘em

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They brought these back but without a stick. The cookie part is shit now, instead of lightly crispy and vaguely graham crackery it's some cake-like shit with a really weird texture.

Of course, it also had updated packaging and characters. So it sucks all-around.

 

[Archeops]

I found one of my missed foods recently, this time it was at Canadian grocery store.

Heinz used to sell BBQ sauces in the States a while back but they were discontinued over there for some unknown reason (I do remember Heinz selling an absurd amount of varieties of 'em in the past, I remember that they had a Hawaiian-style version that used pineapple juice). As of yeseryday,

They brought these back but without a stick. The cookie part is shit now, instead of lightly crispy and vaguely graham crackery it's some cake-like shit with a really weird texture.

Of course, it also had updated packaging and characters. So it sucks all-around.

That's probably due to it either being some form of shortbread or a vanilla version of the standard chocolate-flavored soft cookie they use in store-brand ice cream sandwiches.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

That's probably due to it either being some form of shortbread or a vanilla version of the standard chocolate-flavored soft cookie they use in store-brand ice cream sandwiches.

Maybe, but it's of the lowest quality I've ever had, including store brand. I wish I could better describe the texture. I guess, imagine it made of fairly densely packed, pre-chewed Cheeto Puffs, but vanilla.

Idk man, it's bad.

 

[BIG BILL HELL'S]

I found one of my missed foods recently, this time it was at Canadian grocery store.
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Heinz used to sell BBQ sauces in the States a while back but they were discontinued over there for some unknown reason (I do remember Heinz selling an absurd amount of varieties of 'em in the past, I remember that they had a Hawaiian-style version that used pineapple juice). As of yeseryday,

Heinz continues to sell BBQ sauces like that in the USA, I just bought a bottle of the Carolina variety a couple of weeks ago at Meijer. Unfortunately, I wanted the Memphis style, so I'll have to hunting for that variety.

 

[The Southwest Strangla]

Miss the s’more bar. It’s was awesome and I use to eat them all the time as a kid. I also miss butterfinger BB

 

[Archeops]

Maybe, but it's of the lowest quality I've ever had, including store brand. I wish I could better describe the texture. I guess, imagine it made of fairly densely packed, pre-chewed Cheeto Puffs, but vanilla.

Idk man, it's bad.

I decided to do some research and the product is up on Good Humor’s website, I even found an Image of the newer ones…

…and yeah, I had a feeling that they were a downgrade compared to the originals. I immediately noticed major red flag when I noticed the term “wafer” in the product description, that means they really are a vanilla version of the standard ice cream sandwich.

Heinz continues to sell BBQ sauces like that in the USA, I just bought a bottle of the Carolina variety a couple of weeks ago at Meijer. Unfortunately, I wanted the Memphis style, so I'll have to hunting for that variety.

That’s weird, I never see it at any of my local grocery stores and my local Targets don’t carry it. I guess they decided to make ’em a regional thing.

 

[The Southwest Strangla]

I'm not a huge fan of candy, but my favorite one has just been ruined and now sucks ass.

Shock Tarts were amazing.
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Then they changed the name to "Wonka Shockers." Still awesome.
View attachment 2868304

They killed off the Wonka brand and renamed them "SweeTarts Chewy Sours." Still didn't change the recipe. Cool.
View attachment 2868305

Then they were "SweeTarts Extreme Sour Chewy." Still fantastic.
View attachment 2868303

Now I see they changed the name and packaging again. I'm used to it by now. Probably the same thing inside...
View attachment 2868302

Wait, what's this?
View attachment 2868316

Well, I tried them anyway and now they're fucking garbage. The great thing about Shock Tarts was they had some kind of sour coating on them, like warheads. You could see it. The coating made it sour, and the candy itself still tasted good once the coating was gone.

These new ones are brighter colored, shiny and glossy like Spree, and taste like complete ass. Whatever they're using to make them sour is apparently part of the candy itself as there's no coating anymore, and it's just shit. The flavors taste completely different too now, and not in a good way. Just terrible all the way through.

Shock tarts were one of my favorite growing up

 

[glass_houses]

Well, I bit the bullet and confirmed it tonight.

Honey Jumbles disappeared from the supermarket shelves a couple months ago. It coincided with my local store massively expanding their Arnotts TV snacks line, so I initially thought that they stopped carrying Honey Jumbles for sheer lack of room. After unsuccessfully trying other stores, however, I finally looked online: Arnotts, the bastard yanks, have officially stopped making my favourite biscuit of all time. Fuuuuuuck.