Food/snacks/drinks you miss and would like back

[prod_pep]

They have changed Lucozade again. I tried the Orange today and it tastes different.

Any improvement in the taste, perchance?

 

[route101]

Any improvement in the taste, perchance?

I should said no, tastes way off now.

 

[satisnek]

Proper Mars bars. Died in 2002 and replaced with the 'Milky Way plus caramel' things we have today.

 

[gg1]

Proper Mars bars. Died in 2002 and replaced with the 'Milky Way plus caramel' things we have today.

This one of the rare examples where I think the new recipe is better than the old one, I much prefer the current version.

 

[Busaholic]

This one of the rare examples where I think the new recipe is better than the old one, I much prefer the current version.

You must prefer bland, which the newer one is.

 

[Altrincham]

Cabana chocolate bar (cherry and coconut)

Bitza Pizza crisps

Quattro pop

Texan Bars

Pacers

Seabrook’s Worcester Sauce crisps

Corona Cherryade

Secret (a chocolate bar with a walnut-whip-like filling)

 

[Ashley Hill]

Texan Bars

Very chewy if I remember.

 

[nlogax]

Back again on the great Altoids Tangerine Sours replacement hunt, These are great. Absolutely bang on in flavour and sourness compared to the originals and only lacking their extreme E number-powered bright orange hue

 

[route101]

Cabana chocolate bar (cherry and coconut)

Bitza Pizza crisps

Quattro pop

Texan Bars

Pacers

Seabrooks Worcester Sauce crisps

Corona Cherryade

Secret (a chocolate bar with a walnut-whip-like filling)

Seabroosk Worcester Sauce Crisps still exist , see them in B&m and Home Bargains.

 

[philthetube]

I‘m old enough to remember the days when Lucozade came in glass bottles wrapped in orange cellophane. It was always more expensive than other fizzy drinks and many only had it when they were ill, very much the same as it used to be with grapes. Apparently, when Beechams acquired the the brand in 1938, as a British pharmaceutical company, it was marketed as an energy drink for the sick. I can remember its advertising slogan as being ‘Lucazade aids recovery’. Until the 1980’s when it started to be marketed more as a sports drink it was mainly just sold in pharmacies. I can only remember my parents getting me some when I had the flu very badly as a teenager in the 1970’s and I am sure it tasted very different in those days.

And it came in returnable glass bottles, as should all drinks.

 

[Altrincham]

Seabroosk Worcester Sauce Crisps still exist , see them in B&m and Home Bargains.

I‘ve looked for years for their Worcester Sauce crisps and never come across them. They don’t get a mention on the Seabrook website. I will definitely keep an eye out for them in B&M and Home Bargains.

 

[prod_pep]

I should said no, tastes way off now.

Thanks. I'll continue to give it a wide berth.

 

[D1511]

Cherry Lips, Floral gums and Cremola Foam!
I was also a fan of the Texan bar, and also the Country Style bar, in red gingham packaging. As I recall it was an early raisin and biscuit affair. I also remember a hillbilly themed TV advert for it!

 

[DM352]

Mcvitie's United bars. Used to get them cheap at Victor Value and eat an entire pack for lunch along wih a 2L Carters coke to wash it down.

Mcdonalds McRib

Heinz baked bean pizzas

 

[Furryanimal]

OXO flavour crisps.
Haven't seen them for years.

 

[Bantamzen]

I‘ve looked for years for their Worcester Sauce crisps and never come across them. They don’t get a mention on the Seabrook website. I will definitely keep an eye out for them in B&M and Home Bargains.

Many years ago my Mum used to work in the office at Seabrooks, and it wasn't unusual for them to stop & restart some flavours. So keep an eye on their website too, it may change over time. I just regret that the trial of bacon and brown sauce flavour didn't get into full production. They were sooo good!

 

[Rob F]

Cherry Lips, Floral gums and Cremola Foam!
I was also a fan of the Texan bar, and also the Country Style bar, in red gingham packaging. As I recall it was an early raisin and biscuit affair. I also remember a hillbilly themed TV advert for it!

Can definitely still get get Cherry Lips and Floral Gums. I'm a big fan but my wife says they are like eating soap!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Heinz baked bean pizzas

That one at least you should be able to re-create easily? Just buy a triple cheese pizza and pour some baked beans on it?

 

[GusB]

Heinz Noodle Doodles and Spaghetti Shells. I remember the former from the days when I was very young and then they seemed to disappear. I think they made a brief comeback before they disappeared again. The Spaghetti Shells appeared some time in the early 80s and had a sauce that was spicier than the one used in regular spaghetti. I can't remember exactly when they vanished from the shelves, but I do miss them.

 

[birchesgreen]

Toastie toppers

 

[NORMAN471]

KP Rancheros are back at Iceland, bacon flavour a favourite in Ireland made by Tayto. Large bag 100g.
https://www.iceland.co.uk/p/kp-rancheros-bacon-flavour-100g/95026.html

 

[route101]

Mcvitie's United bars. Used to get them cheap at Victor Value and eat an entire pack for lunch along wih a 2L Carters coke to wash it down.

Mcdonalds McRib

Heinz baked bean pizzas

I remember the McRib came back around 2015 I think. Not seen since.

Iceland stock the baked bean pizzas but they don't quite taste the same.+

 

[Busaholic]

That one at least you should be able to re-create easily? Just buy a triple cheese pizza and pour some baked beans on it?

Sounds disgusting!

 

[gg1]

Mcdonalds McRib

Good riddance, they were awful.

Heinz baked bean pizzas

That one at least you should be able to re-create easily? Just buy a triple cheese pizza and pour some baked beans on it?

Sounds disgusting!

That version does but the Heinz version was a lot nicer than it sounded.

Just adding a topping of your choice to a shop bought cheese and tomato pizza (any topping, even the perfectly reasonable ones such as pepperoni or red/green peppers) is never as good as a pizza that has them included as standard anyway.

 

[jon81uk]

That one at least you should be able to re-create easily? Just buy a triple cheese pizza and pour some baked beans on it?

The beans replace the regular tomato sauce, they need to go under the cheese.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

The beans replace the regular tomato sauce, they need to go under the cheese.

Not having ever had one, how would I have known that?!

I'm not keen on the tomatoes, so the only pizzas I've ever eaten were the ones Iceland did a few years back which were triple cheese only but no tomatoes at all...

 

[takno]

Not having ever had one, how would I have known that?!

I'm not keen on the tomatoes, so the only pizzas I've ever eaten were the ones Iceland did a few years back which were triple cheese only but no tomatoes at all...

If there's no tomato it's just cheese on toast. Which, now I come to think of it is delicious with beans.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

They have changed Lucozade again. I tried the Orange today and it tastes different.

I should said no, tastes way off now.

More important than the taste, have they seen sense and realised that the high sugar content was the only reason it existed in the first place?

I don't care if it tastes good, I just want to know I don't need to drink a whole litre bottle to not collapse!

 

[BrandanM]

'Proper' kebab shop chilli sauce.

The stuff you get at most establishments nowadays is more akin to tomato ketchup.

 

[D6130]

Tudor crisps. They always seemed to be much more flavoursome - and have a greater range of flavours - than their Smith's or Golden Wonder equivalents.