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Post by repulsionist on Dec 10, 2023 15:47:35 GMT -5
Guang's Pineapple Beer Drink
Brewed in Guangzhou by San Miguel Breweries, this <1% ABV drink hits a variety of spots, though mostly the tasty, carbonated sugar drink bullseye. Highly recommended.
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Post by 🐍 huss 🐍 on Dec 18, 2023 14:16:46 GMT -5
My friend got a bag of cucumber flavored Lays from China. They are perhaps the vilest potato chip I've ever eaten. I took the unfinished bag because she was just going to throw them out and I figured I would probably get desperate enough for a chip that I would choke them down. It has been over a month, and no. They will most likely go out in the garbage tomorrow. I just can't.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Dec 18, 2023 14:33:16 GMT -5
Hidden Valley Ranch-flavored Bugles, on the other hand, are very tasty.
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Post by repulsionist on Jan 5, 2024 18:48:42 GMT -5
Solo
An Australian lemonade with intentional light fizz for faster consumption. Not as nice as Lift or Fanta Lemon. Research permitted discovery that this drink made it to NA shores as Rondo in the late 70s to mid 80s and provided the reference for much-loved omnidrink Brawndo.
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Post by repulsionist on Jan 9, 2024 17:26:43 GMT -5
Disney 100 - Confetti Cake Cereal
Apart from the launch screen of Disney+, I don't think I absorbed the notion of Disney's 100 years through other media. Frankly, I don't remember; I'm trying to ignore the living death of the 21st century.
Now that the cheery mood has been set, I found this cereal to be a slight shift from the usual birthday cake flavouring applied liberally across many products. Post cereals and elsewhere. Not bad. Flavour likely to re-appear in another branding opportunity coming soon to a shopping aisle near you.
Cheez-It Puff'd
A ruination of the Cheez-It by puffing a various flour concoction and applying Cheez-it powder. Didn't work. Don't try it, is my advice.
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Post by repulsionist on Jan 10, 2024 16:38:41 GMT -5
Super Crunch Special Chip-Charon
Dunno if there are other flavours, but the Lechon Kawali is tasty. Not a true pork rind, chicharon, crackling, this extruded fried material makes a pleasant sound when consuming. To be found in Asian markets or Filipino groceries.
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Post by liebkartoffel on Jan 11, 2024 12:45:20 GMT -5
Cheez-It Puff'dA ruination of the Cheez-It by puffing a various flour concoction and applying Cheez-it powder. Didn't work. Don't try it, is my advice. I tried a similar-sounding Starburst "air puffs" product. Starburst gimmicks frustrate me in particular because it's always about fucking with the texture/form factor, when...that's the best part of a Starburst. I've never, say, been eating a cherry Starburst and thought "aw, man, this is pretty good--if only I could try this in jellybean form!" Like, they taste fine, but Starburst flavors are pretty incidental to the experience, so why not experiment with that? Where are my mango Starbursts? Cranberry? Dragonfruit? Taro? Matcha? Live a little!
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Post by The Sensational She-Hulk on Jan 11, 2024 13:16:19 GMT -5
Cheez-It Puff'dA ruination of the Cheez-It by puffing a various flour concoction and applying Cheez-it powder. Didn't work. Don't try it, is my advice. I tried a similar-sounding Starburst "air puffs" product. Starburst gimmicks frustrate me in particular because it's always about fucking with the texture/form factor, when...that's the best part of a Starburst. I've never, say, been eating a cherry Starburst and thought "aw, man, this is pretty good--if only I could try this in jellybean form!" Like, they taste fine, but Starburst flavors are pretty incidental to the experience, so why not experiment with that? Where are my mango Starbursts? Cranberry? Dragonfruit? Taro? Matcha? Live a little! The Cheez-It puff sounds like a cheese curl, but like a hundred times worse. Gross.
Lieb, have you ever had the pleasure of Mambo candy? They're like tropical Starbursts, only a smidge softer (but not stickier). I honestly prefer them to Starbursts now because I don't worry I'll lose a filling.
My actual contribution to this thread is that a friend and I stumbled upon some limited-edition Herr's chips at Wawa: Fried Dill Pickles with Ranch and Steakhouse Fried Onion. We agree that the former are okay, though weak in the dill area (Herr's Creamy Dill Pickle chips are far superior, like a sour cream and dill/garlic flavor), but the latter are so good we will be really sad when they stop being made. They actually taste exactly like a blooming onion dipped into that horseradish sauce. Jesus. I like chips okay, but they're not a go-to for me, usually. These are just uncanny. I want to eat my weight in them.
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Post by 🐍 huss 🐍 on Jan 12, 2024 0:56:12 GMT -5
Cheez-It Puff'dA ruination of the Cheez-It by puffing a various flour concoction and applying Cheez-it powder. Didn't work. Don't try it, is my advice. I tried a similar-sounding Starburst "air puffs" product. Starburst gimmicks frustrate me in particular because it's always about fucking with the texture/form factor, when...that's the best part of a Starburst. I've never, say, been eating a cherry Starburst and thought "aw, man, this is pretty good--if only I could try this in jellybean form!" Like, they taste fine, but Starburst flavors are pretty incidental to the experience, so why not experiment with that? Where are my mango Starbursts? Cranberry? Dragonfruit? Taro? Matcha? Live a little! i will recommend hi-chew, as well. I got a bag a few months ago that had mango, pineapple, and dragonfruit. they're less soft than Starburst, texturally.
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Post by LazBro on Jan 12, 2024 9:09:56 GMT -5
I tried a similar-sounding Starburst "air puffs" product. Starburst gimmicks frustrate me in particular because it's always about fucking with the texture/form factor, when...that's the best part of a Starburst. I've never, say, been eating a cherry Starburst and thought "aw, man, this is pretty good--if only I could try this in jellybean form!" Like, they taste fine, but Starburst flavors are pretty incidental to the experience, so why not experiment with that? Where are my mango Starbursts? Cranberry? Dragonfruit? Taro? Matcha? Live a little! i will recommend hi-chew, as well. I got a bag a few months ago that had mango, pineapple, and dragonfruit. they're less soft than Starburst, texturally. Love a hi-chew. Like a hard jelly. Tougher than starburst, but not at all taffy-like. Good texture.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Jan 22, 2024 14:16:05 GMT -5
Frank's Red Hot flavored Goldfish Crackers
So: These are everything you love about goldfish, plus the distinct vinegary spice of Frank's Red Hot sauce. They are delicious. EXCEPT. There is something about the slightly powdery coating that lands smack on the front of my tongue and starts burning. I could only eat a few before I started to feel it, and after a dozen or so it was too much. I am not a wuss about spice, at least for a white person, but it was physically uncomfortable after a little while.
I recommend them, but cautiously - it's gonna take me a little while to get through the bag, even though I think they're very tasty.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Jan 22, 2024 14:19:20 GMT -5
Doritos Dinamita Smoky Chile Queso
At first glance I expected these to be like Takis, but they are basically french-fry shaped corn sticks, not rolled. Definitely going for similar audience/flavor profile as Takis, though. They also have chile limon and hot honey mustard flavors.
The smoky chile queso flavor is nice. There is some solid heat to it (but not concentrated on the front of my tongue, unlike those goldfish) and a nice smoky queso flavor. Would buy again, am currently eating.
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Post by ganews on Jan 23, 2024 17:23:58 GMT -5
Fully half of the M&Ms in this fun-size bag from Halloween don't have the M printed on them correctly. Not that M&Ms are some fancy confection, but this lack of quality control is a poor indicator.
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Post by LazBro on Jan 24, 2024 12:05:56 GMT -5
Hot Tamales Conversation Hearts
These are not anything they didn't promise to be, yet they are still not what I expected or wanted. I like Hot Tamales, so what I wanted was heart-shaped Hot Tamales with little phrases on them. I expected the experience to lean heavily toward Hot Tamale. Instead, these are Hot Tamale-flavored conversation hearts (which again yes is exactly what the bag says they are, I have only myself to blame). That texture with that flavor - and it's not generic cinnamon candy flavor, it's very specifically Hot Tamale flavor - is really off-putting to me. It reminds me of the one time I tried a key lime fudge. Love key lime pie, love fudge, but those two concepts in one thing was appalling. Not at all what I expect of either.
That's these. I don't hate them, but it's not at all the chewy cinnamon candy I'd hoped for. I doubt I will finish the bag.
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Post by repulsionist on Feb 12, 2024 20:21:46 GMT -5
I'm taking a different tack here by mentioning things I've passed over in the past few days.
General Mills' Carmella Creeper
General Mills' Frosted Lemon Cheerios (Limited Edition)
I do want to, however, report on the utter brilliance of Quaker Oats' Cinnamon Life. Hard to beat that cereal as both a nostalgia swoon and an excellent breakfast choice.
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Post by 🐍 huss 🐍 on Feb 15, 2024 1:06:37 GMT -5
Takis Habanero Fury kettle chips are strange. They're too sour without enough other flavors to balance it out.
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Post by repulsionist on Feb 15, 2024 16:40:09 GMT -5
Pringles' seriously Cheeesy Garlic Flavour
Chur, Hapū. Nice powder on this. Buttery, indistinct tangy cheese flavour, garlic sheen that stays in the mouth and palate for at least 10 minutes after - reminding you that you've eaten a deliciously decadent snack ready for purchase at most Australasian supermarkets. That's the flavour load cramming your mouth full faster than one could ejaculate the words.
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Post by liebkartoffel on Feb 15, 2024 20:13:06 GMT -5
C got me some weird candy for Valentines Day.
Birthday Cake Kit Kats: More or less just Kit Kats in the style of those frosted animal crackers, with the multicolored sprinkles. Pretty good!
Coconut/Almond Pocky: Just about what you'd expect if you've had Pocky before: they're the regular chocolate kind but dipped in bits of coconut and almond, respectively. Loved the the coconut in particular.
Crunchy Strawberry Pocky: Strawberry pocky is one of my top five candies, and these are a mildly interesting variation: swapping out the plain for a chocolate biscuit and then adding little bits of freeze-dried strawberry. I'd still say these don't really stand out much compared to the original, though. The chocolate biscuit isn't chocolatey enough to contrast with the strawberry, and freeze dried bits don't actually add a whole lot of crunch. Still, I love me some strawberry Pocky and these are that.
Cookie Dough Twix: For years, candy companies have been attempting to perfect a shelf-stable cookie dough-adjacent substance, and these...are yet another failure. Man, these are weird (in a bad way). They're weird conceptually (the "dough" replaces the caramel of the original, so you have "cookie" "dough" sitting on top of cookie), they're weird texturally (only way I can describe it is "off"), and they're especially weird flavor-wise. I could not tell you what these tasted like--definitely not like cookie dough, aside from the faintest, almost accidental hint of salt. They tasted wrong. Everything is wrong about these.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Feb 19, 2024 14:19:14 GMT -5
I actually enjoyed these more than I thought I would (granted, that is not a high bar to clear). Not that I want to eat more, but they actually tasted like (very sweet) pickles.
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Post by 🐍 huss 🐍 on Feb 19, 2024 21:09:35 GMT -5
Grocery Outlet had boxes of French Toast Crunch for 50 cents and I am really impressed with them. They do indeed taste like french toast with maple syrup and they're actually really cute, with each cereal piece looking like a piece of texas toast. So far I've just been snacking on them but I may try them in milk for breakfast tomorrow
Also got a bag of Mexican Street Corn flavored corn nuts. these were less successful.
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Post by repulsionist on Feb 25, 2024 15:41:20 GMT -5
Chex Legendary Muddy Buddies
First off, if you're naming something like you've done a mud run, obstacle course for adults, as though you're an assplay fanatic, or as if you're looking forward to a snack with your adult, diaper-loving colleague, applying the accentuation of "legendary" better have some direct reference for the consumer. With me, it doesn't. So if I'm not along for the ride on the mudslide, I'm looking down before joining in. This is a lackluster dingleberry of a snack.
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Post by repulsionist on Mar 9, 2024 4:53:44 GMT -5
Taki's Intense Nacho Non-Spicy (New Cheesy Flavour!)
Max Taki's here. Much better than any of their tastebud terrorising brethren without doubt. Mercifully packaged in a 56g bag. Easy to eat too much. Don't care if Steve Aoki came up with the mix. Super snack.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Mar 11, 2024 9:47:46 GMT -5
Random snack food roundup!
Harvest Snaps Selects Cheddar Jalapeno: Made from navy beans, so they have some fiber and protein, but they still fulfill the salty-crunchy-cheesy craving. Fairly tasty if a little on the big side for just shoveling in your mouth.
Clio Greek Yogurt Bars: I spotted these near the yogurt at the grocery store. High in protein, low in sugar, but still desserty. The filling is greek yogurt but it's the texture of cheesecake. Dipped in chocolate. I tried the vanilla. Not too sweet, has that greek yogurt tang. Honestly pretty tasty, would eat more.
Pringles Harvest Blends Sweet Potato Sea Salt Crisps: They do not fully commit to being a sweet potato crisp and this is where they fail. My mouth was just confused.
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Post by billy on Mar 11, 2024 9:53:15 GMT -5
had a difficult time finding them, but I have secured two bags of Whopper Eggs--the CEO of easter treats. Cadbury mini eggs are technically better, but I can get those year-round here
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Post by LazBro on Mar 11, 2024 10:37:38 GMT -5
had a difficult time finding them, but I have secured two bags of Whopper Eggs--the CEO of easter treats. Cadbury mini eggs are technically better, but I can get those year-round here Can always count on a bowl of these being out at my mom's house at this time of year. And yes, when I'm there I do snack on more than a few.
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Post by repulsionist on Mar 13, 2024 20:45:28 GMT -5
M&Ms Mocha Mudcake
An instant coffee flourish explodes from its candy shell. Interior texture is similar to their Fudge Brownie: gummy.
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Post by repulsionist on Mar 18, 2024 20:58:25 GMT -5
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
As manufacturing processes improve, streamlining products' volume, taste, and packaging takes thousands of human and computing hours each year. Sometimes change revokes previous progress. In regards to Cinnamon Toast Crunch, my memory of the cereal as a child assures itself that things have changed for the worse. Tasting like some aggregation of cheap fragrance and feeling like chemical silt grinding against teeth and tongue when chewing, this cereal, what's entire marketing appears to be encouragement of addiction, equals abomination.
I advise strongly against purchase of this product.
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Post by songstarliner on Mar 20, 2024 21:47:59 GMT -5
Cinnamon Toast CrunchAs manufacturing processes improve, streamlining products' volume, taste, and packaging takes thousands of human and computing hours each year. Sometimes change revokes previous progress. In regards to Cinnamon Toast Crunch, my memory of the cereal as a child assures itself that things have changed for the worse. Tasting like some aggregation of cheap fragrance and feeling like chemical silt grinding against teeth and tongue when chewing, this cereal, what's entire marketing appears to be encouragement of addiction, equals abomination. I advise strongly against purchase of this product. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is, by a wide margin, my son's favorite breakfast cereal. I say this with all my love: he has garbage taste in food. Bless his picky, stubborn heart.
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Post by repulsionist on Mar 24, 2024 18:27:21 GMT -5
Whittaker's Choc Cross Bun
No one but Australasia is getting this limited release chocolate block. I'm sure some reseller might have it available on Amazon, but for those reading in Europe, UK, or North America they're unlikely to encounter this new marvel.
Enough to say, most folks here would probably enjoy this treat. I certainly do.
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Post by liebkartoffel on Apr 9, 2024 10:52:07 GMT -5
Coca-Cola Spiced: Compared to Coke's other abominations experiments as of late, this is actually pretty decent--raspberry forward, with a finish of indeterminate, vaguely medicinal, but not altogether unpleasant "spice." Why not just sell straight up raspberry Coke? Who knows? Why is this a new flagship flavor rather than yet another one-off? Again, search me. I'm 75% convinced this started out as a seasonal "Cranberry Spice" effort and some high up exec tried, liked it, and went "you know what, fuck it, we're going all in on 'spice.' Social media engagement algorithms love it when we do random shit like this, anyway."
On a related note: bring back orange vanilla coke, you cowards.
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