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Buzz Feed
22-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- Buzz Feed
"No One Seems To Sell It Anymore": 27 Food Trends That Were Considered Completely Normal 30 Years Ago, But Have Since Completely Disappeared From Society
Nostalgia comes in all shapes and sizes, but one of the most intense ways to remember a time in the past is through food. And food trends change so gradually, it's hard to actually notice them in real time (that is, until it's years later and you're wondering, hey, why are there SO many weekly-menu-style cookie places around nowadays?!). So when you're confronted with an old food trend that randomly disappeared, it's an emotional cocktail of nostalgia, mystery, and curiosity. And today we're gonna talk about some of those trends, because they're honestly fascinating whether you're a foodie or not. 1. "Diners open until at least 10 p.m. during the week. I need some late night food! I get cravings for chocolate chip pancakes." — Royal_T95 2. "Philadelphia cheesecake bars." — Sandwidge_Broom "Those could instantly fix a bad day at school when one was in my lunchbox." — Stripeb49 3. "A lot of salad bars in Wisconsin went down during COVID. I understand the sanitation thing, so you can save the grandstanding. I miss the 15 various pastas, potato salads, and slaws; plus the soups that were all-you-can-eat and included in the entree. They were so good." — Upbeat-Stage2107 4. "24-hour grocery stores. Sometimes my hours suck, and I loved the peace and quiet. They're also great for sleeping in your car in their parking lot, or on long drives so you can get food and use a washroom." — Apprehensive_North49 5. "Frozen yogurt shops — all but one has disappeared from my area." — live_that_life NBC 6. "Choco Taco for the win!!" — rileyjamesdoggo 7. "I wish cupcake shops were popular again. I hate that most of my options for a slice of cake are at grocery stores now. Some local bakeries will sell cake slices or mini cakes, but sometimes I just want a simple cupcake without having to bake my own batch." — littleclaww 8. "Hot dog places. I would love a really good gourmet hot dog place that served top-quality meat and super fresh and different toppings. Amazing sides, but only hot dogs!" — OwlPrestigious543 11. "Millionaire shortbread. And casseroles in general — especially cream/soup-based ones." — Wide_Breadfruit_2217 12. "Frogeye salad. Used to be a staple at deli counters in grocery stores. I haven't seen it in forever, and I cannot bring myself to attempt to make it." — AtheneSchmidt 13. "Warm bacon salad dressings." — ennuiacres 14. "Lobster being cheaper than dirt. There is essentially infinite lobster, and there's no reason for it to be expensive." — Rare-Newspaper8530 15. "Good, affordable sandwich places. Not everyone wants fried chicken or a burger every time they eat out. What's cool about sandwich and salad places is you can kind of customize them to your liking. And sub places have become expensive as heck in my area." — Working_Cloud_909 112233 / Getty Images 18. "Jell-O 1-2-3 from the '70s. So good!!" — GracieLou540 "Oh man, that and Pudding Pops." — Spirited_Bill_8947 20. "I wish orange chiffon cakes came back. They're so nice in summer!" — mbw70 "My partner has a thing for chiffon cakes and no bakery will even make them, so I've had to (ugh!) bake them myself. The texture reminds me of a cellulose kitchen sponge. There's a good reason we went back to cakes with butter." — Genny415 22. "Can we please get restaurants back that give more options for veggies? I hate hearing 'Do you want fries or a baked potato with that?' Unless it's a buffet, you're limited, and that's usually the only reason I'll go to a buffet." — Fabulous-Reporter-21 25. "Nachos made correctly. Piled high with chips, with all the cheese and toppings intermixed in with the chips. Now all the toppings are just dumped on top of a plate of chips." — Sparkly_Polished_62 27. "Banana ice cream. It was sporadic and hard to find in the '70s, but at least it was available sometimes." — Weird-Response-1722 Mizina / Getty Images And if you're a foodie, you should follow BuzzFeed Canada on Instagram and TikTok for more! Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
Buzz Feed
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Specific Things Only '90s Kids Remember
Not long ago, I rounded up some obscure things from the '90s that the BuzzFeed Community remembers. In the comments, Millennials came through with even more extremely specific memories from growing up in the '90s. So, here are 70 of the most "OMG, I totally forgot about that!" responses: "Taco Bell Choco Taco ice cream." —Anonymous, 36, Bossier City, LA "Pretty Pretty Princess." —Anonymous, 39, Columbus, Ohio "Lisa Frank Password Diary — a pink and purple password-protected diary with sparkly stickers and pre-loaded 'Lisa Frank' messages. Glitched a LOT!" —Anonymous, 57, Arizona "P.B. Crisps!!! Planters made them, and I was OBSESSED. I would pay serious money to try these again. They had a crunchy shell and smooth peanut butter filling. I could finish off a bag in one sitting. The cookie outside was sweet with just a dash of salt that made you salivate and go in for for a peanut butter lover like myself." —Anonymous, 36 Virginia "I miss Surge. I'm probably romanticizing the taste, but it was like a zippier version of Mountain Dew. We went on a field trip to the Coca-Cola bottling plant in second grade and were each given a bottle of this brand-new drink to try. When we got back to school, our teacher had to cancel afternoon lessons and let us run around for hours outside until we collapsed. It was a forbidden beverage because of the massive caffeine and sugar content, which is probably why I want just one last taste." —Anonymous, 35, Washington, DC "Orbitz Drinks were glass bottles of soda with little edible balls in them in elemental flavors. They were the best!!!" —Anonymous "I would DEVOUR Jell-O Pudding Pops! I'm not sure why they were discontinued, but they were sooooo yummy." —ssstege11573 "Dreamphone." —Anonymous, 39, Columbus, Ohio "Ecto Cooler." —Anonymous, 41, Arizona "Dunkaroos were my absolute fav snack at or after school. I know there is a new updated version, but they are nothing like the OG!!" —Anonymous, 40, Texas "Pogs were huge in Hawaii in the early '90s, I don't know about the mainland. (The name comes from Passion Orange Guava juice.)" —battery126 "I once got sent to HR for hitting our CEO in the back with a Gak hand. It messed up his suit jacket. Worth it." —aahamom "I worked for Mattel in the '90s when we were pitching Gak to customers. We had 50-gallon drums of each color, and we had some awesome Gak fights!!!" —angryflower767 "I still think about Keebler Pizzarias chips on a wildly frequent basis. It's time for a comeback!" —beanielebean "Uh-oh! Oreos were the I dream about them sometimes." —Anonymous, 32, Atlanta GA "Blowing into the Nintendo cartridge. I saved many a game that way. It was so standard that my friend's parents would ask if we blew into the cartridge when we said a game didn't work." —luckyclown551 "OMG, I totally forgot about water babies. I had one for the longest time, but it was always naked because I didn't have any doll clothes that fit it." —reader65 "I'll take your water babies and raise you a Baby Alive." —adrianw440bbeae3 "Bug Juice! Every time we went up north and my parents stopped for gas, I would ask to get a Bug Juice." —Anonymous, Wisconsin "I never see anyone else remember the blue and pink butter! My grandma got it for us to put on our Saturday night popcorn, and we LOVED it!" —emmaporter3 "The Real Talkin' Bubba talking plush? LOL, no one I know remembers." —oliviasmith1028 "Taco Bell's Mexi-Nuggets. Basically, tots with the seasoning they put on the fries now. So much better than the nacho fries, though." —Anonymous, 39 Oregon "Dude. Does anyone else remember the candy called Slime Slurps? It was a gummy but shaped like a character, say, Ghostbusters, and usually two different colors, sort of tie-dye-ish looking, maybe green and blue, or blue and red? It was sold in little individual squares, see-through on the front, and you'd, like, peel off the back to open it. They were sold at the checkout counter of, like, convenience stores... Please tell me someone remembers them, I was obsessed with these things!" —gloriafromphila "Nightmare!!! I played it so much that I have the whole intro memorized. I showed it to my partner the other day. He didn't get how amazing it was. I still own it, but no one ever wants to play. Alas!" —potatopeel "Brachs Rocks candy. They looked and felt like rocks, but they didn't taste like rocks!" —Anonymous, 39, Colorado "I know a lot of people will say this, but I'm gonna too 'cause it still hurts; Philadelphia Cheesecake Snack Bars. I remember staying up late during summer vacation, watching whatever was on TV, and grabbing one (or two) bars to enjoy. Those were the days..." —Anonymous, 34, New York. "Josta, the energy drink marketed as a soda. It had guarana and more caffeine than a Mt. Dew. They were in the vending machine, and I think I literally drank one daily all through high school." —Anonymous, 44, California "I had a Thingmaker for Creepy Crawlies and also for other shapes, but I don't remember what it was called. One of the most dangerous kids' toys ever! I can't count how many times I got burned using it, but I didn't care because it was so cool! We had the creepy crawlies that had a very creepy texture. And we had another one that made cars or something; you used two plastic sheets and then somehow stuck them together. There were wheels, axles, and weights, and the cars worked. I loved blending the Plasti-Goop colors." —nyc4ever "Shortly after Creepy Crawlers got big, they came out with Incredible Edibles, Creepy Crawlers that you could bake and eat. God knows what chemicals we ingested after eating those." —Anonymous, 68, Orange County, CA "Garfield fruit snacks!! I ate a package every single day when I got home from school. You cannot find ANYTHING that is close to that texture." —famoushero704 "Puppy Surprise! There was a mother dog, and she had a Velcro pouch tummy. When you opened it up, she 'gave birth' to her puppies. It was kind of like a grab bag because, obviously, you didn't know when you purchased it how many puppies it was gonna have inside. I only got three, and I was pissed. I wanted five!" —Anonymous, 37, CT "I miss Super Atomic FireBalls! I don't know when they got rid of them, but I could eat them back to back all day long." —smileytooth75 "Squeezit drinks! They had different facial expressions on the bottles, and the blue and red were the BEST. I wish I could get them now. " —Anonymous, 35, Massachusetts "I had the Wayne's World game that came with a video. I still enjoy playing board games. It's cheesy, old-school family fun." —b1gm4m4 "Chicken fajitas from McDonald's." —Anonymous, 46, "[The original] Doritos 3D. IDK what it was about them that was so good, but they were just heaven." —Anonymous, 44, OKC "Jell-O 1-2-3 that made three different layers as it set up." —Anonymous "West End. A drink from the '90s, but I can't find evidence of them anywhere." —Anonymous "Quints! They were little dolls that came in a set of five, and their little diapers had a number on the bum. All of their accessories came numbered from one to five. You could even get a high chair and a stroller!" —Anonymous, 41, California "The game Ask Zandar. I remember in the commercial, the wizard goes, 'You will get a phone call about this,' and the phone rang. That legit happened to my friend and me once, and we still laugh about it." —ogsassytaco "Carnation Breakfast Bars!" —Anonymous "I really wish Pepsi would bring back All Sport. That was the best drink for hangovers and migraines. It had better flavor than Gatorade." —betsymurgatroyd "Please, please tell me anyone remembers Henry, the matching game by Tiger Toys. Anyway, the commercial was hilarious, and I still have my Henry, which still works almost 30 years later. I love playing Henry now." —oliviasmith1028 And here's the commercial: "The Taco Bell 7-Layer Burrito was my go-to order back in the day!! Wish they still had them!" —axj66 "The McDLT will always have a warm place in my heart (unless it's the cool side)." —Anonymous "I'm not sure if the Mickey D burger was available in all markets or if I just lived in an area where McDonald's test-marketed it (Springfield, IL), but oh my gosh, it was a good burger. It was a bigger patty that was served on a hoagie roll with cheese and salsa. Nothing fancy, but excellent. I'm not generally a fan of McDonald's burgers because I'm not a fan of a lot of condiments, but the Mickey D burger was perfect. I might actually eat there if it returned to the menu." —Anonymous, 61, St. Louis, MO "Talkboy/Talkgirl." —Anonymous, 38, Los Angeles "Doo Dads (snack mix)." —Anonymous, 49, PA "I loved the PB Max candy bar from M&M's/Mars. Apparently, it actually sold pretty well, but was reportedly discontinued because the Mars family in charge at the time were not fans of peanut butter." —Anonymous, 61, St. Louis, MO "Anyone else remember Giggle Cookies?" —kellybluepants "Original New York Seltzer. Came in small glass bottles and had great flavors. Then they just disappeared." —Anonymous, 46, DC "Long John Silver's wraps were the best!" —Anonymous, 47, Kansas "Nickelodeon Flash Screen." —Anonymous "Packets of root beer flavoring that you mixed into water like Kool-Aid. My cousin and I would buy them at Preston Safeway. We loved them! I've been looking for over 20 years and can't find any trace of them." —Anonymous, 47 US "Oh God, I had the Mystery Mansion game, but we only ever played it a few times because it was so involved. I think it got junked a few years ago with all our other board games from when we were kids, because my parents didn't know what to do with it all." —riverbutwhichone "Razzle Dazzle Rice Krispies!! Oh, how I long for a bowl of those colorful, lightly sweetened, 'snap, crackle, pop' deliciousness…." —Anonymous, 40, Kansas "Mystic Mints cookies." —Anonymous, 51 Port Orchard,WA "Taco Bell's Bell Grande taco. It was like a foot-long taco. Loved it!!" —Anonymous "I had a few Bouncin' Babies, but I've rarely seen them mentioned anywhere." —shytruck932 "Kudos: the love child of candy and granola bars. The best kind was the one with M&Ms." —Anonymous, 38, Colorado "Little Debbie PB&J Oatmeal Pies. They were just like oatmeal cream pies, but with PB and jelly! Can't find those anywhere — so so so much better than today's Uncrustables!" —Anonymous "KFC's Rotisserie Gold chicken. For a brief time, KFC deviated from the normal pressure-cooked fried chicken and had rotisseries. The program was shut down due to the amount of maintenance involved. Honestly, it was amazing, and I can still taste it to this day." —Anonymous, 52 Phoenix, AZ "Another Nickelodeon toy: Floam. What even was the purpose of it?" —Anonymous, 41, United States "I *loved* OK Soda and its marketing. You could call 1-800-I-FEEL-OK, and there would be absurd options, like 'to hear the thoughts of a stuffed bear, press nine,' and it would say, 'I like being a bear, although I have no elbows or knees,' or something like that. It was so fun!" —awkwardhawk955 "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? was a TV game show so popular, it spawned several video games that were (and I know how cheesy this sounds) fun AND educational! I still remember beating 'Where in Time is Carmen San Diego?' It was one of my great childhood achievements — she was hella smart!" —Anonymous, 35, New Jersey "Walkers Sundog cheesy popcorn. Specifically, the ones that came with a Jar Jar sticky tongue. I loved the fake, cheesy taste, and nothing compares." —Anonymous, 36 UK "Tropical Starburst, specifically the plum one." —Anonymous, 38, Balaton, MN "Our teacher let us play The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary if we were one of the first ones done with our work, so I rushed through all my assignments and nearly failed math that year." —ksquirkyteacher "Pop Qwiz microwave popcorn!" —clever_girl "We would get all the Disney collectibles from the Happy Meals after every movie release. Toy Story 2 was so huge that we went to the drive-thru and flat out asked to buy all 20 collectibles and skip the weeks-long wait — and we were allowed to! And we still have them!" —saltyspice75 And finally: "I got my friend Mall Madness for her birthday last year (an original one from eBay, not the remake), and that might have been the best birthday party I've ever attended, LOL." —caelesto What's a specific or obscure memory from your '90s childhood? Tell us all about it in the comments or using the anonymous comments form below!
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Original Ice Cream Truck Frozen Treat That Paved The Way For Choco Tacos And Bomb Pops
If your childhood summers were filled with frozen desserts and ice cream novelties, then chances are you can still search your memories to hear the ding of your neighborhood ice cream truck. Much more than a mere indulgence dessert, the ice cream truck was synonymous with summertime fun. Though these mobile purveyors of delightful desserts aren't as prevalent as they once were, and, sadly, now the beloved Choco Taco has been discontinued, it's worth taking a look back at the brand behind this frozen paradise on wheels. Going back over a hundred years ago, the very first ice cream truck took to the streets thanks to Youngstown, Ohio's very own Harry Burt, confectioner extraordinaire and creator of the original Good Humor bar. A confectioner and ice cream delivery man, Burt's invention of a chocolate-covered ice cream bar on a stick revolutionized the sale of frozen treats by combining the convenience of a lollipop stick with the amusement of a mess-free ice cream bar protected beneath a chocolate shell. Dressed in a white uniform reminiscent of a "chauffeur," Good Humor truck drivers sold these new ice cream bars right out of their refrigerated trucks. This new business model and tasty treat gained popularity as a local novelty and eventually went on to become an icon of American culture. Read more: 13 Popular Vanilla Ice Cream Brands Ranked By Ingredient Quality A fleet of one dozen Good Humor bar ice cream trucks had already been selling this new frozen fare for several years before Burt was finally granted an official patent in 1923. He attempted to open up a Good Humor plant in Chicago, but, after refusing to pay protection money to a local organized crime group, a portion of his fleet was destroyed. By 1936, training was put in place for Good Humor truck drivers to learn the finer points of frozen novelty delivery, and in 1950, a feature film called "The Good Humor Man," which starred Jack Carson, graced the silver screen. By 1960, Good Humor's product line had expanded beyond its signature ice cream bars to a staggering 85 different ice cream products. It was between the 1950s and '60s that ice cream trucks were at the height of popularity. As a sign of the times, in 1978, Good Humor sold its fleet of ice cream trucks and pivoted to maintaining its presence in grocery stores. By 1989, Unilever had purchased Good Humor along with Gold Bond Ice Cream, and later, Breyer's Ice Cream in 1993. While the fan-favorite trucks are more a relic of the past, the memories of these delicious treats can be relived in store-bought form from your local frozen section. Without the pioneering efforts of Harry Burt and his Good Humor bars, the celebrated ice cream trucks and all the best ice cream brands might never have existed as we know them today. Read the original article on Tasting Table.
