klingerdDec 13

Flamin' Hot

https://lemmy.ca/post/56807134

Show threadJohnnyEnzyme

Good comic.
And man… Pringles used to be a guilty pleasure of mine, once upon a time.

I know, super-salty, highly-processed, and heated / fried awfully (just like “Bugles” and “Munchos"), but taste-wise GOOD.

Bah, these days… they all taste like arse, now.

Dec 13 at 4:25pmWeb
Show threadDrewmeisterDec 13
I wonder why? Just taste buds changing as you get older, or more exposure to alternatives?
Show threadJohnnyEnzymeDec 13

Good question.

  • Taste buds changing with age is deffo a legit concern.
  • Retraining my diet & tastebuds over the years to reject salty, processed food is a factor.
  • Failing memory? Also, a concern.
  • But more likely of all, the core bastard of bastards? Enshittification.

Take “Corn Nuts,” for example…

Show threadElJefeDec 13
Oh no… I’m afraid to ask. What happened to corn nuts?
Show threadJohnnyEnzymeDec 13

Nono, that’s the outlier. That’s what I was trying to say, but maybe I messed that up?

Corn Nuts are still ‘magic, crunchiness in the mouth.’
They’re still amazing, as always. :D

(there’s actually a chemistry-backstory behind all that, but that’s… a different convo for a different c/)

Show threadAtariDumpDec 13
But I’m not in a different c/
Show threadfaythofdragonsDec 13

(there’s actually a chemistry-backstory behind all that, but that’s… a different convo for a different c/)

Look at this guy, edging us with science facts

Show threadJohnnyEnzymeDec 14
Chemistry fascinates me, but I’m a complete idiot when it comes to explaining its mechanisms. If that’s “edging,” well then, color me infectuous! :D
Show threadLost_My_MindDec 14
At this point in my life, I’d love to be edged…
Show threadJohnnyEnzymeDec 14

Ask your local AI.

I’m too stoopid to explain why Corn Nuts taste so incredible, while the competitors taste so arse. I’m not kidding! It has to do with chemistry…

Show threadserpineslairDec 13
Pringles, I swear the flavour is getting weaker over time. They must be cheaping out and getting stingy with the flavourings. Also twice as expensive.
Show threaddalekcaanDec 13
Idk if it’s just my imagination or something, but I swear the flavoring on Pringles is a total crapshoot. One tube will be saturated in the flavor dust or whatever it’s called, and the next might be basically plain with a hint of flavor.
Show threadserpineslairDec 13
Sounds about right.
Show threadByteJunkDec 13
But even the “plain” pringles, I swear they used to be tasty as sin. Nowadays they feel like I’m chewing sawdust crackers or something…
Show threadTheRagingGeekDec 13
They recently upped the amount of other starches and reduced the ratio of potato, they taste like wood chips ever since
Show threadAlbumDec 13
I think people are starting to understand what ultra processed foods inherently taste like. Salty but uniformly bland. I think people are understanding how they feel after eating them too.
Show threadmrgoosmoosDec 14

I’ve noticed that in the past five years, things just seem to be less flavourful to me. I wonder if that does have anything to do with COVID

there’s still lots of stuff that tastes fucking delicious. but every now and then I eat something and it’s just flat. doesn’t taste like anything.

also, snack food is shit nowadays, that’s not me, we know corporations cheap out any way they can, and lots of snack food now and inevitably just tastes like shit as a result

like chips, I’ve always fucking loved chips. even cheap stuff. but nowadays even some of the name brands don’t really taste like anything. it has to be because they’re fucking up the recipes, because I can make chips at home that taste better

Show thread4amDec 13
Munchos, oh my god. The best tasting trash on the planet. I don’t care what rules about healthy foods we come up with, they better always allow Munchos to exist.
Show threadJohnnyEnzymeDec 14
Hahaha… someone who gets it. <3
Show threaddilDec 14
mexican pringles are pretty good the adobados however its spelled and lime habenero are ocassional buys, the hot ones collab wasnt bad either, I ahte their base flavors that theyve had forever