Food and drink you can't get anymore, Not sweets!

[welshjohn]

Umbongo




Edit because no sweets

Edited by welshjohn on Sunday 14th April 01:33

[jacobpalmer05]

Umbongo is sold in Tesco in 1 litre cartons.

Going back about 10-15 years, does anyone remember a type of ready meal that came in an orange packet, like a large crisp packet called "Enjoy" I believe, I used to love the Carbonara.

[430T]

gregd said:

They still sell Bugles in Cyprus.. Salt and Vinegar and Cheese flavours are both great. Lunchtime nom nom of choice on the beach for us on hols.

Think I might have to move to Cyprus!

calibrax said:

They did. Unfortunately they changed them a few years ago to reduce the salt "for health reasons". Ironically, this means you actually end up adding salt to them yourself, probably more than they had in the original recipe...

Something I'm finding a lot now, same with Pom Bears () used to be bloody addictive, now they still are but have a lot less taste..

[drivin_me_nuts]

Rum Babas. Proper ones with rum and made with real cream, not that stuff that tastes like electrical foam fill (I know cos I ate a lot of that as a kid!)

.. and whilst I think about it, Tutti-frutti icecream, the sort with the mind bending e numbers and bits of dead italian jelly stuff in it.

[welshjohn]

Smiths horror bags used to love these




And hedgehog flavour crisps

Edited by welshjohn on Sunday 14th April 01:42

[vsonix]

Truckosaurus said:

craigjm said:

Does that pub chain still exist? Used to love their pubs as a student but haven't seen one for years

What Happened to the Firkin Pubs

real waste; they had some prime premises too, most of which ended up not being pubs any more...

[bobbo89]

I know its already been mentioned but having spent way longer than is normal browsing the cereal aisle in my local Tesco, what the sweet baby Jesus has happened to all the Pop Tarts?!!

Seriously, I remember there being about 400 flavours to choose from, even having the option of them being glazed/iced or not. Now you just seem to be able to get strawberry or... well, nothing!

I haven't actually had a Pop Tart in years, nor have I really wanted one but the knowledge that I can no longer get my hands on a chocolate coated, marshmallow filled pocket of goo that's hotter than the sun really makes me want one, however much it burns the roof of my mouth!

[vsonix]

Cadbury's Cheesy CrisCross.

...although for some reason I remember them being badged as KP rather than Cadburys... and being packaged in foil... but these are the only things I managed to find on Google matching the description. They were epic - like the filling from Savoury Cheese Moments wrapped in a Wotsit lattice tube. Awesome. So much umami!

[Baryonyx]

jacobpalmer05 said:

Umbongo is sold in Tesco in 1 litre cartons.

You can still get it, but now it just tastes like a generic, watery tropical fruit juice. Whereas the old Umbongo was instantly recognisable.

[NormalWisdom]

shakotan said:

430T said:

What about Altoids?

I think they are still around?

I have a tin in my car - Usually sat on the counter at garden centre food halls or farm shops!

[WCZ]

jacobpalmer05 said:

Umbongo is sold in Tesco in 1 litre cartons.

bullst, which branch?

[WCZ]

Baryonyx said:

You can still get it, but now it just tastes like a generic, watery tropical fruit juice. Whereas the old Umbongo was instantly recognisable.

(((

[GWC]

For all you old school Umbongo lovers.

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searc...

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Applejacks?

Crisps made from slices of apple instead of potatoes. One of your 5 a day right there

[WCZ]

GWC said:

For all you old school Umbongo lovers.

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searc...

http://www.bringbackumbongo.co.uk/

the original is back

[shakotan]

vsonix said:

Cadbury's Cheesy CrisCross.

...although for some reason I remember them being badged as KP rather than Cadburys... and being packaged in foil... but these are the only things I managed to find on Google matching the description. They were epic - like the filling from Savoury Cheese Moments wrapped in a Wotsit lattice tube. Awesome. So much umami!

I got addicted to those!

[jacobpalmer05]

WCZ said:

bullst, which branch?

Hastings, East Sussex is where ours is delivered from, but we order online, so I presume all.

ETA: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id...

Baryonyx said:

You can still get it, but now it just tastes like a generic, watery tropical fruit juice. Whereas the old Umbongo was instantly recognisable.

I do have to admit that I was a little disappointed, but it has been 10 years since I last had any, so I couldn't really remember what it tasted like, although I think watery tropical fruit juice is a little harsh.

Edited by jacobpalmer05 on Tuesday 16th April 12:41

[Ewan S]

Nando's crisps. It says on their website that you can get them from all well known supermarkets, but I've checked sainsburys, morrisons, Tesco, and asda (shudder)and I can't get them anywhere. I used to be able to get them from my local sainsburys but they haven't stocked them in a nearly a year or so.

[vsonix]

shakotan said:

vsonix said:

Cadbury's Cheesy CrisCross.

...although for some reason I remember them being badged as KP rather than Cadburys... and being packaged in foil... but these are the only things I managed to find on Google matching the description. They were epic - like the filling from Savoury Cheese Moments wrapped in a Wotsit lattice tube. Awesome. So much umami!

I got addicted to those!

Yeah they were awesome. Seem to remember different flavours, too - cheese and onion, cheese & smokey bacon etc. Someone needs to resurrect these, pronto!

[DoctorX]

Findus Crispy Pancakes with chicken curry or sausage and baked bean fillings.