Caramac is back...
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dickymint

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28,601 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st April 2025
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.........and apparently has been for a while banghead

I was shocked to see these on the shelf of my local garage.......







But for a limited time only so stock up if you like em thumbup

https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/media/news/caramac-...

PhilkSVR

2,325 posts

73 months

Tuesday 1st April 2025
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Best news I’ve heard for ages! smile

Monkeylegend

28,591 posts

256 months

Tuesday 1st April 2025
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And it is already past it's best before date.

dickymint

Original Poster:

28,601 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st April 2025
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Monkeylegend said:
And it is already past it's best before date.
I ate it yesterday rofl

anonymous-user

79 months

Tuesday 1st April 2025
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Monkeylegend said:
And it is already past it's best before date.
Because nobody will buy them because they are disgusting.

I still remember the disappointment as a child when my gran said she had got us an Easter Egg and bought out a Caramac one...... hurl

pzero64

2,122 posts

266 months

Tuesday 1st April 2025
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ThingsBehindTheSun said:
Monkeylegend said:
And it is already past it's best before date.
Because nobody will buy them because they are disgusting.

I still remember the disappointment as a child when my gran said she had got us an Easter Egg and bought out a Caramac one...... hurl
I can feel that hateful, acidy, sicky tingle at the back of my throat just looking at that photo of the bar.

Love the egg memory. Bet it was “please be a Flake or Buttons egg”. Nope. It was an egg made out of the worst chocolate ever invented by man.

dickymint

Original Poster:

28,601 posts

283 months

Tuesday 1st April 2025
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pzero64 said:
ThingsBehindTheSun said:
Monkeylegend said:
And it is already past it's best before date.
Because nobody will buy them because they are disgusting.

I still remember the disappointment as a child when my gran said she had got us an Easter Egg and bought out a Caramac one...... hurl
I can feel that hateful, acidy, sicky tingle at the back of my throat just looking at that photo of the bar.

Love the egg memory. Bet it was “please be a Flake or Buttons egg”. Nope. It was an egg made out of the worst chocolate ever invented by man.
rofl


Bad day for my pension pot investment though.........................





Bought the last one available on Amazon that you could have your own message printed on it. It was a joke Xmas present for Wifey with a note to say "not to be eaten" rofl

natterjak

58 posts

213 months

Saturday 2nd May
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As a kid I loved these, couldn’t get enough. Having bought a pack of the reappeared product last year I’m wondering if it’s changed or just my tastebuds have?

Sickly sweet, and I struggled to finish even one bar. Have they changed the recipe or am I just officially old?

Super Sonic

12,837 posts

79 months

Saturday 2nd May
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pzero64 said:
I can feel that hateful, acidy, sicky tingle at the back of my throat just looking at that photo of the bar.

Love the egg memory. Bet it was please be a Flake or Buttons egg . Nope. It was an egg made out of the worst chocolate ever invented by man.
It isn't chocolate.

Tisy

1,784 posts

17 months

Saturday 2nd May
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natterjak said:
As a kid I loved these, couldn t get enough. Having bought a pack of the reappeared product last year I m wondering if it s changed or just my tastebuds have?

Sickly sweet, and I struggled to finish even one bar. Have they changed the recipe or am I just officially old?
It's now made from toxic palm oil, flavoured to taste vaguely like you remember, but fails dismally. Check the ingredients, there will be a line about vegetable oils or fats and then a long list of artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers and other chemicals. It's the same with all confectionary now, unless you pay a good chunk of money for the proper dark chocolate fancy stuff with 90% cocoa.

natterjak

58 posts

213 months

Saturday 2nd May
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Thanks Tisy. A bit disappointing they would bring back a classic but with a changed recipe. No point in that, really.

Super Sonic

12,837 posts

79 months

Saturday 2nd May
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Tisy said:
It's now made from toxic palm oil, flavoured to taste vaguely like you remember, but fails dismally. Check the ingredients, there will be a line about vegetable oils or fats and then a long list of artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers and other chemicals. It's the same with all confectionary now, unless you pay a good chunk of money for the proper dark chocolate fancy stuff with 90% cocoa.
If you want chocolate, buy chocolate. Caramac is not, never was, and doesn't claim to be chocolate, so the comparison is irrelevant. If you buy Caramac expecting chocolate, it's not surprising you're disappointed.

Tisy

1,784 posts

17 months

Saturday 2nd May
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Super Sonic said:
Tisy said:
It's now made from toxic palm oil, flavoured to taste vaguely like you remember, but fails dismally. Check the ingredients, there will be a line about vegetable oils or fats and then a long list of artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers and other chemicals. It's the same with all confectionary now, unless you pay a good chunk of money for the proper dark chocolate fancy stuff with 90% cocoa.
If you want chocolate, buy chocolate. Caramac is not, never was, and doesn't claim to be chocolate, so the comparison is irrelevant. If you buy Caramac expecting chocolate, it's not surprising you're disappointed.
hehe
Yes I am aware of that thank you. I was responding to why he had noted it tasted so bad and gave him the reason for it, which happens to be the same reason for why most other confectionary bars also taste so bad - specifically those labelled as being milk chocolate. I'll concede that it was a bit of a wording fail on my part.

sean ie3

3,364 posts

161 months

Saturday 2nd May
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Thank the Maker!

SodiumThiopental

128 posts

1 month

Saturday 2nd May
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It’s too sweet for me. I get the attraction, but not my bag personally.

Wacky Racer

40,839 posts

272 months

Saturday 2nd May
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Bring back Spangles, Bar six and Tiffin

natterjak

58 posts

213 months

sean ie3 said:
Thank the Maker!
The maker needs to bring back Bliss - then I will be thankful. Without palm oil, please!