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People Online Share Foods They Thought Were “Fancy” As Kids But Not As Adults (35 Foods)
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Have you ever experienced times when you saw something and that thing brought back childhood memories? And then you were hit with the realization of how different things used to be or how different they were in your mind in comparison to how you comprehend it all now? It’s fun and curious to see how much people and places grow and change over the course of time. How things we once valued so much were changed by newer and better ones.
Having in mind how different people value things now than they did back in the day, Twitter user @imjasondiamond asked people online to share what kind of food was considered as “fancy” but now is seen as something you can buy for a few dollars.
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The tweet that received almost 33k likes was filled with comments where people shared names of various foods together with their childhood memories. The author of the tweet also revealed what was that one thing he thought to be special. It tuned out to be a Toblerone chocolate bar. He also specified that these “specialty foods” were common for those who were kids from the late 80s until the mid-90s.
I'm halfway through a packet right now! They'll be gone before I reach the bottom of this article!
What is fun to notice is that a lot of the foods that people were mentioned as being “fancy” and rare at their table, usually only when there was a celebration or someone special coming over, now can be found at a low price (if found at all). Mint chocolates “After Eight”, “Ferrero Rocher” candies, various biscuits and so much more of various sweets were some of the most common examples of what people found to be rare and expensive, but now it can be found in every store.
Every couple of months we had a ‘free choice’ dinner. In reality (4 kids) my mom bought one of these and we got to fight for our choice. Looking back as an adult, I see things like our family’s financial security in a whole new light. We went to private schools, but there was certainly scrimping to make it happen.
Besides various food, people also mentioned things such as plastic cup dispensers and drinks such as soda or wine coolers. What is something that you found to be special and rare when you were a kid only to find out that it wasn’t so “fancy” when you became an adult? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
Same thing for hot dogs in our house, it was a slice of bread not a magical, fancy ~hot dog bun~.
To keep it for herself - same as I do with my kids, they're far too unappreciative of the good things - my oldest would likely put tomato sauce on it like a Neanderthal
Not orange rolls but we always had cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate on Christmas morning growing up! But I never stopped, still do it every Christmas with my kids!
Downtown Tacoma smelled horrible from the nearby wood processing pits, except for the little area near Pacific Ave. where Almond Rocca was made
Definitely this was a treat for any Oregon kid! I remember all the fancy kids in high school had a bottle of New York Seltzer at lunch every day.
I kind of like Asti, tbh. Sweeter than champagne, and all the bubbles to boot.
It was the best as an introduction to alcohol. Same with Arbor mist.
Jolly ranchers and Zima….a classic for young drinkers! Although I’m 40 and would most definitely still drink it!
shredded has that awful powdery anti-caking stuff added. i don't know how people can eat it.
Ferrero Roche - they were a special treat we'd buy for my dad on Father's Day and if we were lucky he'd let us have one each.
My grandma always buys all her grandkids a small box for xmas. They really taste like holidays for me
Came here to say Ferrero Rocher, they were so posh when I was a kid in the 80's, now I will eat 12 at once like it's nothing.
also Ferrero Küsschen or Mon Cherry - Yes, even as kids (roundabout 8+) we where allowed to eat one (Mon Cherry or Eggnogg kegs), if we wanted. We felt so grown up! But Brandy beans were too much for us. I can still not stand them as an adult now. :-D
Getting toys on days other than birthdays and Christmas. All my classmates would say, "Oh, Mommy bought me a Barbie at Target yesterday." I was floored. Why? It's not a holiday!
My parents allowed us books, art supplies, and musical instruments (and accoutrements) year round. But toys were solely for birthdays and Christmas. I did the same with my daughter.
Yeah, I might get a book if I begged, and I only get food gifts when we fight, but everything else is for special occasions.
Quality Street was very special to us.
Does anyone remember the gooseberry flavour cream? I think Quality Street must have retired that one in the 70s
Or black magic? Remember those?
My mother's favourite.
Ferrero Roche - they were a special treat we'd buy for my dad on Father's Day and if we were lucky he'd let us have one each.
My grandma always buys all her grandkids a small box for xmas. They really taste like holidays for me
Came here to say Ferrero Rocher, they were so posh when I was a kid in the 80's, now I will eat 12 at once like it's nothing.
also Ferrero Küsschen or Mon Cherry - Yes, even as kids (roundabout 8+) we where allowed to eat one (Mon Cherry or Eggnogg kegs), if we wanted. We felt so grown up! But Brandy beans were too much for us. I can still not stand them as an adult now. :-D
Getting toys on days other than birthdays and Christmas. All my classmates would say, "Oh, Mommy bought me a Barbie at Target yesterday." I was floored. Why? It's not a holiday!
My parents allowed us books, art supplies, and musical instruments (and accoutrements) year round. But toys were solely for birthdays and Christmas. I did the same with my daughter.
Yeah, I might get a book if I begged, and I only get food gifts when we fight, but everything else is for special occasions.
Quality Street was very special to us.
Does anyone remember the gooseberry flavour cream? I think Quality Street must have retired that one in the 70s
Or black magic? Remember those?
My mother's favourite.