Discontinued food and drink you wish was still around?

[Sonygamer455]

While we have undoubtedly had a lot of different food and drink over the years, nothing lasts forever, and I am sure we've had something we loved once that used to be available but was discontinued at some point in time. With that said, what are some that you've had before that you wish were still available today?

 

[SPhilli911]

Right away SoBe comes to mind, a drink from the 90s/early 2000s. Apparently it still exists, kinda, but not in the way it used to with no regular distribution to stores anymore. I remember these being all the rage among the angsty, youth in high school. We'd collect the glass bottles and display them next to the Sublime posters in our rooms whilst playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater... probably.

Side note I learned just now: SoBe is short for South Beach so I always assumed it was a Florida brand. Turns out they were founded in Norwalk, Connecticut, which is basically my backyard. Maybe that plays a role in why they were all over at the time in my area.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Cookies &.

Yes that's actually the real name of it. They're called that and would often fill in the rest of the name with whatever candy flavor it is and for a long time, that clever marketing made it really difficult for me to find anything on Google about it. This was a candy bar I used to see a lot in the early 2000's that came in M&M's, Twix, Butterfinger and I think Snickers flavors and was advertised quite a bit back then. I used to take one of these with me to lunch when I was in elementary school and I LOVED them, but sadly they were discontinued around 2005 or so and I have yet to see them again. Though I was told they apparently did exist in other countries albeit under a different names, it's unclear to me if they still exist anymore.

Although I might be 20 years removed since I had another one, I still vividly remember how they taste. If they EVER brought these back again, I'd be thrilled because this is a candy bar I still crave to this day. It actually is what made me want to create this thread.

 

[TexRex]

Bell Beefer, Sunshine Golden Fruit and Nabisco Famous Wafers.

Setting aside that it probably wouldn't be good anymore as Taco Bell isn't good anymore, and I'm no longer eating beef so it's doubly moot, I do miss the spirit of what amounted to a taco-seasoned Sloppy Joe with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese on it. I'd "lunch ditch" in high school and get one at the Taco Bell near campus. They'd even do a hotter version that I favored. Nothing crazy hot, just a bit more kick. My god, it's approaching 40 years since I had one. I'd guess 1988-9? Anyway even if I could get one exactly as it was then it would certainly be too much sodium so it's probably for the best.

Golden Fruit were a soft cookie like a Fig Newton but with a raisin filling and about the size of a graham cracker. Crawfords are good but they're currant and the cookie itself isn't quite the same.

Famous Wafers went away very recently and I wish I'd known they were going to. They were made by the same company as Oreos and I suspect they were the exact same recipe as the Oreo cookie but in a larger, thinner shape and without the cream filling that makes me gag. You can still get Oreo "blanks" for baking from mail order and walk-in restaurant supply houses for cheesecake crusts and whatever, but they're off of store shelves.

 

[coryclifford]

Bell Beefer

Something is going on with the internet that it’s a hot item lately. Mom used to make sloppy Joe, a lot, because Taco Bell stopped selling those things in like the late 70s?

Otherwise I can’t think of any food I miss. It’s all still out there.

 

[TexRex]

Something is going on with the internet that it’s a hot item lately. Mom used to make sloppy Joe, a lot, because Taco Bell stopped selling those things in like the late 70s?

I think they went away properly in the early to mid '90s but they could have been pared back heavily before that.

Some years back someone on GTP posted a picture of a Taco Bell menu from the '70s that had it on it and that sort of rekindled my interest in it otherwise I probably wouldn't have mentioned it today.

Edit:

It was...uh...it was not 89 cents when I would get it. Though it probably wasn't that much more. Maybe a buck and a quarter? It was high school so I wasn't splurging.

 

[Liquid]

British adults between the ages of 30-40 who had school dinners miss Turkey Twizzlers.

When I had school dinners in primary school, Friday, spotty bag day, was just the best. Your food came in a white paper bag with red and yellow spots on it and was basically a bag of fried grease that turned the bag transparent.

 

[TexRex]

British adults between the ages of 30-40 who had school dinners miss Turkey Twizzlers.

When I had school dinners in primary school, Friday, spotty bag day, was just the best. Your food came in a white paper bag with red and yellow spots on it and was basically a bag of fried grease that turned the bad transparent.

 

[Jezza819]

I loved these things. I would get two of them with fries and a coke. They tried relaunching it years later but with lettuce and other garnishes and then it just became a Subway sandwich. Give me the original hot ham & cheese.

 

[Boston77]

Bell Beefer, Sunshine Golden Fruit and Nabisco Famous Wafers.

Setting aside that it probably wouldn't be good anymore as Taco Bell isn't good anymore, and I'm no longer eating beef so it's doubly moot, I do miss the spirit of what amounted to a taco-seasoned Sloppy Joe with lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese on it. I'd "lunch ditch" in high school and get one at the Taco Bell near campus. They'd even do a hotter version that I favored. Nothing crazy hot, just a bit more kick. My god, it's approaching 40 years since I had one. I'd guess 1988-9? Anyway even if I could get one exactly as it was then it would certainly be too much sodium so it's probably for the best.

Golden Fruit were a soft cookie like a Fig Newton but with a raisin filling and about the size of a graham cracker. Crawfords are good but they're currant and the cookie itself isn't quite the same.

Famous Wafers went away very recently and I wish I'd known they were going to. They were made by the same company as Oreos and I suspect they were the exact same recipe as the Oreo cookie but in a larger, thinner shape and without the cream filling that makes me gag. You can still get Oreo "blanks" for baking from mail order and walk-in restaurant supply houses for cheesecake crusts and whatever, but they're off of store shelves.

Golden fruit cookies/bars were my absolute favorite treat when I was young.
I still look for them on the shelves even though I know they have disappeared.

 

[Jezza819]

 

[FPV MIC]

After a weekend of water skiing back in the early 70's on the Murray River our family would come home from 'The Shack' (my uncles) we'd be that worn out and seriously hungry that these were the perfect solution. Very quick, easy, and tasty. I miss them.. and those weekends at the shack.

Edit: ...and Yumbo's (like in @Jezza819's post). They came back briefly somewhere around 2020 for some sort of anniversary in nearly exactly the same form. Of course there was less ham, less cheese, and less bun but the taste was still the same.

 

[Blitz24]

I loved these things. I would get two of them with fries and a coke. They tried relaunching it years later but with lettuce and other garnishes and then it just became a Subway sandwich. Give me the original hot ham & cheese.

You might have been the only person in the world who liked the Yumbo.


Mine are the following:

These cookies were delicious but they have either been long discontinued or just limited to specific locations. My guess is the former even though I still see some sites trying to sell them at ridiculously inflated prices.

Used to drink this in college. Been discontinued and re-introduced but it is not the same.

 

[Tornado]

I can't contest whether it tasted the same as it did the first time it debuted with Van Halen guitars and everything, but when they brought back Crystal Pepsi for a summer 8 years or so ago I thought it was pretty good.

 

[coryclifford]

Oh, I just thought of the McLean and the McDLT. Arch deluxe? Hot side stays hot, cool side stays cool.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Taco Bell: Beef Gordita Supreme (bastards had the nerve to tease me with a limited re-release)

Wendy's: Chicken Caeser Pita

 

[Omnis]

Surge.


Rice Krispies Treats cereal

 

[Liquid]

Not being from the States, I never got to try the famous A&W 1/3 pounder burger but I sure wish I could have.

 

[W3H5]

Banana Bubbles. When I was a kid (I still remember the jingle on TV) there was a cereal like Rice Krispies but banana flavoured. Maybe I imagined it.

 

[TheCracker]

DinaSour Eggs - god-level gobstoppers from the 80's. They also did a similar Watermelon gobstopper/jawbreaker which was, for me at least, even better.

There was a thriving black market for these at my school. Some serious pennies to be made for those who could resist their delicious sourness and deal them from a quiet corridor instead.

 

[VBR]

 

[Pupik]

DinaSour Eggs - god-level gobstoppers from the 80's.

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Wow, forgot about those; they seemed to be short-lived but arrived at the intersection of my dinosaur fascination at the time.

Cheez-it Grooves Zesty Cheddar seemed to disappear a few years ago and replaced with a more bland "regular" Cheddar flavor.

Ruffles brought over All-Dressed flavour to the US in a slightly less-oily variety than found in Canada, but otherwise identical. That lasted just 2-3 years but they disappeared around 2018. I've found you could probably make an All-Dressed ice cream, and I'd eat it.

 

[W3H5]

The last time I was in the UK I noticed a distinct lack of Flamin’ Hot Monster Munch. I was specifically looking for them but had no luck.

Those are my death row meal, I hope they’re not completely discontinued.

 

[Pupik]

Those are my death row meal, I hope they’re not completely discontinued.

I think we have the plot for a book; man gets permanent stay of execution due to unavailability of specific last meal.

 

[W3H5]

I think we have the plot for a book; man gets permanent stay of execution due to unavailability of specific last meal.

I don’t think it works that way. I think one is granted the closest thing that is possible.
I wouldn’t know, I’m not a criminal, but if I was, I’d want some Flamin’ Hot Monster Munch to send me off.

They ain’t even “Hot”, just curry flavoured.

If it comes down to it, I’ll expect some kind member of this forum to bring me a bag of crisps before I get a bullet through the head. Thank you for your understanding.

Or you could break me out of Thai jail. That would be even better. Thank you again.
If not, the crisps will do.

The death penalty in this country is so much easier.

That went off on a tangent. Sorry.

Bring me Monster Munch! But not pickled onion, those are too smelly and not satisfactory. I don’t want to die smelling of a 12 year old school boy.

Failing that, just a New York pepperoni with a good dose of chilli flakes. And a handsome helping of black pepper. Cold Dr Pepper to wash it down with.

Totally off topic. My bad.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

Sugar free Rockstar energy drinks. It used to be one of my favorites and one day they suddenly weren‘t available anymore.

 

[Omnis]

Wow, forgot about those; they seemed to be short-lived but arrived at the intersection of my dinosaur fascination at the time.

Cheez-it Grooves Zesty Cheddar seemed to disappear a few years ago and replaced with a more bland "regular" Cheddar flavor.

Ruffles brought over All-Dressed flavour to the US in a slightly less-oily variety than found in Canada, but otherwise identical. That lasted just 2-3 years but they disappeared around 2018. I've found you could probably make an All-Dressed ice cream, and I'd eat it.

Oh yeah, All-Dressed was awesome. Best thing out of Canada since sliced poutine