Food you remember from the 80s

Brizzles · 25 Jan 2019 at 17:27

SPG said:
cord en blue

Please tell me that was a deliberate miss spelling

Malevolence · 25 Jan 2019 at 17:48

Angilion said:
Fruit salad goes back further. When I was a boy, fruit salad and blackjack were the cheapest sweets at 4 for a penny. You could really stretch your pocket money with those.

Also, Mojos were 4 for a penny too.

Chojin · 25 Jan 2019 at 18:22

Malevolence said:
Best school dinner pud, this served with custard.

I used to buy that on its own for about 20p at school. Was delicious, had no idea it was a standard issue.

banja · 25 Jan 2019 at 18:58

Original Weetaflakes. Small knobbly flakes, came in a bag. Top breakfast that was.

Ginsters Pasty Italiano. Did have celery in it, but proper tasty.

SPG · 25 Jan 2019 at 19:14

Brizzles said:
Please tell me that was a deliberate miss spelling

cham pag ne innit

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Scuzi · 25 Jan 2019 at 19:14

Does anyone remember those chocolate bar shaped mechanically reclaimed meat bars that you put under the grill. They did flavours like “Chinese ribs” or something similar and they were sold in Iceland. Dalepak rib steaks. I loved those but they were probably carcinogenic.

G-MAN2004 · 25 Jan 2019 at 19:29

The original Lucozade with about 30 cubes of sugar in it.

Lovely stuff. I still drink it today but it's nowhere near as nice now they've had to try and avoid the sugar tax.

Feek · 25 Jan 2019 at 19:35

Scuzi said:
Does anyone remember those chocolate bar shaped mechanically reclaimed meat bars that you put under the grill. They did flavours like “Chinese ribs” or something similar and they were sold in Iceland. Dalepak rib steaks. I loved those but they were probably carcinogenic.

Yes!

jpm · 25 Jan 2019 at 19:36

d_brennen said:
Used to love Crispy Pancakes, all of them (think there were 3 different fillings). They are not appealing now for some reason

The missus and I were talking about these the other night, used to love it when my dad would call me in for my supper, crispy pancakes (chicken and mushroom I think) and chips. Heaven.

I haven't had them for years.

robfosters · 25 Jan 2019 at 19:45

Scuzi said:
Does anyone remember those chocolate bar shaped mechanically reclaimed meat bars that you put under the grill. They did flavours like “Chinese ribs” or something similar and they were sold in Iceland. Dalepak rib steaks. I loved those but they were probably carcinogenic.

Yeah, they were nice. Dalepak also did minted lamb grills. They were good too.

flea.rider · 25 Jan 2019 at 19:57

frey bentos meat and such pies .. when we were first married .. come on ya know they where ****

Malevolence · 25 Jan 2019 at 20:50

G-MAN2004 said:
The original Lucozade with about 30 cubes of sugar in it. Lovely stuff. I still drink it today but it's nowhere near as nice now they've had to try and avoid the sugar tax.

Remember when it came in a bottle wrapped in that orange crinkly plastic?

d_brennen · 25 Jan 2019 at 20:51

jpm said:
The missus and I were talking about these the other night, used to love it when my dad would call me in for my supper, crispy pancakes (chicken and mushroom I think) and chips. Heaven.

I haven't had them for years.

I'd say leave as a good memory tbh

Found some in Morrisons but just didn't do the trick. Think there's still 2 in the freezer

BDEE · 25 Jan 2019 at 20:59

Boil in the bag fish.

EUGH.

Made me vomit back onto my plate once. I kid you not.

lookitsjonno · 25 Jan 2019 at 21:06

robfosters said:
Yeah, they were nice. Dalepak also did minted lamb grills. They were good too.

Burgers today taste like cardboard in comparison. Bring back the 80s, where you just didn't care, full of offal, fat and salt and totally delicious

Begbie · 25 Jan 2019 at 21:20

Kol said:
Also, Walker's savoury cheese flavour snaps. I saw the tomato flavour (though they've change the recipe).

I think the ones he's talking about came in fake cigarette packaging, too, but were an horrendous cheap milk chocolate covered in paper. I'm still not sure whether the paper was edible.

But like every kid, you still ate it!

I sure did.

How weird to think they were even a thing!

lookitsjonno · 25 Jan 2019 at 21:21

Walkers cheese and onion crisps before they removed the MSG and halfed the packet size

BUDFORCE · 25 Jan 2019 at 21:39

Umbungo (or however you spell it) fruit drink.

It's been mentioned already but I also thought about tab clear, I really liked that.

Anyone remember Virgin Cola?

Or the ice creams you could get from the ice cream van that had the chewing gum at the bottom.

Kol · 25 Jan 2019 at 21:41

Begbie said:
But like every kid, you still ate it!

I sure did.

How weird to think they were even a thing!

Too right I did :eek:

tasted terrible but thought it was the done thing

eola · 25 Jan 2019 at 22:05

Old jamaca, rum and raisan dark chocolate....why did they stop making that