• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Reese’s is one of my favorites too, but objectively it’s horrible, down there with hersheys chocolate. They successfully made it addictive, rather than taste like peanut butter or chocolate. Try something like a Trader Joe’s peanut butter cup and it’s a world of difference.

    It won’t keep me from my Reese’s but at least I’m aware of it

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      33 minutes ago

      Reese’s tasted a whole lot better 20+ years ago. Now it’s just gritty sugar with peanut butter flavored ‘essence’ added. Same goes for Cadbury eggs which are completely inedible now.

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        15 minutes ago

        I always wondered about that but I don’t eat frequently enough to notice when it changed

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          12 minutes ago

          Eating them infrequently is exactly how I noticed the change especially with the Cadbury eggs. It used to have a creamy center that has been replaced with what tastes like a spoonful of gritty Betty Crocker sugar frosting. Reese’s are less obvious but also just taste like sugar (or HFCS) to me now and they were my absolute favorite as a kid as someone who’s not really into candy.

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      3 hours ago

      Will do once I’m in the US, although I need to figure out an explanation for the vast collection of JD Vance memes on my phone first.