Pining for discontinued foods! (lighthearted) rant!

[summerchild82]

About 20 years ago when I was at Uni, I lived opposite a LIDL (back when you had to find a carboard box to carry your stuff around!). They used to do a Ristorante Frutti Di Mare frozen pizza (I think it was 2 in a box) and it still pisses me off that it was discontinued. It wasn't just prawns, it had mussels and other stuff (possibly olives) on it. I still think about the bastard things today and I just thought there must be others who have their long lost foods.

Others for me are Brannigans crisps and more recently, Fries To Go! Oh how I could demolish some Fries To Go right now!

What are yours? Join in my rant :)

Yes!! They were my favourite

Yep I always go for M&S deltas on threads like these

I miss Surprise peas

sweet cigarettes (hard ones in boxes) are still around although not packaged as cigarettes and no red tip.

the soft candy sticks, coconut mushrooms and sweet tobacco have recently been discontinued

I’ve tried it. Close but not quite the same or maybe it’s just age and my taste buds!

@summerchild82
Lidl used to sell an amazing sunflower seed bread like half pumpernickel half brown bread (long long ago)

Oh yes they were really nice 😭 Did you save this photo all those years? Or the empty packet? 😂

My now DH took me to see his parents in winter and we took their dogs out for a walk in local woods, which I said resembled a Sara Lee chocolate gateau, the consistency was identical! If ever we talk about those woods, the Sara Lee reference pops out.

I miss Texans.

Why did Heinz stop making those tinned puddings? Everyone loved them, dead easy, 2 mins in a microwave, instant custard and how fabulous!

Yes! I loved those!! I think Iceland too.

Here we go again. Food pornography again! I shall report you all!😂

The Quorn lamb grills were so delicious!

Yes I liked that too-

Yes! I bloody loved Deltas. Also, M&S used to do something called Cheese Snax Mix at Christmas which included something very similar to Deltas and they stopped doing them in 2019. I was bereft and still check every Christmas to see if they’ve bought them back.

I loved those and chicken flavour Ringos. Also Surprise peas which were the nicest tasting peas and so handy to have in the cupboard.

If you were a kid in the 70s/80s the Golden Cup chocolate bar. It had caramel in it.
It was more expensive than other bars so it was a rare treat but I can still close my eyes and dream about demolishing one now.
All chocolate was lovely then.
Now it’s like blocks of brown lard

Ricicles Cereal
marks and Spencer’s venison pie
Birds eye supermousses
Birds Eye Rio mousse
Findus fish pie made to a recipe by Raymond Blanc

you can still get it at marks I think https://www.ocado.com/search?q=cracked%20shell
or make your own https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/244438/instant-chocolate-hard-shell/

I'm a bit behind but in case nobody else has said, they've brought it back!! Iceland and Morrisons for sure. Another win on the thread, yay :)

https://www.talkingretail.com/products-news/foodtogo/dr-oetker-ristorante-pollo-returns-in-response-to-demand-27-04-2026/

Home Pride used to do a sauce that my mum used with her meatballs (she made the meatballs herself and tried to make her own sauce but we all preferred this sauce 🙄). When we realised it was being discontinued we stocked up but alas our supply ran out decades ago.

M&S used to do the most beautiful chicken escalopes but they stopped them over a decade ago.

More recently M&S stopped doing their Bang Bang dip, I'd only just discovered it in the months prior so that was a blow, but probably for the best as I was going through a tub every few days.

Similarly Waitrose used to do a lovely pecorino and basil dip that they discontinued years ago.

My final one isn't a food. It's a deodorant. Vaseline used to do a "cotton fresh" deodorant which they suddenly stopped and I still miss it 20+ years later.

Also Rancheros. I know they still technically exist but they taste NOTHING like the old ones.

Do they do them in mint?!

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/cooks-ingredients-frozen-soffritto-mix/779502-493206-493207
It is frozen but I did see fresh one in Waitrose as well about a year ago.

Pacers
ice magic
Spangles
Freshen Up chewing gum
cherry garcia ice cream
Boasters biscuits
M & S cheese and celery sandwich - the one from the late 80s/ 90s
A M& S ready meal that was fresh pasta with a red wine type sauce and mushrooms. Nobody remembers it but it was utterly delicious

Fruit rocks from Thorntons.

You're in luck - the Pollo pizza is back! (wish mine was but I'm happy for you!) x

I still miss findus crispy pancakes, the chicken curry ones 😔

That's the one I buy now for cooking (yes, I'm lazy) but this one was fresh and it was just nice to chuck in sandwiches or mix in with pasta or something. And it was much finer than the frozen.

Thanks though!