605695 Sat Mar 21 17:29:01 -0700 2009 206 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4526174 Bought a bag of 'Thai Green Curry Crackers' from Marks and Spencer in Hong Kong. It must be one of the worst tasting snacks made by man. The taste can be described as what you would get, if Styrofoam could rot! Shouldn't have tasted it since the smell alone is enough to make one gag!! Sat Mar 21 17:29:01 -0700 2009 10810 Charles Yu 1 4526259 sounds like the Tom Yum cashews i recently tried from Trader Joe's. i've actually sen some positive reviews online, but i personally thought they were so wretched that i actually returned them to TJ's. Sat Mar 21 18:23:05 -0700 2009 4526174 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4527970 damn, I just bought those, have been a little afraid to open them, now I'll be a lot afraid! Sun Mar 22 14:33:47 -0700 2009 4526259 57005 harryharry 3 4528079 Good luck!! Taste one and give us your feedback! Assuming you manage to survive the trauma, Ha! Sun Mar 22 15:18:24 -0700 2009 4527970 10810 Charles Yu 3 4529905 definitely report back - i'm curious to know what you think of them. Mon Mar 23 09:47:43 -0700 2009 4527970 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4532756 I bought them too! Way too much going on, with the worst thing being the consistency; like taffy. I tried to add some to a salad I was having, no good. I threw the rest away. Tue Mar 24 06:52:05 -0700 2009 4526259 151336 BaltoPhilFood 3 4533003 glad it's not just me! ugh, they were chewy, stringy, way too sweet, and overpoweringly lemongrass-y. they almost tasted rancid. nasty. Tue Mar 24 08:06:10 -0700 2009 4532756 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4540794 second that. awful tasting stuff. took them to work and just left them on the table and heard awful things about them there too.... Thu Mar 26 11:24:02 -0700 2009 4526259 76259 foodwich 3 4542408 They was sort of intrigued by the taste -- kind of like Tom Yom Noodle Soup -- but they made my stomach hurt! Thu Mar 26 19:26:12 -0700 2009 4540794 245669 rememberme 4 4545288 most things get eaten up in the office coffee room so when people complained about these i could not even bring myself to admit i had brought them in !! Fri Mar 27 18:25:26 -0700 2009 4542408 76259 foodwich 1 4526379 Rice cakes. More mainstream now, but no amout of sugar, vanilla and caramel can disguise the texture of cardboard. It must be an acquired taste. Sat Mar 21 19:25:07 -0700 2009 4526174 87837 RGC1982 2 4526382 I completely agree, I never did understand their appeal... Sat Mar 21 19:26:56 -0700 2009 4526379 236136 AndrewK512 2 4526384 Gah. Only if you can acquire a taste for styrofoam cups. I have never understood how people can eat those things. Sat Mar 21 19:28:12 -0700 2009 4526379 13722 small h 2 4526472 Rice cakes are sold exclusively to people who believe you can't possibly lose weight if your food isn't disgusting. Sat Mar 21 20:11:43 -0700 2009 4526379 112096 Caroline1 3 4528228 Miss Caroline you've got to know how to schmear 'em! If you cover a rice cake with enough nutella, or gooey cheese and a hunk of salami, etc..etc... the rice cake just melts away. (sorta) I actually like rice cakes. The popcorn ones are fairly tasty too. Ooh or the cheddar. Sun Mar 22 16:39:03 -0700 2009 4526472 110426 Boccone Dolce 4 4528280 But if you already have nutella or cheese or salami, what the hell do you need the rice cake for? As Caroline1 points out, rice cakes are supposed to be a diet food. If you're gonna take a diet food & throw fat all over it, why bother? It's like ordering a Friendly's Reeses Pieces sundae and a Tab. Which I totally have done, btw. Sun Mar 22 16:54:03 -0700 2009 4528228 13722 small h 3 4528556 awww come on now. The right flavor rice cake is delicious to me! White cheddar rice cakes are my substitute for cheez-its which are my biggest weakness when it comes to salty, carb-y snacks (I've eaten 6, 8, 10 servings at once). The apple cinnamon mini rice cakes (quakes) are pretty addictive too. And all the cheesy versions of those. Sun Mar 22 18:43:17 -0700 2009 4526472 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4567855 i'm with you Cory....especially with the corn and rice cake varieties, and those tortilla ones. if i keep stuff like that in the house, i'm less likely to overdo it elsewhere. I'm not a fan of the sweet varieties though. My favorites are the sour cream and onion, dill pickle, sea salt, salsa etc types. Sat Apr 04 15:14:10 -0700 2009 4528556 153184 im_nomad 5 4568406 sea salt! i forgot about those. yum. Sat Apr 04 20:39:58 -0700 2009 4567855 242801 CoryKatherine 2 4526520 Rice cakes are not food; rice cakes are food substitute, meant to keep the body just this side of starvation until real food can be located and consumed. Oh, can I put in a vote for the Snapea Crisps they sell at Trader Joe's? They taste like KRILL. Sat Mar 21 20:31:41 -0700 2009 4526379 10811 Das Ubergeek 3 4527613 i second the snap pea crisps! ugh.... Sun Mar 22 12:08:45 -0700 2009 4526520 264146 kubasd 4 4540807 Gulp. I love snap pea crisps. Thu Mar 26 11:26:10 -0700 2009 4527613 137755 Sal Vanilla 5 4542412 I love them too, but only the Caesar version. Maybe I'd like KRILL too . . . Thu Mar 26 19:27:04 -0700 2009 4540807 245669 rememberme 2 4527265 There is a local ethnic, market in Catonsville, MD that has a little old man with a decrepit looking machine that pops out fresh rice cakes(one about every five seconds)...these things are really quite good...about $2.00 for ten rice ckaes.... Sun Mar 22 09:30:03 -0700 2009 4526379 11562 Hue 3 4584531 Are you talking about H-MART (route 40)? If so, I could never bring myself to try his rice cakes because he was wedged right next to the seafood section of the market, and the mingling off-fish odors with warm toasted rice does not do it for me. Fri Apr 10 09:47:23 -0700 2009 4527265 275657 AhRoi 4 4600702 I'm tellin ya they are the best I ever had!!! If the fish odor permeates then it's adding something. Thu Apr 16 07:02:27 -0700 2009 4584531 11562 Hue 2 4528913 The mini cheddar rice cakes at Aldi are totally great. Not incredibly good for you, but much better than an equivalent portion of potato chips. Sun Mar 22 22:34:46 -0700 2009 4526379 130151 dmd_kc 2 4529006 Agreed. I only eat rice cakes if I'm sick with some kind of stomach bug and I can't withstand something more substantial. After a day of just broth, a rice cake is a real treat lol Mon Mar 23 00:29:39 -0700 2009 4526379 112034 spellweaver16 1 4526744 Soy Joy. It's what Styrofoam invented to keep people from eating Styrofoam. Sun Mar 22 00:59:35 -0700 2009 4526174 11583 ipsedixit 2 4527367 Are you talking about Soy Joy bars? I swear I developed such a taste for them made my hubby drive all over town for the Mango. I hated them, and then suddenly, loved them? Who knew? They are not something that I would ever eat, and at $1 for a dinky bar... Sun Mar 22 10:12:17 -0700 2009 4526744 50431 chef chicklet 3 4527623 a friend of mine used to work on the SoyJoy advertising account, and when they first landed the account all the people in the group were given sample bars so they could try them and get a sense of what they were working with...she said *every* one of the sample bars ended up in the trash - nobody could get past more than one bite. Sun Mar 22 12:11:36 -0700 2009 4527367 103920 goodhealthgourmet 4 4527913 That's one helleva account for the ad agency. How do you sell stuff that makes styrofoam taste like creme brulee? Sun Mar 22 14:20:59 -0700 2009 4527623 11583 ipsedixit 5 4528161 Their ad is really cute, little stick figured gal, and the music is upbeat, lively and colorful. The ad sort of stuck with me and then I saw the bars being promoted. I was dieting, and thought I'd try a couple. I tried the fruit, apple and the mango. I did notice that no one really cared for any of them. I can' t remember why I tried it again. Maybe I was hoping for a miracle, something that would keep me from getting hungry. Absolutely was not the case, I'd eat a couple of them! The mango bar is moist. Sun Mar 22 15:52:50 -0700 2009 4527913 50431 chef chicklet 6 4565950 oh. a stick figure gal? where did they get that idea? from all the people who were given the soyjoy bars to eat for one week, and came near to starvation for lack of sustenance.? (kudos to you chef c, for eating the mango version. you are a trouper! ;-). Fri Apr 03 16:49:38 -0700 2009 4528161 105717 alkapal 4 4528145 Yea, I would say that was accurate. They are really dense and cardboard like, but I guess I got a hankering for it, cause I sure do like the mango one. Full of fiber. What is really odd, is that I don't eat health bars, or diet bars ever. Sun Mar 22 15:47:46 -0700 2009 4527623 50431 chef chicklet 4 4528561 they are gross Sun Mar 22 18:44:04 -0700 2009 4527623 242801 CoryKatherine 5 4530825 to each her own. Mon Mar 23 13:48:33 -0700 2009 4528561 50431 chef chicklet 6 4531222 of course! Mon Mar 23 15:41:04 -0700 2009 4530825 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4528696 I've only tried the strawberry SoyJoy bar because I've been told it's the best one, and, well, I'm not in any hurry to try the other flavors. Really, the strawberry SoyJoy wasn't terrible. It tasted rather like a really dry, really bland Fig Newton. But it's not anything I'd waste my money on and I'd rather grab a granola bar or a piece of fruit if I want a light snack. Funny story about the ad agency, though. Were they involved with SoyJoy's packaging design at all? I do like their packaging... Sun Mar 22 19:36:45 -0700 2009 4527623 276377 waddleidoer 5 4528714 And how 'bout their forays into product placement? http://nymag.com/news/features/51014/ Sun Mar 22 19:41:15 -0700 2009 4528696 13722 small h 2 4528721 Totally agree--these are disgusting. A friend got a whole box as a work related "product sample" and immediately tried to pawn it off on the rest of us. I'm a sucker for freebies, but I couldn't palate this at all. They were also being given out for free at the New Yorker Festival in NYC this past fall, and, having become wise from my previous experience, I steered clear of that area. Yuck! Sun Mar 22 19:44:01 -0700 2009 4526744 10216 Lucia 2 4528917 Oh, I totally agree! I got some Soy Joy bars as a sample, and I couldn't believe how awful they are! Sun Mar 22 22:38:13 -0700 2009 4526744 74556 manraysky 1 4526949 I once bought an energy bar at my local grocer that contained spirulina. The only way to describe it is to say it was like biting into rubbery pond scum. Sun Mar 22 06:54:55 -0700 2009 4526174 16906 pitterpatter 2 4530831 um. spirulina is pond scum, that blue green algae color is off putting, but the smell. OMG. Mon Mar 23 13:49:58 -0700 2009 4526949 50431 chef chicklet 3 4541614 Haha, I remember buying a fancy premium mixed juice with spirulina about 10 years ago. I was 15, and thought spirulina was some sort of exotic fruit. Tasting it was indeed like drinking pond scum. That's when I read the label closely to discover pond scum was exactly what I was drinking. Mind you - while not a snack - smartfish omega 3 juice/dairy drink must be the worst tasting juice-box ever. I got a free sample at the grocery store, and actually gagged from the sip. Whoever decided that milk, fake raspberry flavor and fish oil go together well should be fired. Thu Mar 26 14:55:12 -0700 2009 4530831 120373 hangrygirl 1 4527034 Aerosol spray cheese. Those supposedly healthy multi colored chips made of various roots & tubers. Bacon flavored anything (and I like bacon) rice cakes Those cookies that look like windmills. cheap candy from europe (like you get at Big Lot's) Sun Mar 22 07:42:11 -0700 2009 4526174 140140 mrbigshotno.1 2 4527936 I'm ashamed to say that I love E-Z Cheez squirted onto Chikin in a Biskit (sp). *hides his face in shame* Sun Mar 22 14:26:41 -0700 2009 4527034 10811 Das Ubergeek 3 4529689 Chikin in a basket is the best, but years ago weren't they called a different name?I would sit in front of the TV with a box and a tube of ABBA salmon roe caviar and go into sodium overload, then down a six pack of Fresca. E-Z Cheez in the can is great for feeding reef fish when snorkeling or diving, but watch out for the Cudas. Mon Mar 23 08:56:03 -0700 2009 4527936 151072 currymouth 4 4529913 Chicken in a Biskit have never gone by any other name, AFAIK. Mon Mar 23 09:51:16 -0700 2009 4529689 103920 goodhealthgourmet 5 4542413 Wow -- I didn't know they still make Chicken in a Biskit. Thu Mar 26 19:28:40 -0700 2009 4529913 245669 rememberme 6 4551729 Seriously, me too! I went hunting for them a while back and couldn't find them anywhere. I remember when my family and I first came to this country and discovered this wonderful product (we thought, Wow, this and Entenmann's pound cake--what a great country!). Where have people been able to find CIAB? Mon Mar 30 13:06:12 -0700 2009 4542413 12045 gloriousfood 7 4553867 Large chain grocery stores in downmarket areas, for my part... Tue Mar 31 07:45:24 -0700 2009 4551729 10811 Das Ubergeek 4 4611036 Please, do not feed fish E-Z Cheese (or hot dogs, potato chips, etc.). It is very bad for them, their digestive systems are not able to handle the fats that are not naturally in their diets. And yes, I am guilty of having done it in the past before I knew better. Now, having said that, take a piece of pickled herring and put it on a chickin in a biscuit and you've got some good eats! Mon Apr 20 08:14:32 -0700 2009 4529689 102444 Hankdad1 3 4537254 or squirted directly on your finger. Viola! Cheese straws. Wed Mar 25 11:27:24 -0700 2009 4527936 219993 LA Buckeye Fan 2 4528565 lol I love those roots and tubers. delish! then again there is hardly anything I don't like. I can't even think of a response for this thread. Sun Mar 22 18:45:21 -0700 2009 4527034 242801 CoryKatherine 2 4529343 NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I love those windmill cookies and spray cheese....lol. Now that rainbow colored sticky popcorn is GROSS and black licorice is AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!! Mon Mar 23 07:15:19 -0700 2009 4527034 46235 Johnresa 2 4530836 roots and tubers? the french fry looking stuff? love those. Mon Mar 23 13:50:56 -0700 2009 4527034 50431 chef chicklet 3 4531227 i think they're called Terra Chips, Chips made from sweet potatoes, beets, turnips.... some other things. Yummy. Mon Mar 23 15:42:11 -0700 2009 4530836 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4531326 I am addicted to Terra Chips. Love them... Mon Mar 23 16:11:07 -0700 2009 4531227 136241 six dower 4 4536737 I hear you can get some really creative crisps in England. I was reading in someone's Live Journal about how they tried lamb flavored crisps. From what they said, probably not the first thing I'd try if I get to visit Britain. Wed Mar 25 09:13:22 -0700 2009 4531227 184593 givemecarbs 5 4565959 mmmmmmmm....lamb crisps! prawn crisps, yes! lamb? not so much...... Fri Apr 03 16:52:08 -0700 2009 4536737 105717 alkapal 6 4567859 well....in all fairness....it's prawn cocktail crisps, and really they only taste of cocktail sauce, not prawns. Sat Apr 04 15:16:39 -0700 2009 4565959 153184 im_nomad 7 4568667 prawn crisps taste like cocktail sauce? not the ones i've had.... Sun Apr 05 04:59:28 -0700 2009 4567859 105717 alkapal 8 4612863 British prawn cocktail crisps taste of cocktail sauce -- Asian prawn chips taste of krill. Mon Apr 20 16:20:56 -0700 2009 4568667 10811 Das Ubergeek 2 4531003 EZ Cheese consumed quite happily around here, and I've known lots of people who couldn't live without the windmill cookies; I just think they're OK. The only snacky thing I work hard at avoiding is pretzels. First time somebody gave me one I was amazed to see everyone else gobbling them up as though they actually tasted good, and I was around five at the time. I tolerate them better now, but to me their one advantage is that I know I'll never make a pig of myself if that's all there is. Mon Mar 23 14:34:30 -0700 2009 4527034 11478 Will Owen 3 4531488 I feel the same way about pretzels. Mon Mar 23 17:00:23 -0700 2009 4531003 139180 Blush 4 4531786 ever tried the chocolate-dipped or peanut butter-filled ones? Mon Mar 23 18:33:08 -0700 2009 4531488 103920 goodhealthgourmet 5 4531930 I had to stop buying peanut butter-filled pretzels, because the bags kept mysteriously disappearing. [grin] Mon Mar 23 19:21:44 -0700 2009 4531786 10074 Caitlin McGrath 6 4532118 I don't like little crunchy pretzels, but I love the big soft ones with salt on them. They deserve a whole different name. Mon Mar 23 20:29:20 -0700 2009 4531930 237929 tracylee 6 4532773 Amen. We keep an open bag of TJ's peanutbutter-filled pretzels in our pantry and grab a couple every time we go in there. They never get stale b/c we eat them that quickly. Broken hard pretzels from PA is a weakness of mine. My family was just in town from PA and brought me a bag. Aaaaah, love 'em. Tue Mar 24 06:56:21 -0700 2009 4531930 71241 lynnlato 7 4533681 Peanut butter-filled pretzels make a great movie snack. Tue Mar 24 11:03:59 -0700 2009 4532773 10074 Caitlin McGrath 8 4533906 i miss pretzels :( Tue Mar 24 11:59:04 -0700 2009 4533681 103920 goodhealthgourmet 9 4534193 GHG-Have you tried the wheat free/gluten free pretzels? The brand name escapes me but I was wondering if they are any good. Tue Mar 24 13:11:23 -0700 2009 4533906 151336 BaltoPhilFood 10 4534808 Someone just brought a bag into the office and they were gone in minutes. Better than regular pretzels, imho. Tue Mar 24 15:57:14 -0700 2009 4534193 90988 hyacinthgirl 9 4534300 So sorry, GHG. :( Tue Mar 24 13:37:55 -0700 2009 4533906 71241 lynnlato 10 4535280 aww, thanks :) Balto, most of the packaged GF pretzels contain soy flour, which i also can't eat...and they're all *absurdly* high in fat & sodium. Tue Mar 24 18:35:09 -0700 2009 4534300 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4548778 Terra Chips? One of the best things ever invented? Sun Mar 29 12:12:20 -0700 2009 4527034 12135 John Manzo 1 4527249 there are some Japanese or Chinese snack crunchy things, I have no idea what they are called but they are truly disgusting. Salt and vinegar flavoured crisps are bad too (chips to Americans). Sun Mar 22 09:22:09 -0700 2009 4526174 22559 smartie 2 4527280 There are lots of Salt and Vinegar chips sold in the US and have been for at least 30 years. I think it started in the NE with the people who liked putting vinegar on their french fries (chips to you in the UK) Sun Mar 22 09:35:40 -0700 2009 4527249 10285 Candy 2 4527320 I hope you don't mean wasabi peas. They are GREAT. Sun Mar 22 09:53:29 -0700 2009 4527249 262680 margshep 2 4531481 I just ate a bag of salt and vinegar pop chips... I would probably eat salt and vinegar styrofoam if put in front of me. Salt + vinegar + almost anything= addicting, burny joy Mon Mar 23 16:57:38 -0700 2009 4527249 90988 hyacinthgirl 3 4531971 Oh, those are good! I love salt and vinegar anything, too. Mon Mar 23 19:34:53 -0700 2009 4531481 74556 manraysky 4 4532095 me too i know this is suppost to be the worst tasting but two things people keep mentioning are my favourite snack junky items- liquorice and salt "n" vinegar chips Mon Mar 23 20:19:56 -0700 2009 4531971 235412 umbushi plum 5 4532425 I love licorice, too! Tue Mar 24 00:58:48 -0700 2009 4532095 74556 manraysky 5 4535142 I found the 'salt and vinegar' powder on a spice website someplace, and bought a big shaker and put it on everything, until it got too clumpy. It was probably really bad for me, though. Tue Mar 24 17:54:08 -0700 2009 4532095 124908 jeanmarieok 6 4535479 ha i bet it would be really nice on a baked potato or home made skin on chips mmm salty blood pressure spiking seasoning.... Tue Mar 24 19:50:08 -0700 2009 4535142 235412 umbushi plum 2 4584545 YUM. Salt and vinegar chips. One of my favorite snack foods. Fri Apr 10 09:51:31 -0700 2009 4527249 275657 AhRoi 1 4527350 Joe Louis (sp?) snack cakes- those circular chocolate "cake" things with a thin layer of white "cream" in the middle. I remember them being a lot better as a child, which is why I recently bought a box out of nostalgia but GAHH! These were horrid. Dry, crumbly and sour tasting!! Sun Mar 22 10:04:34 -0700 2009 4526174 166743 pinkprimp 1 4527373 I am not a potato chip eater, and it never fails, I always get a bag of Salt and Vineger when we go to Subway (which is rare-thank goodness) and anyway I take a bite of one, then two and close the bag, followed by a "why did I just buy these AGAIN? They're horrible!" Sun Mar 22 10:14:58 -0700 2009 4526174 50431 chef chicklet 2 4527626 chicklet, this makes me sad. i used to *adore* S&V potato chips back in the day. haven't eaten them in years, though. Sun Mar 22 12:12:19 -0700 2009 4527373 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 4528178 OH gosh, I DID TOO! I think its the Kettle (is that the name?) ha ha I almost said Kettle 1 Chips. woo hoo! But the Lays brand that's sold at Subway, gross. And don't be tempted ghg, they're full of so much salt, more salt than vinegar. You above anyone knows about how bad salt is (in that manner of consumption) for our hearts. Geez I just realized that I held you to a higher standard, hope you can handle that... Sun Mar 22 16:03:15 -0700 2009 4527626 50431 chef chicklet 4 4528493 LOL. no worries chicklet...no one holds me to a higher standard than i do myself ;) Sun Mar 22 18:19:15 -0700 2009 4528178 103920 goodhealthgourmet 4 4565966 "kettle one" chips. now that is something i might get into. ;-). Fri Apr 03 16:53:54 -0700 2009 4528178 105717 alkapal 3 4528566 mmmhmmm. yum Sun Mar 22 18:46:08 -0700 2009 4527626 242801 CoryKatherine 3 4540816 I too adore S and V chips. I eat so many of them it burns off a layer of skin on the sides of my mouth making it raw. Am i the only one this happens to? Thu Mar 26 11:29:51 -0700 2009 4527626 137755 Sal Vanilla 4 4541222 Don't worry it happens to me to. I love S&V chips so much that I am willing to forgo the searing/melting away of my sides of my mouth. Thu Mar 26 12:59:34 -0700 2009 4540816 271168 abduction51 4 4565968 me, too -- the vinegar flavoring is killer on the palate. literally. Fri Apr 03 16:55:04 -0700 2009 4540816 105717 alkapal 4 4584549 Me too, but it's sooo worth it. Fri Apr 10 09:52:28 -0700 2009 4540816 275657 AhRoi 5 4611065 Love S&V chips. I found the 'powder' on a website that sells flavoring for pork rind vendors, and bought a shaker bottle full. It was so good, I put it on french fries and baked potatoes. But it got clumpy really fast. Mon Apr 20 08:20:44 -0700 2009 4584549 124908 jeanmarieok 6 4613126 probably best that it all clumped up on you if it discouraged you from using any more :) i imagine it was mostly salt & preservatives, and perhaps even MSG. Mon Apr 20 17:45:03 -0700 2009 4611065 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4528233 Oh goodness...yesterday I picked up some double salted licorice because I love black licorice, the salted variation sounded good to me, and I had never had it. OH DEAR GOD was that brutal! I hear the double-salted variety is an acquired taste, but I don't see myself EVER acquiring a taste for that much ammonia. <shudder> Sun Mar 22 16:40:44 -0700 2009 4526174 139230 Wahooty 2 4528569 haha okay i thought of one. black licorice- yuck Sun Mar 22 18:47:05 -0700 2009 4528233 242801 CoryKatherine 3 4528666 I think that's a flavour you have to grow up having. Italians are immune to the 'ick' of anise flavour, as are most Greeks. :) Sun Mar 22 19:25:20 -0700 2009 4528569 10811 Das Ubergeek 4 4529610 what is interesting is that i sort of enjoy the anise flavor, in moderation. i love anise cookies and other similar-tasting thing. i think it's the combination of the strong flavor with the rubbery chewy texture of licorice. Mon Mar 23 08:39:19 -0700 2009 4528666 242801 CoryKatherine 5 4529941 CoryKatherine, i'm with you. i never could stand licorice-flavored candy or jelly beans, but i love anise, fennel & tarragon...and back in my party days i consumed *more* than my fair share of Jägermeister & Sambuca ;) Mon Mar 23 09:56:26 -0700 2009 4529610 103920 goodhealthgourmet 6 4531229 haha I draw the line with the Sambuca- I gag just thinking about it- but I do enjoy some Jager now and then... Mon Mar 23 15:43:15 -0700 2009 4529941 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4530847 Anisette!!! Yea, that's a drink that grows on you. the French love it too! Mon Mar 23 13:53:10 -0700 2009 4528666 50431 chef chicklet 5 4530882 Mmmm... pastis... absinthe... raki... ouzo... sambuca... Mon Mar 23 14:00:15 -0700 2009 4530847 10811 Das Ubergeek 6 4531048 And you can all leave the Pernod for ME....!!!!! '-) Mon Mar 23 14:48:21 -0700 2009 4530882 112096 Caroline1 2 4528915 Don't ever go to Denmark then! I actually love those extra-salty licorice candies -- but I don't need to have one two or three times a day like the Danes I know... Sun Mar 22 22:36:17 -0700 2009 4528233 130151 dmd_kc 3 4529306 I've heard it's the Dutch that REALLY get into them. It's not the super-saltiness that's off-putting - I love salt and I love licorice (and am neither Italian, nor Greek... :) ) - it took me two tries to carefully read the package and figure out that I wasn't hallucinating the ammonia. I think ammonium chloride may be the one exception to my otherwise hard and fast salt-fiend tendencies. I'm not a fan of candy that burns my tongue AND my nose. But hey, if there's anybody out there that loves them, I've got a barely used package I'd gladly send your way... :) Mon Mar 23 06:59:07 -0700 2009 4528915 139230 Wahooty 4 4532840 You are right - it is the Dutch. Wiki says the same is true of Scandinavia. It does take a while to get used to them. And I do like them. They also have the advantage that for a candy you tend to have a limit of two or three. There is no way you could wolf down a half-pound of them. Self-limiting diet food. Tue Mar 24 07:17:05 -0700 2009 4529306 154622 Paulustrious 5 4533512 Yeah, that's why I didn't immediately toss them - I figured that I might acquire a taste for them and they'd come in handy when I get a salt craving. But I just don't think I can do it. Hey, you're here in Toronto - you want free candy from a stranger? :) Tue Mar 24 10:21:38 -0700 2009 4532840 139230 Wahooty 6 4539302 My husband cons his coworkers into trying saltafiskar (salted fish-shaped licorice candy) by first letting our five year old daughter eat one. She loves them. I adore salt, and I like real licorice, but I can't do the two together. Wed Mar 25 22:57:25 -0700 2009 4533512 155583 modthyrth 5 4605385 indeed. I was in Iceland a few weeks ago and nearly ALL candy is liquorice flavored. disgusting. even some chocolate bars!! Fri Apr 17 14:38:35 -0700 2009 4532840 194657 alixium 1 4528578 Barbecue flavored (?) and sour cream and chive flavored (?) potato chips are so revolting I would not feed them to my neighbor's dog. And I dislike the neighbor and the dog. Gimme Cape Cod chips! Sun Mar 22 18:50:58 -0700 2009 4526174 57170 Veggo 2 4528738 fake flavoured ANYTHING... bacon"flavouring" always taste strangely of toothpaste to me.. and honey soy "flavouring".. WTF is that?? It taste neither like honry OR soy.. more like Aspartame and... and.. I don't even know. her in OZ, I once succumbed to Fritto's "Pork Crackle". Stale, crunchy, oily tastless-yet-smells-like-rotting-fish-and-cat-whizz. Sun Mar 22 19:53:40 -0700 2009 4528578 86137 purple goddess 1 4528920 Cool Ranch Doritos. Or anything Ranch flavored, really. Gross. I thought I hated Ranch dressing until I tried it homemade, with fresh herbs and buttermilk. It's actually delicious! It's just the bottles of stuff with 85 ingredients, all chemicals, that I can't stand. Sun Mar 22 22:42:17 -0700 2009 4526174 74556 manraysky 2 4528954 The original ranch dressing recipe is one of the classics of the last half of the 20th century. Feh on anyone who says it sucks. It's awesome. The shelf-stable bottled version is very gross. It tastes nothing at all like the real thing. I haven't tried the refrigerated one, but there's no real point in my opinion. This thread had lots of advice: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/310272 Sun Mar 22 23:03:36 -0700 2009 4528920 130151 dmd_kc 2 4529350 cool ranch doritos ....blecchhhhhh...i agree Mon Mar 23 07:17:40 -0700 2009 4528920 46235 Johnresa 3 4529606 nooooo!!!! the blue bag is the only bag of doritos worth buying, imo Mon Mar 23 08:38:15 -0700 2009 4529350 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4547481 I used to bartend and was once asked by a customer, "What goes well with Sauvignon Blanc?" A waiter who was nearby threw out the quip, "Cool Ranch Doritos." The crowd roared. Sat Mar 28 19:08:15 -0700 2009 4529606 18385 CDouglas 2 4529739 Yuck- have to agree. I cannot stand anything ranch flavored. Mon Mar 23 09:07:03 -0700 2009 4528920 107671 queencru 1 4529317 I tried a soy mayo flavored potato chip in Japan. I didn't realize what flavor it was and it really tasted horrible. I am gagging just thinking about it. Mon Mar 23 07:04:46 -0700 2009 4526174 107671 queencru 1 4529354 Wasabi peas are tasty... until you start to chew them. Mon Mar 23 07:21:07 -0700 2009 4526174 149565 RealMenJulienne 1 4529733 "Big Squid" a processed and seasoned squid "Sheet"snack sold in Asian markets that has been described by my associates as looking like a fruit rollup,feeling like a glue trap, smelling like the bottom of a chum bucket and tasting like sweetened 3 day old shrimp left out in the sun. I must confess, I rather like it. Mon Mar 23 09:06:30 -0700 2009 4526174 151072 currymouth 2 4539189 I like many varieties of dried, sweet squid leathers. I don't find the brands I've had (Japanese are best) off-puttingly fishy at all. In fact, I bet that's a good healthy-ish snack, other than the sodium content. Wed Mar 25 21:27:40 -0700 2009 4529733 130151 dmd_kc 3 4539210 The one I get is Thai and can get pretty rank out of the package but apparently makes good sea bass bait, or so my friend tells me. Wed Mar 25 21:39:30 -0700 2009 4539189 151072 currymouth 2 4566009 Dried squid snacks are the equivalent of potato chips in many Asian countries, including Korea. The dried squid section is usually much larger than the chip section in Korean food stores. They are a little fishy smelling, but they are nice and chewy and take a long time to eat. It is a pretty healthy snack, much healthier than popcorn with fake butter or chips. But I must admit it has been a long time since I went out and bought this stuff. Fri Apr 03 17:13:28 -0700 2009 4529733 89969 moh 3 4566053 I was partial to the dried shredded cuttlefish as well as the Korean sweet baby anchovies but then I saw "Big Squid" and I was hooked. It is also the one snack that never gets stolen. Fri Apr 03 17:29:10 -0700 2009 4566009 151072 currymouth 3 4577544 Someone @ work brought in a packet of squid jerky from an asian market she'd gone to near Nashville (forget where she said it was- a huge, glorious market full of stuff you can't easily find where we live) and it was...... just horrible. If you got past the smell, the texture was just like chewing gum someone else had chewed for a week-after eating rotten fish heads... I can't imagine craving something like this, but that's just me. Wed Apr 08 04:14:52 -0700 2009 4566009 110426 Boccone Dolce 4 4577856 It is truly an acquired taste but a everyday snack in certain parts of Asia. Wed Apr 08 07:31:24 -0700 2009 4577544 151072 currymouth 1 4530218 Circus peanuts milky way candy bar - such a waste! pork rinds Gen soy chips - taste like vomit Mon Mar 23 11:11:32 -0700 2009 4526174 136241 six dower 2 4530458 I used to like circus peanuts as a child....NOT NOW...lol!!! 3 Musketeers and Milky Way both stink. I forgot candy corn...how can anyone like that! Mon Mar 23 12:12:47 -0700 2009 4530218 46235 Johnresa 3 4531150 I am sad to say I love candy corn (year round) I have been known to eat sooo many, Iget physically sick from sugar overload. Can't help it though, once I start, it's too hard to stop! Mon Mar 23 15:16:22 -0700 2009 4530458 192643 sunangelmb 4 4531233 I am the EXACT SAME WAY. Hmm, there are others... Maybe I should look into forming some sort of a support group Mon Mar 23 15:44:16 -0700 2009 4531150 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4531258 I like the little pumkin one's at Halloween but I don't like the corn, don't know why, it's the same thing. Mon Mar 23 15:51:31 -0700 2009 4531150 140140 mrbigshotno.1 5 4541986 I love those pumpkins even more. I have now found the easter version of this at our local Amish Market. They are pastel bunnies just as yummy as the pumpkins. They make me soo sick from overconsumption. I found if you finish it with salt (like pretzels) that sick feeling goes away quicker. It's a sickness I know. I need a support group cory! Thu Mar 26 16:59:39 -0700 2009 4531258 192643 sunangelmb 3 4531828 i'm convinced those Circus Peanuts actually *are* made of styrofoam. every year around Halloween, i'd eat some candy corn, enjoy the first few pieces, and then suddenly get completely nauseated by the flavor and texture and vow never to eat it again...until the next Halloween, when i'd inevitably do the same thing. took me quite a few years, but i eventually caught on ;) Mon Mar 23 18:43:24 -0700 2009 4530458 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 4532127 re: 3 Musketeers and Milky Way - I can't stand that fluffy nougat stuff! Mon Mar 23 20:33:01 -0700 2009 4530458 237929 tracylee 4 4535400 mmm nougat... lol I love everything Tue Mar 24 19:25:55 -0700 2009 4532127 242801 CoryKatherine 1 4530781 My husband loves Twiglets- I've only known them to come from the UK (London, specifically). They look like cheetos except that they are covered in a yeast flavored topping- like marmite (it might even be marmite). I think they taste burnt. So I guess my second choice would be marmite. I tried it once when I was travelling and met someone from Australia that offered to share. OMG! It was overwhelming. Mon Mar 23 13:40:26 -0700 2009 4526174 139194 lhb78 2 4538739 Twiglets, ugh! When I read "worst snack ever" I thought "Got to be Twiglets." Like, who thinks of an overcooked marmite-flavored thing as a snack? Wed Mar 25 18:36:40 -0700 2009 4530781 51616 fluffernutter 3 4539482 Please Sir, can I have some more? And a spoonful of Marmite or Bovril in boiling water... as the Dutch would say...lekker. Thu Mar 26 04:33:45 -0700 2009 4538739 154622 Paulustrious 1 4531044 Absolutely Free "ice cream" bars. They are ABSOLUTELY horrible. I'm a huge fan of low fat/no fat desserts and these were the worst tasting excuses for food I ever tried. And for $6.99 for the box I was really pissed. Mon Mar 23 14:47:11 -0700 2009 4526174 183241 misnatalie 2 4531850 i just had to look these up out of curiosity. from the Absolutely Free website: "Absolutely Free Gourmet Ice Cream ingredients are wholesome and natural like fruits, vegetables and dairy products such as skim milk, and whey, naturally fermented corn (erythritol) chicory vegetable fiber (inulin), starch from corn (maltodextrin), Irish moss (carrageenan), xanthan gum and sucralose from table sugar (Splenda®)." one look at that list of ingredients would have been assurance enough that they'd taste horrible. oh, and apparently the manufacturer believes Splenda is as "wholesome and natural" as fruits & vegetables...? Mon Mar 23 18:53:24 -0700 2009 4531044 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4531237 ANDY CAPP HOT FRIES - Bleck! these things taste like spicy sawdust. My husband can eat an entire bag in one sitting whenever he is "lucky" enough to find them. Pork rinds are not my friends. Hubby likes these also - so gross. Anything artifically banana-flavored. Trader Joe's crunchy green beans - ew. All I can taste is canola oil. <shiver> Oh, and those cubed "wine crackers" you sometimes see in wine stores... they are supposed to cleanse your palate. They have little taste and are kind of like eating Tums. Mon Mar 23 15:45:18 -0700 2009 4526174 71241 lynnlato 2 4531282 hahaha the irony. I'm sitting here with a bag of trader joe's crunchy green beans. I just ate half the bag in one sitting and I had to put them away to avoid polishing it off... too funny. Mon Mar 23 15:58:08 -0700 2009 4531237 242801 CoryKatherine 2 4531350 I'm with you on those green beans. They're just terrible. Oh, and I don't know if this is considered a snack, but I think Diet Coke has to be one of the most horrible tasting beverages I've ever had. Mon Mar 23 16:18:10 -0700 2009 4531237 12268 mollyomormon 3 4533625 I love Diet Coke. I remember the first one I ever had, about 25 years ago. Life altering experience. Tue Mar 24 10:49:02 -0700 2009 4531350 109905 laliz 4 4535398 LOL wow I'm dying. If only i could remember when I had my first one. I might make it a holiday. I am partial to a good fountain soda on a long day but I'll settle for a can... sigh Tue Mar 24 19:25:42 -0700 2009 4533625 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4539504 I like pretty much all types of diet soda. That said.... the one soda that stopped me in my tracks was the Diet Dr. Pepper with chocolate. omg. I took one drink. Thought SURELY it doesn't taste that bad. I drink the cherry and vanilla versions, and they are fine.... so I had a second taste. EW. May be the only drink I didn't finish purely based on the vomitous taste. A close runner up was the Diet Pepsi with lemon. Tasted like Windex. But at least I could finish it. Thu Mar 26 04:49:25 -0700 2009 4533625 165021 Firegoat 2 4531615 I agree about the banana flavored things.. My aunt used to try and force her love of Banana Mighty Bites, Laffy Taffy, and Now and Laters on me.....ahhhhhhhhhh...I would rather starve Mon Mar 23 17:38:57 -0700 2009 4531237 46235 Johnresa 3 4531637 I think my stomach turned just reading your post - ew. Mon Mar 23 17:44:31 -0700 2009 4531615 71241 lynnlato 3 4539195 In a college chemistry class, we were making various artificial fruit flavorings. A girl next to me at the lab table dropped a vial (vile?) of faux banana. It splashed EVERYWHERE, soaking into the leg of my pants. I had to wash them several times to get the smell out. I can still imagine it all too vividly today. No idea why people like that stuff. Wed Mar 25 21:30:18 -0700 2009 4531615 130151 dmd_kc 4 4540670 In grad school, we all dreaded the week we did the lab where the students synthesized artificial banana AND oil of wintergreen. In order to get their points, the TAs had the dubious honor of sniffing the tubes to verify the products. If you think you don't like it by itself, try it immediately before or after a wintergreen lifesaver. 28 TIMES. {shudder} Oddly enough, I still like banana Runts, but I do get traumatic flashbacks from anything containing wintergreen. Thu Mar 26 10:56:15 -0700 2009 4539195 139230 Wahooty 5 4551063 Wintergreen is my nominee for world's worst candy or gum flavor. There's a Chinese expression for disliking a flavor - you don't say "I hate x", you say "I fear x". This is my feeling exactly about wintergreen. Mon Mar 30 09:50:45 -0700 2009 4540670 13709 buttertart 6 4553871 Wo bu pa wintergreen!! Tue Mar 31 07:46:31 -0700 2009 4551063 10811 Das Ubergeek 7 4605393 Wo feichang pa wintergreen. Bleah! Fri Apr 17 14:40:56 -0700 2009 4553871 13709 buttertart 2 4531976 Oh yeah, artificial banana flavored anything is just gross. Mon Mar 23 19:36:43 -0700 2009 4531237 74556 manraysky 3 4535405 I'm also the only weirdo who likes the banana runts the most... what is wrong with me?? Tue Mar 24 19:26:56 -0700 2009 4531976 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4537532 You can have mine since I usually toss them ;)! Wed Mar 25 12:33:25 -0700 2009 4535405 12268 mollyomormon 5 4541995 Don't toss them. Send them to me. Love the banana ones! Thu Mar 26 17:02:01 -0700 2009 4537532 192643 sunangelmb 4 4537959 The banana runts are the only flavor I like! Wed Mar 25 14:20:24 -0700 2009 4535405 90988 hyacinthgirl 5 4538414 at least i have one sympathizer Wed Mar 25 16:35:06 -0700 2009 4537959 242801 CoryKatherine 6 4538777 me too...my favorite one! i sometimes go to the candy store just to get them and only them. Wed Mar 25 18:47:33 -0700 2009 4538414 92286 vttp926 4 4540444 They are the one ones I eat....my son loves Runts and has come to realize that mommy gets all the bananas...ok most of them. LOL Thu Mar 26 09:50:43 -0700 2009 4535405 271168 abduction51 4 4540777 I like em too! The only flavour worth eating, imo. The other ones are just nasty. I think I should mention that I also like Chapman's banana popsicles :$ Thu Mar 26 11:19:55 -0700 2009 4535405 166743 pinkprimp 1 4531278 Pork rinds- my boyfriend buys these from time to time, and once I was stupid enough to sample one- literally tastes like plastic. Mon Mar 23 15:57:18 -0700 2009 4526174 242801 CoryKatherine 1 4531432 I'll throw another one in the hopper for discussion ... Sugar free Peeps. Mon Mar 23 16:41:07 -0700 2009 4526174 11583 ipsedixit 2 4531617 How about we just say Peeps...lol...GROSS Mon Mar 23 17:39:20 -0700 2009 4531432 46235 Johnresa 3 4531635 Ew, peeps. Mon Mar 23 17:43:46 -0700 2009 4531617 71241 lynnlato 4 4531652 Those things exist to get microwaved when you're stoned. I have no idea what people did with them before we had microwave ovens... Mon Mar 23 17:48:31 -0700 2009 4531635 11478 Will Owen 5 4531667 Toasted them over a lighter. Or so I've heard. Mon Mar 23 17:51:56 -0700 2009 4531652 13722 small h 5 4532348 OOooOOOoOoOoooooo... Peeps in a microwave! Did you ever put two in at one time, then take bets on which one would blow up and implode first? Winner gets to keep the burnt sugar! '-) Mon Mar 23 22:50:34 -0700 2009 4531652 112096 Caroline1 6 4532359 Peep abuse!!???!!! Egad. :-) Mon Mar 23 23:02:52 -0700 2009 4532348 11583 ipsedixit 7 4532411 No no no. It's all right. I only do it to purple Peeps. They're dangerous mutants! Tue Mar 24 00:18:52 -0700 2009 4532359 112096 Caroline1 6 4533706 With two, they must joust. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Peep%20jousting Tue Mar 24 11:08:42 -0700 2009 4532348 10074 Caitlin McGrath 3 4567872 Bite.Your.Tongue !!! I love me some peeps. I never eat gelatin, and that is my once yearly foray into the gelatin world. Sat Apr 04 15:23:39 -0700 2009 4531617 153184 im_nomad 2 4538741 *ducking* since marshmallows are the perfect food, I love Peeps. Wed Mar 25 18:37:43 -0700 2009 4531432 51616 fluffernutter 1 4535503 The boiled peanuts I had in a S.F. Chinatown dive bar once.....wow, I almost hurled..... I like the styrofoam/rice cake comparison.....perfect! Tue Mar 24 19:57:17 -0700 2009 4526174 234089 EmoryJ 1 4538712 My vote for the worst snack ever is the Japanese oshiruko KitKat. My local 99 yen shop has had them in stock for ages and they can't unload them. They're pictured here: http://japanesesnackreviews.blogspot.com/search?q=oshiruko Wed Mar 25 18:27:42 -0700 2009 4526174 98208 Orchid64 1 4538784 I would have to vote for "Veggie Booty", that puffed rice and corn snack made with a blend of vegetable flavors, namely Spinach, Kale, Cabbage, Carrots and Broccoli! Wed Mar 25 18:49:17 -0700 2009 4526174 239573 choco_lab38 1 4540844 Nobody has mentioned the pringle chips with olestra. I don't know if they still make them. They leave this goopy glop in your mouth... a coating of greasy like putty that cannot be removed without swishing a carbonated soda in your mouth. I have not tried any other olestra chips, but those were NOXIOUS. Thu Mar 26 11:35:44 -0700 2009 4526174 137755 Sal Vanilla 2 4541341 they still make them. my MOTHER eats the Lay's with Olestra. ack! i was appalled when she told me. i headed straight to TJ's, bought her a bag of their reduced fat potato chips, and made her throw out the other ones. Thu Mar 26 13:32:06 -0700 2009 4540844 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4546753 In France, they sell bags of snacks that are essentially cheetos but which are peanut flavor - they obviously thought it was a great idea to combine two snacks together but the end result is just vile. Sat Mar 28 13:09:09 -0700 2009 4526174 111645 Emma01 2 4546906 Oh God... they're called "Curly" and they're just absolutely revolting. Dégueulasse ! Sat Mar 28 14:18:01 -0700 2009 4546753 10811 Das Ubergeek 2 4564865 Sounds like Israeli Bomba! I love Bomba. Fri Apr 03 11:33:19 -0700 2009 4546753 152043 TampaAurora 1 4551891 I REALLY love Snyder's of Hanover Honey Mustard and Onion Multigrain Pretzel Nibblers, which I get on Amazon since most stores don't carry the multigrain version - I think they are even better than the very good HM&O nibblers (which are better than the overly-seasoned HM&O pieces). Confused yet? Amazon is not currently stocking them but had some other Snyder's snacks I'd never seen. I ordered their multigrain cheese puffs and pumpernickel/onion pretzel sticks. The former proved to be corn and rice...not what leaps to mind when I read "multigrain". That would have been okay but they taste like they're made from livestock feed. The pretzel sticks would be fine if they weren't overwhelmingly salty. I don't know if Pepperidge Farms Pumpernickel Snack Sticks are still made - used to like those so I thought that onion pumpernickel would be even better. BTW, I used to show pedigreed cats. EZ cheese and jars of meat baby food are typical show-bag equipment for folks who show the slim, lanky breeds. The breed standards call for tubular torsos and some cats have bulgy tummies if they eat cat food during the show, so most of us gave our cats little dollops of these treats until judging was finished for the day. Very common to walk down a row of show cages and seeing a Siamese or Cornish Rex sitting at the open door of its show cage, licking EZ cheese right off the nozzle. Mon Mar 30 13:45:24 -0700 2009 4526174 159317 greygarious 2 4552290 "That would have been okay but they taste like they're made from livestock feed." Hey, I used to show horses and goats, and it was a nice treat for us kids to nibble on their COB with molasses. COB=Rolled corn, rolled oats, and barley. But then again, we knew what it was going to taste like! I've only been to one cat show, locally, and was amazed at how people carried around their cats by the arm and leg joints. I can just see how my cat would take that! Oh, and my arms would fall off trying! Mon Mar 30 15:54:16 -0700 2009 4551891 237929 tracylee 2 4552661 i used to love, love, love those Snyder's HM&O nibbles. such a good late-night snack in college! re: the "multigrain" cheese puffs, it really irks me the way these manufacturers use meaningless buzzwords to make their products sound healthier than they really are. if i want baked, cheese-flavored corn & rice puffs, i'll stick with Pirate's Booty. Mon Mar 30 17:59:44 -0700 2009 4551891 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4554083 I can't believe no one has mentioned Cheez-its (aka Cheez Nips). I don't know what kind of cheese they're supposed to taste like, but I don't think I want to try it. Tue Mar 31 08:45:31 -0700 2009 4526174 68363 JungMann 2 4554093 I will admit I have enjoyed - on more than one occasion - the "White Cheddar" Cheez-Its...not too bad Tue Mar 31 08:49:24 -0700 2009 4554083 151336 BaltoPhilFood 3 4567835 I will admit that I have eaten an entire regular-sized BOX of cheez-its on more than one occasion. But please, Cheez-its are not "AKA" Cheez Nips. Cheez Nips are a disgraceful imposter. Huge difference. Sat Apr 04 15:05:05 -0700 2009 4554093 242801 CoryKatherine 4 4602341 Seconded! Cheez-it wannabes are all they are. D-listed snacks begging for some rubbed off attention. Thu Apr 16 14:23:18 -0700 2009 4567835 90988 hyacinthgirl 2 4555282 I found a recipe once and put alot of effort into making some sort of "cheese crisps". I don't rememember how the recipe described them, but they came out tasting just like Cheez-its. Not what I had in mind! Tue Mar 31 14:16:38 -0700 2009 4554083 237929 tracylee 1 4555275 These may not be the worst tasting snacks ever. But they were the most disappointing snacks ever to me. My bf brought me a back of "A-1" flavored beef jerky. I LOVE A-1! I LOVE beef jerky! I opened the bag... got a huge whiff of A-1!!! Hooray. I took a bite. sigh All smell..... no cattle..... it wasn't bad.... it just wasn't what I'd hoped for. Tue Mar 31 14:14:15 -0700 2009 4526174 165021 Firegoat 1 4556411 I tried this revolting Rootbeer/cream mixture beverage, it was supposed to taste like rootbeer float or something. It was gross. My brother had me try it as a joke. Tue Mar 31 21:23:56 -0700 2009 4526174 134437 salsailsa 1 4560880 Yes, there are some "weird" potato crisp flavours here in the UK, but without doubt the worst, nastiest ones I ever tried were bacon and roquefort flavour from M&S. I love pretty much any potato product, but this was revolting. Couldn't finish two, never mind the bag. Ick. Also bad was the new Walkers brand flavour - fish and chip. Imagine opening a bag of fishy grease. Not good. The worst ever snack that was non-potato based has to be salmon jerky. Mmmm, fishy leather - how did anyone think that would be good?!! Thu Apr 02 08:57:16 -0700 2009 4526174 278820 juniper77 1 4562795 I don't know if it was actually worst tasting ever, but a few decades ago the Swenson's Ice Cream parlor in El Paso whipped up some dill pickle ice cream in honor of the owner's wife being pregnant. fortunately, they only made about five gallons of it, which mostly went into the trash after two weeks. I asked for a spoonful to taste it, but the waitress brought me a full scoop on the house. She said they were having a lot of trouble giving it away. Maybe if they'd added a little dill weed for color? Next time you have a slice of kosher dill pickle around, dip it in sugar and see what you think.... '-) Thu Apr 02 18:08:57 -0700 2009 4526174 112096 Caroline1 1 4566036 A friend picked up a big bag of Thai shrimp chips. I don't know the brand, but it came with a tube of spicy chili sauce to dip the chips in, kind of like a ketchup package. My friends are an adventurous bunch of eaters, but when we opened the package they all fell away, overwhelmed by a very strong fishy smell. It was quite powerful, and the flavour was quite strong too. I actually didn't mind them that much, but I was in the minority. Everyone else voted these chips the worst tasting snack ever. Now these friends haven't had the dubious pleasure of trying Bun- dae- ki, boiled silk worm larvae that are served as snacks at tourist attraction in Korea. Now that has to be the worst tasting snacks ever!!! The smell is nauseating, the texture disturbingly crunchy and gritty, and the flavour hideous. Yuck. This is one of the only foods that I may never be able to bring myself to try again. It was so odd seeing all these families buying these things for their kids, and seeing them chowing down... (shudder) Fri Apr 03 17:23:54 -0700 2009 4526174 89969 moh 1 4567885 Not so much a taste thing, but a texture and "why bother" thing.....microwave popcorn of the non-fat / ultra low fat variety. It is a blasphemy against all things popcorn. And I really don't like my teeth to squeek when i'm eating thanks. It's like eating packing peanuts. And it doesn't even taste like corn. Sat Apr 04 15:28:06 -0700 2009 4526174 153184 im_nomad 2 4568295 So no squeaky cheese? AKA Fresh Curd. Yummmm! Sat Apr 04 19:41:52 -0700 2009 4567885 237929 tracylee 3 4568756 different kind of squeak.....that's my story and i'm sticking to it !!! Sun Apr 05 06:31:25 -0700 2009 4568295 153184 im_nomad 1 4605292 Mr Yu, your description "if styrofoam could rot" is one of my favorite things I have ever read on Chowhound. Wonderfully vivid. Bravo! Fri Apr 17 14:10:03 -0700 2009 4526174 13709 buttertart 1 4606248 Cheetos, doritos, anything of that sort. I hate HATE cheese powder, it smells like vomit. And then it dirties your fingers and it gets all gross. *shudders* Fri Apr 17 22:04:44 -0700 2009 4526174 212885 AngelSanctuary 1 4607914 Corn Nuts-absolutely vile!! Sat Apr 18 18:49:29 -0700 2009 4526174 227643 Luvfriedokra