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Have you ever experienced times when you saw something and that thing brought back childhood memories? And then you were hit with the realization of how different things used to be or how different they were in your mind in comparison to how you comprehend it all now? It’s fun and curious to see how much people and places grow and change over the course of time. How things we once valued so much were changed by newer and better ones. 

Having in mind how different people value things now than they did back in the day, Twitter user @imjasondiamond asked people online to share what kind of food was considered as “fancy” but now is seen as something you can buy for a few dollars.

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The tweet that received almost 33k likes was filled with comments where people shared names of various foods together with their childhood memories. The author of the tweet also revealed what was that one thing he thought to be special. It tuned out to be a Toblerone chocolate bar. He also specified that these “specialty foods” were common for those who were kids from the late 80s until the mid-90s.

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What is fun to notice is that a lot of the foods that people were mentioned as being “fancy” and rare at their table, usually only when there was a celebration or someone special coming over, now can be found at a low price (if found at all). Mint chocolates “After Eight”, “Ferrero Rocher” candies, various biscuits and so much more of various sweets were some of the most common examples of what people found to be rare and expensive, but now it can be found in every store.

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Besides various food, people also mentioned things such as plastic cup dispensers and drinks such as soda or wine coolers. What is something that you found to be special and rare when you were a kid only to find out that it wasn’t so “fancy” when you became an adult? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!

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Got Myself 4 Dwarves
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To keep it for herself - same as I do with my kids, they're far too unappreciative of the good things - my oldest would likely put tomato sauce on it like a Neanderthal

Rage of Aquarius
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what I do with my little brother. When I make cocoa, I get the Ghirardelli, and he gets the Swiss Miss.

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Kaila Sterland
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In France this is super cheap and comes in bigger packages and different flavours hahaha this is really cheap flavoured cream cheese in France !!!

Anja Schmidt
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

mmmh the german equivalent was "Le tartar, the fresh franceman" ... tiny little portions ... mmmh https://jaime-le-fromage.ch/marken-produkte/tartare/produkte/tartare-portionen/

Quinn Nix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heh. As a kid, you probably would've spat it out, or at least stuck your tongue out coated with the stuff to get the taste out of your mouth. This, while indeed exquisite for adults, isn't what most kids think cheese should taste like.

Tahani
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s grosssss! My mother would offer me and I tried it but oh my yuck! Lol, haven’t tried it since to see if my opinion has changed but I doubt it lol!

Bettie-Jean Neal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband used this a dip or his potato chips. Expensive dip, when you can buy actual dip for $2.

Sanne H.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Du pain du vin du boursin” were the first French words many of my classmates knew 🙂

Auntriarch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The TV adverts with the kind of bread you only ever saw on holiday and wine in the middle of the day! Oh yes that was the height of posh

Nikki Sevven
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, the port wine cheddar spread. I'm going to buy some good Portuguese port and Cabot's Seriously Sharp Cheddar and make some.

Jo Johannsen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't forget walnuts - those 18th and 19th century aristocrats knew what's what.

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PurpleUnicorn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to melt it down with some milk, added mushrooms and sweet corn, etc voila, spaghetti sauce

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