Spicy chickpea and peanut mix. I would eat bags of this when studying for my exams... and still do. There are several different variations, some with sugar, some with raisins, some old intensely spicy. I'm not keen on the sweet ones, but the spicier the better.
I was once browsing a food/produce open air market right near closing time. A merchant asked me if I wanted to buy two whole pineapples, for $1.00. I said yes.
Then I took them home and ate two whole pineapples in one sitting (after I peeled and sliced them).
Anything really. As long as the bowl is within hands reach I will keep eating until it’s empty.
I just can’t seem to pace myself. So nowadays I try to stick to healthy snacks.
If I gorge myself on something then it might as well be something that’s good for me :)
They sell cashew EVERYWHERE. Stands by the beach will have giant sacks filled with cashews. Restaurants have cashew juice. Supermarkets have cashew jam, candy, concentrate, cakes, baked goods, Sodas... All dirt cheap.
After that trip, I think I had my fill of cashews. Now I barely eat it.
Have a whole day dedicated to cashews. Have some cashew juice with toast and cashew jam for breakfast, then go to the cashew museum in Fortaleza, eat the fruit, the nut, have some cashew liquor, ice cream, cashew nut bread...
That's how I realised I had my fill. I came back home several pounds heavier but I was worth it.
If you aren't familiar with how cashews grow, it'll blow your mind. They look like this
That top part is called the cashew apple. It's edible and apparently tastes pretty good. It doesn't ship very well so people outside the area where they grow don't usually experience them. I'm guessing the juice comes from that.
That is correct. From what I remember, the fruit is very astringent and has a very small window of being ripe and sweet to eat before it goes sour, which limits transportation and export. But you might find juice concentrate in your local Latin American shop.
Yep, they do. The state of Ceará (where Fortaleza is in) is the major Brazilian cashew producer. It's a beloved fruit that has much more to offer than the nut itself.
Damn, I haven't had coco pebbles in years. The desire for the filmy milk once the cereal is gone has been awakened. I wonder how different they are there days...
Chocolate covered orange jelly, whether sticks, cubes, or otherwise. I will devour the entire container when we get them. It's kinda terrible. They're addictive though.
But I would like to say that chicaronnes/pork rhinds are the weirdest snack food. It's meat (well, skin) but in the form of a corn puff like substance.
You know, over the years, that list has gotten tiny.
The only thing I really struggle with now, as in if I don't pay attention and have a whole package next to me I'll end up eating it all, is stuff like Ghirardelli squares or lindt truffles.
I'm a chocolate fiend. But, normally, I know how much I plan to have at a given point in time and stop when I'm at that point.
But there's something about those bags of products that defeats me if I don't pay close attention. I'll have my two, maybe three truffles (as an example), enjoy them thoroughly and move on.
But then my brain says "did you have two, or three?" a few hours later. And then it says "or was only two, you can have the other now". So I have the other. This then repeats a few hours later, and my brain keeps lying to me until half the damn bag is gone.
It's mostly limited to bags because I can't easily tell how much I've had until the bag is low. A box, it's not going to sneak by me. Bars are never a problem. But bags? Damn. My subconscious knows I'll enjoy it, and refuses to keep track on my behalf, I have to do it consciously. Bad subconscious! Bad!
I mean, I'm a grown ass man, and if I want the whole damn bag as a conscious decision, that's what I'll do. No apologies, no regrets, and fuck anyone that doesn't like it. But I consciously know that I won't enjoy large amounts at once because only the really cheap chocolate doesn't lose its impact after a couple of bites. Hershey's is the same from the first bite until the tenth, if you don't mind that regurge thingy it does (and I do, so I rarely have more than a single piece even when I'm in the mood for cheap chocolate). But the mid tier mass produced stuff, you lose the nuances it does have after two to three bites and it's just not as potent an experience, so I prefer to space it out more.
The really good stuff you could keep eating without losing the magic, but it's so intense you don't want/need to. It satisfies in a different way.
So, I choose to just be careful with the bags when I have them and store them away from wherever I am. But damn, if I forget? Gone in a day or two instead of the week+ it should be
I don't know if it's regular aging, side effects of covid, for the fact that corporations are making their food shittier and shittier, but very few snacks that I used to be able to eat endlessly taste good enough for me to do that anymore. like something happened to all dressed chips that they just aren't crack like they used to be.
this goes for a lot of processed foods. things like fresh local strawberries taste just as good as ever, which is why I think it's actually just the enshittification of food
If there are chips (crisps) in my house, I will eat them until they are gone - not in one sitting or anything, but I will grab some every time if I see them.
OTOH, I make and freeze objectively delicious cookie dough balls for my family, so that they can bake a cookie anytime, and I almost never eat those even though I like them, and even if someone makes me one. It doesn't feel like willpower, I just don't want them often at all.
I'll eat anything in range unless i consciously stop myself or really don't like it. Same with drinks, which makes the presence of alcohol a bit scary sometimes.
A guy I used to talk to online got my interest up enough to order some double salt licorice. I went with Gustaf's because it was comparatively inexpensive shipped from scamazon. Ammonium chloride is just not on the menu for most American palates. I told him it tastes like how a litter box smells and he apologized profusely.
Then I kept eating them.
And I didn't stop.
Handing them to curious friends and family was a great chuckle for a while but now they've all learned better than to take or accept any snacks from me.
Oh one of my worse ones are Sisu Horna, which is a brand of small (finnish) salmiakki candy. They're made of sugar mixed with plenty of ammonium chloride, and with some licorice and salt for spicing. I will eat the whole small bag at once and then the insides of my mouth will burn raw lmao, one bag is only 40g but it's one of the stronger salmiakki candies that's commonly available. But it is worth it. These days I try to avoid buying them since my intestines are all fucked up from autoimmune disease and eating the whole bag of them doesn't exactly make it any better
Once Costco stopped making the bigger cupcakes we got one of their sets with small cupcakes... I ate about two-thirds through before realizing it was a bad time.
Curse you PepperRidge farms and your delectable treats!
I have been known to plow through the peanut monster things from Target from back when I still shopped there. I can't anymore 'cause of personal boycott but yeah.
Why do need self control when there's only a small handful of them in the container. This seems like something the invisible hand can manage, don't put it on yourself.
These are one of those things the family used to get for Christmas, sit completely untouched for a while, then I'd get chewed out for inhaling the whole thing one night.
Give me this but in meat form. Cured salami sticks 🥵
Ooh or cured salami sticks wrapped in that swirly chocolate wafer shell in the original image. Sweet and salty.
Bombay Mix
I have never had or seen that, what's in it?
Spicy chickpea and peanut mix. I would eat bags of this when studying for my exams... and still do. There are several different variations, some with sugar, some with raisins, some old intensely spicy. I'm not keen on the sweet ones, but the spicier the better.
me but Punjabi Mix or fried moong daal
in college I would just eat an irresponsible amount with a spoon and then have heartburn lol
Hell yeah
Waffles, I'll be sick after them but I have zero restraint and it's a problem of future me. 🗿
Don't visit Belgium
That is the proper way 👍
did you know that if you eat an entire jar of green olives in one sitting you'll get explosive diarrhea? um, that's what my friend told me
I was once browsing a food/produce open air market right near closing time. A merchant asked me if I wanted to buy two whole pineapples, for $1.00. I said yes.
Then I took them home and ate two whole pineapples in one sitting (after I peeled and sliced them).
My stomach hated me for several days.
That's hilarious. (but delicious)
Pineapple bites back. I tried drinking whiskey and eating fresh pineapple once and screamed and threw my glass down
Pineapple hates me. I just can't eat it anymore because it burns my tongue and throat for several hours after I eat it. You have balls, man!
Oh god yes. My mouth and throat were raw. Still worth it.
That's why I eat black olives. The properly cured black olives is my secret. I can't get enough of them.
Anything really. As long as the bowl is within hands reach I will keep eating until it’s empty.
I just can’t seem to pace myself. So nowadays I try to stick to healthy snacks.
If I gorge myself on something then it might as well be something that’s good for me :)
Cucmber sticks are the best! Especially if there's hummus or cheese around
I also enjoy carrot sticks or nuts
Hell yeah!
Cashew. Keep them away from my sight or I'll eat them all.
Go to Fortaleza, Brazil.
They sell cashew EVERYWHERE. Stands by the beach will have giant sacks filled with cashews. Restaurants have cashew juice. Supermarkets have cashew jam, candy, concentrate, cakes, baked goods, Sodas... All dirt cheap.
After that trip, I think I had my fill of cashews. Now I barely eat it.
10/10 trip.
That trip would be the end of me! But probably worth it.
It absolutely is worth it!
Have a whole day dedicated to cashews. Have some cashew juice with toast and cashew jam for breakfast, then go to the cashew museum in Fortaleza, eat the fruit, the nut, have some cashew liquor, ice cream, cashew nut bread...
That's how I realised I had my fill. I came back home several pounds heavier but I was worth it.
Cashew juice? My brain can't process how it might taste.
If you aren't familiar with how cashews grow, it'll blow your mind. They look like this
That top part is called the cashew apple. It's edible and apparently tastes pretty good. It doesn't ship very well so people outside the area where they grow don't usually experience them. I'm guessing the juice comes from that.
That is correct. From what I remember, the fruit is very astringent and has a very small window of being ripe and sweet to eat before it goes sour, which limits transportation and export. But you might find juice concentrate in your local Latin American shop.
Oh wow, I was not aware of that. That's a shame. I'll keep this in mind whenever I travel somewhere it grows! Thank you for the info.
they likely grow it commercially there.
Yep, they do. The state of Ceará (where Fortaleza is in) is the major Brazilian cashew producer. It's a beloved fruit that has much more to offer than the nut itself.
ive been eating mostly frozen burritos and coco pebbles for about 6 weeks. does that count?
Yes, mr Mexican policeman. Here is that loco. Yes, frozen. Yes, 6 weeks. Please, save the humanity from him!
do you smell toast?
No, just burned bread.
Damn, I haven't had coco pebbles in years. The desire for the filmy milk once the cereal is gone has been awakened. I wonder how different they are there days...
its free chocolate milk at the end, how can anyone pass that up??
Chocolate covered orange jelly, whether sticks, cubes, or otherwise. I will devour the entire container when we get them. It's kinda terrible. They're addictive though.
Except not the grape ones. I hate artificial grape flavor.
Peanut butter M&Ms are so completely addictive to me.
Gummy bears, or almost anything gummy, really. Sometimes I like to pair them with a salty snack like nuts or chips, for a more balanced meal.
The homemade bread I make. I can make a whole loaf disappear when it's warm and fresh from the oven.......
(And yes, it's a snack at that point).
Why? That's clearly an empty container. What, no I have nothing behind my back... That's just how I stand.
Chocolate covered pretzels. My nemesis.
Vanilla Tootsie rolls are my Cocaine
Whatever’s in favor.
Right now it’s medjool dates. Sometimes it’s other dried fruit. Sometimes plain old chocolate.
Lucky we rarely buy cookies.
No snack is safe from me.
But I would like to say that chicaronnes/pork rhinds are the weirdest snack food. It's meat (well, skin) but in the form of a corn puff like substance.
Oh I was about to mention these, but I didn't know the word for them in english. We call them "torreznos" in Spain.
It's these things, and they're surprisingly good
You can get them without the fatty part on the inside, but they're better with it imo.
You know, over the years, that list has gotten tiny.
The only thing I really struggle with now, as in if I don't pay attention and have a whole package next to me I'll end up eating it all, is stuff like Ghirardelli squares or lindt truffles.
I'm a chocolate fiend. But, normally, I know how much I plan to have at a given point in time and stop when I'm at that point.
But there's something about those bags of products that defeats me if I don't pay close attention. I'll have my two, maybe three truffles (as an example), enjoy them thoroughly and move on.
But then my brain says "did you have two, or three?" a few hours later. And then it says "or was only two, you can have the other now". So I have the other. This then repeats a few hours later, and my brain keeps lying to me until half the damn bag is gone.
It's mostly limited to bags because I can't easily tell how much I've had until the bag is low. A box, it's not going to sneak by me. Bars are never a problem. But bags? Damn. My subconscious knows I'll enjoy it, and refuses to keep track on my behalf, I have to do it consciously. Bad subconscious! Bad!
I mean, I'm a grown ass man, and if I want the whole damn bag as a conscious decision, that's what I'll do. No apologies, no regrets, and fuck anyone that doesn't like it. But I consciously know that I won't enjoy large amounts at once because only the really cheap chocolate doesn't lose its impact after a couple of bites. Hershey's is the same from the first bite until the tenth, if you don't mind that regurge thingy it does (and I do, so I rarely have more than a single piece even when I'm in the mood for cheap chocolate). But the mid tier mass produced stuff, you lose the nuances it does have after two to three bites and it's just not as potent an experience, so I prefer to space it out more.
The really good stuff you could keep eating without losing the magic, but it's so intense you don't want/need to. It satisfies in a different way.
So, I choose to just be careful with the bags when I have them and store them away from wherever I am. But damn, if I forget? Gone in a day or two instead of the week+ it should be
I don't know if it's regular aging, side effects of covid, for the fact that corporations are making their food shittier and shittier, but very few snacks that I used to be able to eat endlessly taste good enough for me to do that anymore. like something happened to all dressed chips that they just aren't crack like they used to be.
this goes for a lot of processed foods. things like fresh local strawberries taste just as good as ever, which is why I think it's actually just the enshittification of food
I’ll eat as many of these as are in reach of me.
Sour punch bites or nerds gummy clusters.
Yeah, sour candy is so addictive I will eat it until my tongue is raw every time
The juicy nerd clusters are ridiculously addictive to me
If there are chips (crisps) in my house, I will eat them until they are gone - not in one sitting or anything, but I will grab some every time if I see them.
OTOH, I make and freeze objectively delicious cookie dough balls for my family, so that they can bake a cookie anytime, and I almost never eat those even though I like them, and even if someone makes me one. It doesn't feel like willpower, I just don't want them often at all.
those stupid greasy pea flour puffed snacks why they gotta be so good
Before companies changed their recipes I was all about cold Kit Kat minis.
Nestle chocolate tastes like sugared wax these days. Either I was less picky as a child, or the quality has decreased
You forgot the vegetable oil. Wax and vegetable oil.
of course you don't. their main ingredients are 1920s-era pure cocaine and heroin
I'll eat anything in range unless i consciously stop myself or really don't like it. Same with drinks, which makes the presence of alcohol a bit scary sometimes.
You know me so well
Mmm... Licorice!
Call those tic-tacs licorice?
Het into some Dutch drop:
A guy I used to talk to online got my interest up enough to order some double salt licorice. I went with Gustaf's because it was comparatively inexpensive shipped from scamazon. Ammonium chloride is just not on the menu for most American palates. I told him it tastes like how a litter box smells and he apologized profusely.
Then I kept eating them.
And I didn't stop.
Handing them to curious friends and family was a great chuckle for a while but now they've all learned better than to take or accept any snacks from me.
You should try Australian musk sticks, they taste like an elderly grandma covered in perfume and pot pourri smells and it is delicious.
Yeah it's a wild ride. If you can, pick up a salmari bottle you get ammonium cloride plus booze.
mike and ikes used to be my thing until i stopped eating it a l ong time ago.
In Greece, they keep them in a freezer, so technically it's also a refreshment
Oh one of my worse ones are Sisu Horna, which is a brand of small (finnish) salmiakki candy. They're made of sugar mixed with plenty of ammonium chloride, and with some licorice and salt for spicing. I will eat the whole small bag at once and then the insides of my mouth will burn raw lmao, one bag is only 40g but it's one of the stronger salmiakki candies that's commonly available. But it is worth it. These days I try to avoid buying them since my intestines are all fucked up from autoimmune disease and eating the whole bag of them doesn't exactly make it any better
KitKats. I don't buy them but a bag of them will not survive a day in the house.
the different flavored ones , but us only sticks with the bland chocolate ones.
I've gotten a bag of Japanese variety ones from a friend that got them for me at an Asian grocer. The matcha was pretty good.
E.L. Fudge. I can destroy a whole box without trying, but my BMI tells me to roll it back every time.
Watermelon sour patch candy. That stuff is going to kill me.
Pretty much anything with sugar.
Once Costco stopped making the bigger cupcakes we got one of their sets with small cupcakes... I ate about two-thirds through before realizing it was a bad time.
I just love pretending they are cigars
Curse you PepperRidge farms and your delectable treats!
I have been known to plow through the peanut monster things from Target from back when I still shopped there. I can't anymore 'cause of personal boycott but yeah.
Macadamia nuts.
my mom is obsessed with them, but i never could find it enjoyable if i eat too much. maybe i can taste the wierd taste it gives.
I haven't had those in years. Probably for good reason.
I don't even buy them and some other snacks because I know I won't be able to stop.
Cheesy poofs. I am worse than Cartman.
Kirkland Tortilla chips. The bag is huge and they are so good.
devil's food cookies
Sweet: Toblerone
Savoury: Salted peanuts
Neither will last long in this house 😍😍
Toblerone + salted peanuts at the same time = pure joy.
[Suppose you can replace Toblerone with any chocolate but it's a good choice]
Why do need self control when there's only a small handful of them in the container. This seems like something the invisible hand can manage, don't put it on yourself.
The downwards spiral into downward spirals.
Cookies
I know people who can't help snacking on raw pasta
What is this?
Fucking Pirouettes.
Damn things are my kryptonite, especially because the dollar store brand are nearly as good.
These are one of those things the family used to get for Christmas, sit completely untouched for a while, then I'd get chewed out for inhaling the whole thing one night.
This looks tasty. Tho it’s funny it’s branded as french I’m from France and I’ve never heard of it!
Also, I thought pepperidge farm was just a meme I didn’t realise it was a real thing ROFL.
The ones i open.