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In reply to the discussion: Did pastries and fast foods use to taste better? [View all]FunkyLeprechaun
(2,383 posts)35. I've lived in the UK for 7 years
And do come home to the US as much as I can. I've basically stopped eating American bread because I noticed how sweet it was (whole wheat bread from Hy-Vee).
I've even begun to prefer the UK McDonald's (and I don't even eat there THAT much) to its American counterpart, the UK M&Ms to its American counterpart, the UK KitKats to its American counterpart, and heck even the UK Diet Coke to its American counterpart. Every single time I come home, ALL the food seem very sweet to me and that was after 6-10 months of living in the UK.
The only American food that I prefer is chewing gum!
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Your reasoning is correct, but also remember: your taste buds get weaker as you get older. n/t
FSogol
Jul 2013
#1
Wonderful that you treat your coworkers with your home cooked cakes and cookies..
nenagh
Jul 2013
#109
The four years I spent in Europe gave me the opportunity to get away from all of that crap
MrScorpio
Jul 2013
#5
Not fried in beef extract, but it was added to the fries until about ten years ago ...
SomeGuyInEagan
Jul 2013
#61
Just remember, the local bakery may buy its donuts wholesale from a chain. 40 years ago I worked the
Nay
Jul 2013
#55
I went to school in tenth grade with the daughter of one of the franchise owners of A & W.
Cleita
Jul 2013
#37
I've planted nothing but 'heirloom' varieties in my garden, and they taste the way they should.
ColesCountyDem
Jul 2013
#39
Yes, most everything did. I used to think it was simply getting older, but then
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#25
I suspect ingredients are part of it, but I also think our individual tastes change
petronius
Jul 2013
#28
Yep. Unless you buy it from a mom n pop bakery or make it yourself, it all tastes basicallythe same.
Myrina
Jul 2013
#32
The OP is right though that the quality of commercial food has gone down...
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2013
#95
Pasturizing milk w moderate heat = better taste. Pasturizing w higher heat = quicker & profitable.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#45
50 years has increased profits in the biotech fake food industrial complex. That is all.
ancianita
Jul 2013
#56
My mother was a young Navy wife in Oakland in the 50's when she was pregnant with me -
hedgehog
Jul 2013
#91
Ah yes, and the huge Venice Blvd. Helm's building is a treat to this day.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#118
The bakery I used to go to used HFCS. I suspect that is the reason why baked goods don't
applegrove
Jul 2013
#127