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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

These are so disappointing nowadays that I don't bother trying anymore.

Two or three decades ago, the inside was gooey and runny. Eating one of these was a messy but delicious affair. Now every time I buy one, it feels like a dried paste that has nothing in common with what I was eating as a child. For a while I thought they were just old or bad but apparently it's just how they are now.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago

and to any americans wondering why someone would even eat a cadburry creme egg outside of easter: in britain they're made of this magical substance called "food" and it really elevates the experience