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Trabant posted:
OH MY GOD I love(d) Vienetta! That was straight up my birthday cake almost every year.
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Jan 7, 2021 08:06
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My birthday is Sunday, I wonder if I can find one by then
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Jan 7, 2021 08:24
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Trabant posted:
did that thing ever go away? i think it's always been for sale in the netherlands anyway
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Jan 7, 2021 10:59
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Trabant posted:
I've never had one of those. Aa a kid, I just assumed my family was to y poor to afford such opulence.
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Jan 7, 2021 17:00
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DrBouvenstein posted:I've never had one of those. I don't think they were any more expensive than other frozen supermarket novelties but the ads certainly made them look Extremely Fancy.
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Jan 7, 2021 17:04
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DrBouvenstein posted:I've never had one of those. Dude, viennetta is the fake mass produced Italian ice cream layer cake. It’s like Friendlies. Did you get local ice cream growing up?
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Jan 7, 2021 17:57
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I think both of you missed the whole "as a kid" part. As in...a freakin' 6-8 year old dumb-rear end kid who didn't know what stuff was. Obviously I know NOW, and did when I was a bit of an older kid, that it wasn't some kind of "$200 super premium luxury" on the same level as, like, caviar. But again...six year olds are stupid.
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Jan 7, 2021 17:59
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DrBouvenstein posted:I think both of you missed the whole "as a kid" part. this is like when I had white bread at my neighbors house for the first time my parents are emphatically wheat bread folk
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Jan 7, 2021 18:02
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Be careful, that new Viennetta image has "Frozen Dairy Dessert Cake" clearly visible on it. That means it's not legally considered ice cream by FDA standards, which is what a lot of Breyer's ice cream does.   "Frozen Dairy Dessert" tends to taste like poo poo.
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Jan 7, 2021 18:11
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mind the walrus posted:Be careful, that new Viennetta image has "Frozen Dairy Dessert Cake" clearly visible on it. That means it's not legally considered ice cream by FDA standards, which is what a lot of Breyer's ice cream does. some dark loving science and some horseshit loving ice cream
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Jan 7, 2021 18:26
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mind the walrus posted:Be careful, that new Viennetta image has "Frozen Dairy Dessert Cake" clearly visible on it. That means it's not legally considered ice cream by FDA standards, which is what a lot of Breyer's ice cream does. * Contain at least 10% dairy milkfat * Be at least 51% ice cream to 49% air in the container * Weigh at least 4.5 lb/gal. Anything less is "frozen dairy dessert". Most "good" ice cream (B&J's etc.) has more like 15% milkfat and only 20-40% air (which is called "overrun") but personally the air part doesn't bother me much, if anything I prefer ice cream with a lighter more "whipped" texture. The fat, obviously, makes a big difference.
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Jan 7, 2021 18:39
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DrBouvenstein posted:I've never had one of those.  It turned out that my family was just cheap and hate anything but the most basic of flavor, like vanilla, or none.
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Jan 7, 2021 18:43
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Ok Comboomer posted:Dude, viennetta is the fake mass produced Italian ice cream layer cake. It’s like Friendlies. Man watch this commercial through the eyes of a child. Kids are stupid and won't go "oh this is a fake mass produced Italian ice cream layer cake" they will go "this cake costs $5,000" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iX511rplJY
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Jan 7, 2021 18:52
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^ exactly! It's being served in glasses. Meant for booze. The moment I get one of these motherfuckers I'm eating the whole thing slice by slice from a martini glass.
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Jan 7, 2021 18:58
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mind the walrus posted:Be careful, that new Viennetta image has "Frozen Dairy Dessert Cake" clearly visible on it. That means it's not legally considered ice cream by FDA standards, which is what a lot of Breyer's ice cream does. Is it anything like the “ice milk” I used to endure as a kid whose family was on welfare in the late ‘80s? If it is, I beseech all of you, turn away from this abomination.
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Jan 7, 2021 19:10
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KHLAV KALASHNIKOV posted:Is it anything like the “ice milk” I used to endure as a kid whose family was on welfare in the late ‘80s? If it is, I beseech all of you, turn away from this abomination. I think breyers, at least where I live, is mostly coconut oil? It's weird, it doesn't melt
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Jan 7, 2021 19:13
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KHLAV KALASHNIKOV posted:Is it anything like the “ice milk” I used to endure as a kid whose family was on welfare in the late ‘80s? If it is, I beseech all of you, turn away from this abomination.
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Jan 7, 2021 19:17
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mind the walrus posted:Worse. You know how sometimes you can let ice cream melt and it gets that puffy melty foam-like substance on the sides? Imagine an ice cream tub made mostly of that flavor. Yeah, I suffered through a bit of ice milk myself. Again, because my family was cheap as gently caress
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Jan 7, 2021 19:28
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Jan 7, 2021 19:52
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“Unflavored for me!” That hit so close to home.
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Jan 7, 2021 20:10
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The market knows nostalgia is a hell of a drug.
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Jan 7, 2021 20:20
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DrBouvenstein posted:I've never had one of those. , except for some odd reason my family just never bought the stuff despite bringing home Breyers on occasion.Spoeank posted:Man watch this commercial through the eyes of a child. Kids are stupid and won't go "oh this is a fake mass produced Italian ice cream layer cake" they will go "this cake costs $5,000"  Cue 9-year-old me going "Holy poo poo that's some fancy-rear end ice cream." 90s Solo Cup has a new favorite as of 21:02 on Jan 7, 2021 |
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Jan 7, 2021 20:59
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Trabant posted:^ exactly! It's being served in glasses. Meant for booze. yeah you know what else was served in those? https://youtu.be/Wc9lcMoJmTQ https://youtu.be/MwiQ_K6DGmI
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Jan 7, 2021 21:06
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If you all are loving with me i'm going to be so  !AS A CHILD, I LONGED FOR THE DESSERT LASAGNA OF THE UPPER CLASS
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Jan 7, 2021 21:19
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I’m gonna put on my top hat and monocle and three piece Brooks Brothers suit and eat a Viennetta at the earliest possible opportunity. I will be listening to opera music coming from a Victrola whilst doing so.
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Jan 7, 2021 21:24
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I remember as a kid having a special ice cream at christmas time. It came in the normal ice cream box, but you were supposed to slice it, instead of scooping. The middle was green, mint flavored, nad in the shape of a christmas tree, and the outside was white and vanilla flavored. There were candies of some kind (m&ms maybe) to look like ornaments. It was also kind of cool that you ate it on a plate instead of in a bowl, so it felt like a lot of ice cream. I haven't seen it since the 90s. I don't think I've seen ice cream come in a box like that, instead of a tub, since the 90s. Trabant posted:^ exactly! It's being served in glasses. Meant for booze. My Mom got some dessert glasses like that and was pretty excited to show them off and uses them for any dessert that fits. It's not just TV, those glasses are cool IRL.
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Jan 7, 2021 22:09
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Ok Comboomer posted:yeah you know what else was served in those? See, fancy!
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Jan 7, 2021 22:39
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The feeling of defeat when they stopped making Vienetta before your late gen-x/millenial rear end was old enough to save up for it with your first job: full disclosure, i've no idea when they stopped making it, just that i finally remembered to buy it after it had ceased production. Queen-Of-Hearts has a new favorite as of 22:43 on Jan 7, 2021 |
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Jan 7, 2021 22:41
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It sounds a lot like the 'horseshoe' ice-cakes that exist over here in Norway. I assume they got big during the same period in the 80s/90s. And probably on a similar kind of 'cheap, but elegant' presentation as the Vienetta you mention.  (The rose is marzipan, I think?) They're not particularly expensive or anything, (especially compared to the tiny, ovepriced minitubs of stuff like Ben&Jerry, and similar 'premium' icecreams.) but they were usually just brought out for special occasions by like my grandparents. Summer parties and birthdays, that sort of thing. So I've got a soft spot for 'em. I imagine they'll be a bit of a 90s nostalgia thing for other norwegigoons. SubNat has a new favorite as of 22:58 on Jan 7, 2021 |
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Jan 7, 2021 22:56
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Spoeank posted:Man watch this commercial through the eyes of a child. Kids are stupid and won't go "oh this is a fake mass produced Italian ice cream layer cake" they will go "this cake costs $5,000" I remember those same style glasses being used in Fancy Feast commercials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YegEm2J73mM LOOK AT THAT REGAL KITTYKAT.
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Jan 7, 2021 23:22
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PhotoKirk posted:I remember those same style glasses being used in Fancy Feast commercials. All cats are regal 
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Jan 7, 2021 23:47
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I'm elated that Vienetta is coming back (because I never got to try it) but I will never forgive the world for getting rid of Choco Tacos.
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Jan 7, 2021 23:57
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Inzombiac posted:I'm elated that Vienetta is coming back (because I never got to try it) but I will never forgive the world for getting rid of Choco Tacos. I had some Choco Tacos last year 
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Jan 8, 2021 00:01
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Inzombiac posted:I'm elated that Vienetta is coming back (because I never got to try it) but I will never forgive the world for getting rid of Choco Tacos. WHAT? (I miss the hell out of Pudding Pops and Snackin' Cake. Also the Cold War.)
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Jan 8, 2021 00:13
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Inzombiac posted:I'm elated that Vienetta is coming back (because I never got to try it) but I will never forgive the world for getting rid of Choco Tacos. Hey man do I have good news for you about Choco Tacos
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Jan 8, 2021 00:30
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Iron Crowned posted:I had some Choco Tacos last year five stores within 5 miles of my zip code that stock them right now
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Jan 8, 2021 00:31
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Yeah, they're usually in the same section as the Klondike Bars, since I think they're made by them. I didn't even know Choco Tacos had gone away for any length of time...
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Jan 8, 2021 00:39
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fartknocker posted:Yeah, they're usually in the same section as the Klondike Bars, since I think they're made by them. I didn't even know Choco Tacos had gone away for any length of time... Taco Bell used to sell them eons ago. Man, I could go for a KFC Little Bucket Parfait right about now.
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Jan 8, 2021 01:15
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I have a fatal nut allergy and have to pick and choose my desserts when in restaurants or at the grocery store. Hence why I loved Viennetta so much.
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Spoeank posted:Man watch this commercial through the eyes of a child. Kids are stupid and won't go "oh this is a fake mass produced Italian ice cream layer cake" they will go "this cake costs $5,000" This is me but with Grey Poupon.
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