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WanWan Rice Crackers
 This rice cracker came in a packaging of 2 pieces of crackers per packet. They were absolutely delightful to munch on because of the crunchiness of the crackers. There was no way anyone could muffle the loud sound produced from biting the cracker.
The generous salt on the crackers made the crackers more flavorful but left an expected salty aftertaste in one’s mouth and caused a feeling of thirst. This hardly deterred us from eating the crackers and no one ever stopped at just one packet, that’s for sure.
 A&W Root Beer Ice Cream Float
Now, why did A&W pack up and leave our shores, taking away with it its truly delectable root beer ice cream float? No one, and I repeat no one, makes root beer like A&W.
The scoop of vanilla ice cream on the root beer just made the drink all the more tantalizing. The velvety sweetness of the ice cream hits you first when you drink the float and immediately after that, you taste the carbonated root beer and it adds an interesting, somewhat spicy dimension to the sweetness and creaminess of the vanilla ice cream. I’ll take root beer ice cream float any day over coke.
Yakult
 I’ve yet to meet someone who hates this milk solids drink. It’s sweet and surprisingly nutritious as well. There are different flavors of Yakult available, ranging from orange, apple to my all-time favourite, grape. It was always a race in my household to determine who got the grape-flavoured Yakult when we purchased the pack of 6 bottles of different-flavoured Yakult.
This was of course before the manufacturers smartened up and realized that quite a number of Yakult drinkers preferred to drink only their personal favorite flavor of Yakult and thereby started selling packs of 6 identical flavored bottles of Yakult.
My only point of contention is the ridiculously small sized bottle of the drink. On hindsight, drinking Yakult served as a preparatory course to drinking wine, I learnt the art of sipping instead of gulping my drink down.
Super Ring
 Gotta love this stuff. Crunchy halos of intensely orange, tangy cheese powder which tastes as extreme as it looks. The cheaper alternative to the roller coaster (remember those potato-ey thin rings?), the purple glossy pack makes it easy to spot, even when buried underneath the whole myriad of its cheap cracker cousins.
Remember the days when we'd use to dig our tiny little fingers into each of the two remote corners of the packet to siphon off any remaining cheese powder there was, and of course, to end of the surreal experience by licking our fingers so cleanly it puts Colonel Sanders to shame.
Sadly enough some boys/men/wimps today would not be caught dead sauntering out of a mama shop with a Super Ring packet. I would know. I've been scapegoated one too many times.
 Kodomo Toothpaste
I have to admit, this is a little queer but heck you can't even call this an acquired taste! You loved it at first brush, didn't ya?
With flavours like grape, strawberry and mixed fruit, after-recess teeth brushing became something to look forward to in primary one. Good enough to eat, I'd say!
Without further adieu, we shall sing the mandatory ritualistic song that goes with this treat. Sing along! This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth...HOOKED
Know of anymore great eats of the past? List them below in the comments section!
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Written by Guest on 2007-01-07 23:11:20
i really enjoyed reading this article. nice one!  | Written by Guest on 2007-01-07 23:13:26
The chocolates that came in this white box.
chickedees. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-07 23:19:24
those chocolates... i think it's called tora? the cheap predecessor of kinder surprise.
hero chocolate cake anyone?
twisties and kit kat... always and will always be an all time fav
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Haha... I still love Nutella... but don't really see those mini-packs around these days... | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 01:17:04
There's still a place in Marsiling that sells Tora and yes, they've still got the toy inside. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 02:54:56
oh... I remember those with a sort of camera toy inside the box. I wonder where can you get them? | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 03:27:56
great article! really enjoyed reading it. brings back fond memories.. *nostalgia =) | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 05:10:45
another to add is the smelly balloon blowing 'thing.. dunno what they are called.. but boy are they fun to play with | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 05:20:25
the ring lollipop thing..and the sweet that u can use to make a whistling sound!! | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 06:04:37
chocky chocky - chocolate in a tube! | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 07:19:19
double decker! | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 07:25:54
Bee Bee snacks and the salty animal shaped crackers that comes in a long slim packet that is red and yellow. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 08:06:53
Oh wow. This really brings back good old memories... At least most if not all of these stuff have not gone extinct yet if you know where to look. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 08:09:15
There's also this chewing gum which has a removable tatoo on the underside of the wrapping. Just apply water while it is on the skin and wallah! Instant tattoo without the pain. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 09:40:22
Really well-written article. Expecially all the vivid descriptions.
"Remember the days when we'd use to dig our tiny little fingers into each of the two remote corners of the packet to siphon off any remaining cheese powder there was, and of course, to end of the surreal experience by licking our fingers so cleanly it puts Colonel Sanders to shame."
Yeah, those were good times. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 09:55:34
Great article!
Did anyone like eating packets of seaweed during recess too?
And am I wrong but did the Mamee mee packets come with little stickers, or was that some other snack?
Oh, and yan-yan the chocolate/strawberry dip biscuits in a cup! | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 11:33:22
great article!! i'm so glad most of these r still around, n i STILL LOVE them!! i miss the small packs of nutella! best choc in d world! =P there was diz long, thin, chewy sweet which came in grape, strawberry n orange flavoured. costs only 10cents! | Written by Guest on 2007-01-08 22:40:15
heeeheee... ya, i remember those free 'tatoos' there was also a whistling lolly and double decker crackers (prawn and chicken flavoured). The smelly bubble thing smelt alot like UHU... lol | Written by Guest on 2007-01-09 05:48:09
It really felt good reading your article and reminiscing about the younger, carefree days that we had. i will not forget the iced popsicles. they were a treat to me back then! man, i am craving for some now!! | My long-lost love...A&W.
Written by Guest on 2007-01-09 08:57:31
Sob.It's really a waste that A&W has since left this fine city if ours.I still remember the days i'd go over to the nearest A&W outlet to grab a cup of Root Beer Float and a serving of Curly Fries.Mac's fries is no where as good as that of A&W.As i've said, My Love.My A&W. =) | HerO!
Written by Guest on 2007-01-09 10:39:29
Yesh! Did someone mentioned Hero Chocolate cake? ummm.. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-09 11:48:27
Of all the items in the list and in the responses, I've only tasted Yakult and maybe something like Super Rings in my childhood. ::Sobs:: I don't have a childhood... | Written by Guest on 2007-01-09 11:50:58
...when I was a child, my full mind and soul was devoted to my A*s.. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-10 07:18:20
Great article!! What about that green lime ice-cream with cream at the centre, and that chocolate ice cream that comes with two sticks!! forgot their names unfortunately. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-10 08:06:08
Split! Split! God I love split... | Written by Guest on 2007-01-10 08:07:15
that green lime ice-cream with vanilla in the middle is Walls Split I think... I think Magnolia or some other ice-cream company have a similar one called Solero. And there were Solero shots!! The sugar-free lime-flavoured ice balls in a cup | Written by Guest on 2007-01-10 08:10:31
haha...someone beat me to answer the guy's question about the ice-cream. I remember besides yan-yan, also have a similar snack but with cream AND sprinkles! I once spilled the sprinkles in the car and my dad walloped me...  | Written by Guest on 2007-01-10 12:37:07
Rabbits sweets! And that sour plum sweet and those $1 chocolate cakes! Hee....those were really the days...queuing in the tuckshop and sitting on the floor! Hee... | Written by Guest on 2007-01-11 05:56:10
whistle sweets!! the one which has 2 discs with a hole in the middle..whistle away till it melts..and not forgetting the flute-like lollipop  | Written by Guest on 2007-01-11 06:15:46
the sweet Magic Dust! when it comes in various flavours like cola and grape, for us to dip the 'foot lolipop!!!! | Written by Guest on 2007-01-12 02:16:23
wafers that came in the shape of an LD (but smaller!) came in many colours...bite into it and it will slowly melt in your mouth...or nif not, just enjoy the pleasure in slowly munching it... | Written by Guest on 2007-01-14 04:22:19
HAHAHA. i really used to eat my kodomo toothpaste! it was hell yummy. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-18 01:47:50
yakult comes in 5 bottles doesn't it? haha. but anyway, good write-up here! all the food that we ate when we were young... how true.. | Correction to Lyrics
Written by Guest on 2007-01-18 09:45:40
Its Paddle PoP *WOW!* , Paddle PoP, *YEAH!* Super duper yummy!
At the low cost of 50cents. | Written by Guest on 2007-01-29 09:43:38
Macho mee was the rival to mamee. and wat abt hero choc cakes. and those red wafer chocs. yumm. |
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