Fake banana is the best, I'm sorry if you disagree.
That said, I would add that I'd much rather eat watermelon-flavored candy than eat actual watermelon. That is an intensely good flavor.
Grape is interesting too, it's like nothing else in the natural world.
― Josefa, Monday, 9 January 2017 05:34 (seven years ago) link
fake banana is so bad
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Monday, 9 January 2017 05:38 (seven years ago) link
Oh Grape owns this. Think Welch's grape soda, grape jolly ranchers . . . It's like someone stumbled on a delicious artificial flavor and needed to connect it to a real fruit and chose grape arbitrarily
β rip van wanko, Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:04 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the real fruit they taste like is concord grapes
― just sayin, Monday, 9 January 2017 05:43 (seven years ago) link
As if
― Josefa, Monday, 9 January 2017 05:50 (seven years ago) link
What fruit is Juicy Fruit?
― earlnash, Monday, 9 January 2017 06:53 (seven years ago) link
rubber
― Rock Wokeman (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 January 2017 06:57 (seven years ago) link
I'd much rather eat watermelon-flavored candy than eat actual watermelon. That is an intensely good flavor.
Same here. I'm one of those weird people who doesn't really like watermelon, but I've always liked watermelon candy and watermelon gum. Dunno why. Think I'd have to vote pineapple though.
― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Monday, 9 January 2017 08:22 (seven years ago) link
black currant
― ogmor, Monday, 9 January 2017 09:17 (seven years ago) link
on the one hand, huge high five to you, Josefa, for your ranking of the artificial fruits
on the other hand, there is literally no food greater in this entire world than a ripe fresh cold watermelon on a hot day, all other foods are kind of a joke next to a great watermelon
on the third hand, I have so much love for the black currant people on this thread, they are a treat
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 9 January 2017 14:34 (seven years ago) link
As someone allergic to watermelon, I say sit on it, Potsie. Also, fresh peaches are better. And slightly underripe cherry tomatoes eaten while u pick.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Monday, 9 January 2017 15:22 (seven years ago) link
Do they still make peach/orange/lemon-flavored Jolly Ranchers? Because I look at this poll and it's basically "Jolly Ranchers: Classic or CLASSIC?"
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 15:32 (seven years ago) link
btw I just went to the Jolly Rancher web site to see what flavors they still have and I think I've gone insane because that can't possibly say "a real hootenanny wing-dinger of a jubilee"
https://www.hersheys.com/jolly-rancher/en_us/products/fruity-bash.html
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 15:35 (seven years ago) link
original draft "a real downer of a jubilee" apparently didn't pass muster.
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Monday, 9 January 2017 15:40 (seven years ago) link
I have an inordinate amount of respect for whatever ad agency was able to successfully pitch "Whatever life throws at you, #KeepOnSucking!" as a tag line to this brand.
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link
when i was a kid the dentist would clean your teeth, politely yell at you to brush/floss more, then have you sit for some kind of fluoride-y treatment, like 10 minutes each top and bottom teeth. the treatment came in artificial flavors, and the banana was so awful that it haunts me decades later
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 January 2017 16:38 (seven years ago) link
oh god the dentist fluoride treatment flavors were the absolute worst, otm
― mh π, Monday, 9 January 2017 16:44 (seven years ago) link
write-in vote for pear
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 9 January 2017 16:46 (seven years ago) link
Oh mannnnn those dentist goo flavors! I think I always chose "bubblegum" and it was always awful.
― mega pegasus for reindeer (Doctor Casino), Monday, 9 January 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
β mh π, Monday, January 9, 2017 11:44 AM (nine minutes ago)
yeah you were a sucker if you didn't go with mint, the safe choice
― k3vin k., Monday, 9 January 2017 16:58 (seven years ago) link
I don't think I was ever offered mint, just "strawberry" or "bubblegum"
bleccch
― mh π, Monday, 9 January 2017 16:59 (seven years ago) link
most of the thread otm that artificial banana is disgusting
lots of great choices here but guava probably takes it for these https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/8bb7d968-de64-4a5c-aa27-598e21ce9264_1.752fe857ea5a52dd67aac5a18ef76d15.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF
― k3vin k., Monday, 9 January 2017 17:02 (seven years ago) link
I don't think I've had a Jolly Rancher that wasn't Green Apple flavor in decades
― mh π, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:03 (seven years ago) link
huh yeah if we're going to include blue raspberry i think green apple has to be a choice too
― k3vin k., Monday, 9 January 2017 17:04 (seven years ago) link
I recall starburst once removing lemon from the standard lineup of "original" flavors, but I can't find evidence anywhere. Maybe it was all a fantastic dream.
― Sufjan Grafton, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:05 (seven years ago) link
and pink lemonade? xp
― k3vin k., Monday, 9 January 2017 17:05 (seven years ago) link
my heart aches for you
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 17:14 (seven years ago) link
Another for pear
― MaresNest, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:18 (seven years ago) link
boscie bros
― Sufjan Grafton, Monday, 9 January 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
lychee
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Monday, 9 January 2017 17:55 (seven years ago) link
what artificial pear-flavored things are yall very refined eaters of artificial flavors eating other than the occasional jelly belly. (I will concede that the pear jelly belly slays, however is not better than the following jelly bellies: tutti fruitti, peach, green apple, the lamented baked apple, top banana, guava, dr. pepper)
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 9 January 2017 18:31 (seven years ago) link
I am now longing for Dr Pepper fruit
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 18:32 (seven years ago) link
the fruit of dreams
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 9 January 2017 18:50 (seven years ago) link
Fake banana is the most vile and disgusting thing. You fake banana lovers are all clearly insane. Fake grape a close second to worst fake fruit.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 9 January 2017 18:52 (seven years ago) link
Real banana flavored things (like say chunky monkey ice cream) through are fine.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 9 January 2017 18:54 (seven years ago) link
yeah, banana flavor scientists fucked up
― Sufjan Grafton, Monday, 9 January 2017 18:55 (seven years ago) link
And re grape - just the idea of grape Bubblicious turns my stomach blergh.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 9 January 2017 18:57 (seven years ago) link
when i was a kid i used to love super lemon and super cola
https://247japanesecandy.com/collections/vendors?q=Nobel
― Fβ― Aβ― (β), Monday, 9 January 2017 19:02 (seven years ago) link
All you people and your fancy fruits. I used to walk to the deli with my best friend and we'd get little brown bags to fill with Jolly Ranchers and Now and Laters neither of which I've had in years but I am sure I'd still love both tho obv not grape or banana flavored.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 9 January 2017 19:04 (seven years ago) link
my soul for a banana-flavored Jolly Rancher
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 19:09 (seven years ago) link
ha now and laters
eat sum now save sum for later
― Fβ― Aβ― (β), Monday, 9 January 2017 19:12 (seven years ago) link
The best candies are the once that threaten to pull out/damage your teeth when you eat them
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 19:13 (seven years ago) link
wtf at that typo
β mookieproof, Monday, January 9, 2017 11:38 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
β mh π, Monday, January 9, 2017 11:44 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I am outing myself as someone without the resources to regularly visit a dentist (it's been, err, years), but do they still do this?
― Wimmels, Monday, 9 January 2017 20:43 (seven years ago) link
They still do it but the modern flavors are much less noxious. The old flavors used to give me migraines. Nowadays you have options like "piΓ±a colada"
― Josefa, Monday, 9 January 2017 20:55 (seven years ago) link
tangerine
― MarkoP, Monday, 9 January 2017 21:00 (seven years ago) link
piΓ±a colada is always disappointing because there is no actual rum in it
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2017 21:01 (seven years ago) link
you're going to the wrong dentist
also I don't think my dentist has given me a fluoride treatment as an adult so idk
― mh π, Monday, 9 January 2017 21:03 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, banana fluoride is the worst, other than barium perhaps. The key is to get the no flavor fluoride.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Monday, 9 January 2017 21:06 (seven years ago) link
I am outing myself as somebody who liked the way the fluoride treatments tasted
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 9 January 2017 22:00 (seven years ago) link
Pear!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 January 2017 22:01 (seven years ago) link
Are you prepared for the answer to be "your mom"?
― (The caption: βfine dining.β) (DJP), Monday, 16 January 2017 05:59 (seven years ago) link
Where is lychee
And: peach was robbed
― fgti, Monday, 16 January 2017 06:02 (seven years ago) link
thank god no one voted cantaloupe
― mookieproof, Monday, 16 January 2017 06:15 (seven years ago) link
The Haribo fruit salad has an awesome artificial grapefruit
― wrinkled sweater guy (los blue jeans), Monday, 16 January 2017 06:27 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYBmVVuMIa0
― mega pegasus for reindeer (Doctor Casino), Monday, 16 January 2017 19:35 (seven years ago) link
best artificial flower flavour
― Fβ― Aβ― (β), Monday, 16 January 2017 19:38 (seven years ago) link
schlump that long post was a stone classic, thank you
― though she denies it to the press, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 16 January 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
"sixty-percent-intensity berry" will stay with me whenever I eat blueberries. I want to poll the 4 permutations of liking brazil nuts and honeydew to make a case there.
― Sufjan Grafton, Monday, 16 January 2017 20:19 (seven years ago) link
The schlumpberries taste like schlumpberries!!
― wrinkled sweater guy (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 06:30 (seven years ago) link
Suspect these people are idiots. maybe not.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/video/2016/jun/17/jelly-bean-flavour-is-it-all-in-the-eyes-video
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, 17 March 2017 14:55 (seven years ago) link
Just had a grape Jolly Rancher for the first time, oh baby that's flavour.
― Minister of the Pillow (fionnland), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 07:43 (five years ago) link
Watermelon is also good.
― nickn, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 06:07 (five years ago) link
Watermelon flavored vodka is far better than it has any business being.
― Fetchboy, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 07:49 (five years ago) link