The discontinued foods that wistful fans miss the most — from Choco Tacos to Butterfinger BBs

Nypost · May 14, 2026 · 628 words · By Kyra Breslin

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The discontinued foods that wistful fans miss the most — from Choco Tacos to Butterfinger BBs It’s Saturday night.

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The discontinued foods that wistful fans miss the most — from Choco Tacos to Butterfinger BBs It’s Saturday night.

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Your pizza Lunchables have been microwaved, and you popped out the perforated 3D glasses from the box.

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For dessert, you’re debating between a bright yellow and pink Trix yogurt or Scooby-Doo gummy snacks washed down with Surge soda.

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Claim 1: “With more than 4,000 upvotes, the winner was Pizza Hut’s original pizza recipe”

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The provided evidence contains generic pizza recipes and unrelated Wikipedia entries (Black Mirror, Heems). There is no evidence of a Reddit thread where Pizza Hut's original recipe received 4,000 upvotes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Mirror is a British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Most episodes are speculative fiction, set in near-future dystopias containing sci-fi technology. The series is inspir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Crocodile" is the third episode of the fourth series of the anthology series Black Mirror. It was written by series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by John Hillcoat. The episode first aired on N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_(Black_Mirror)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Himanshu Kumar Suri (born July 6, 1985), better known by his stage name Heems, is an American rapper. Suri came to prominence as a member of the alternative hip hop group Das Racist, with whom he rele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heems

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Claim 2: “The Choco Taco, Klondike’s quirky ice cream dessert that is exactly as it sounds — chocolate-covered and in a taco-shaped waffle cone”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the Choco Taco was an ice cream novelty consisting of a waffle cone folded to resemble a taco shell with vanilla ice cream and chocolate coating.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Choco Taco was a Good Humor-Breyers ice cream novelty resembling a taco. It consisted of a disk of waffle cone material folded to resemble a hard taco shell, reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, artificiall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choco_Taco

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ellis Miah (born March 21 in New York City) is an American songwriter, record producer, composer, vocalist and DJ of Bangladeshi and Caribbean descent. He has had over 17 records on various Billboard …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Miah

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web search NEUTRAL — 香港綜藝節目專區公仔箱論壇 TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 - Discuz! Board.
https://www.tvboxnow.com/forum-9-2.html

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Claim 3: “1,600 of them, who longed for the Philadelphia Cream Cheese bars to be back in the rotation”

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The evidence provided for this claim discusses the city of Philadelphia, a boycott, and the TV show 'The Bear'. There is no mention of Philadelphia Cream Cheese bars or Reddit upvotes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 United States boycott is an international consumer movement that emerged in early 2025, primarily in Canada and Europe, characterized by individuals and businesses deliberately avoiding Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_boycott

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Food is central to the storytelling and relationship-building on the series The Bear, an episodic television dramedy based on the world of U.S. restaurants after the COVID-19 pandemic. The two main ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_of_The_Bear_(TV_series)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hamburger Hamlet (or "The Hamlet") was a chain of restaurants based in Los Angeles, and a point of reference for the inhabitants and creative industries of the city. Opened in 1950 by actor Harry Lewi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_Hamlet

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Claim 4: “Other honorable mentions included the pop-in-your-mouth Butterfinger BB’s”

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Evidence confirms Butterfinger is a real product line, but there is no specific mention of 'Butterfinger BBs' as a discontinued product in the provided search results or Wikipedia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Butterfinger is a candy bar manufactured by US based Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero. It was formerly manufactured internationally by Nestlé. [1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfinger

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web search NEUTRAL — Official website of Butterfinger candy bars. The one of a kind - crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery chocolate bar.
https://www.butterfinger.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — These perfectly fun sized peanut-buttery, chocolatey candy bars are small in size but big on taste. Each piece delivers Butterfinger’s bold, crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery flavor wrapped in a smo…
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Butterfinger-Chocolatey-Peanut-Bu…

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Claim 5: “a recent Reddit thread asking users which discontinued snack they’d bring back drew thousands of responses”

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One web search result mentions a Reddit thread where Tim Hortons fans flooded the comments with discontinued items, but it does not confirm 'thousands of responses' across a general snack thread. Other results are generic lists of discontinued snacks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Top 10 Discontinued Snacks Americans Miss The Most (Part 6)BabbleTop446K views • 4 years agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (50+). 16:31.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZw2UPrRf0

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web search NEUTRAL — Here are 15 iconic snacks that were discontinued and came back due to public outcry. Plus, don’t miss 10 Discontinued Beers That Returned to the Shelves.
https://www.eatthis.com/news-discontinued-snacks-came-back/

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web search NEUTRAL — Many Tim's fans recently flooded a Reddit thread with the items they miss most, and it sounds like there's still hope for at least some of the lost snacks.In fact, it has so many fans that it was the …
https://www.narcity.com/tim-hortons-fans-are-nostalgic-for-t…

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Claim 6: “the original McDonald’s snack wraps, which inspired 2,000 upvotes on the thread”

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Evidence provides general information about McDonald's menus and Reddit's general nature, but contains no data regarding snack wraps receiving 2,000 upvotes in a specific thread.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — r/The_Donald was a subreddit where participants created discussions and internet memes in support of U.S. president Donald Trump. Initially created in June 2015 following the announcement of Trump's 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reddit ( RED-it, formerly stylized reddit) is an American proprietary social news aggregation and forum social media platform. Registered users (commonly referred to as "redditors") submit content to…
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Claim 7: “2,000 users upvoted one user’s post about Energy Lizard being the specific flavor profile to revive”

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While evidence confirms SoBe is a brand and discusses its discontinuation, there is no mention of a specific Reddit thread or a post about 'Energy Lizard' receiving 2,000 upvotes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man is a superhero created by Marvel Comics who debuted in the anthology comic book series issue Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) during the Silver Age of Comics. After his debut, he received …
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