LogFAQs > #964047380

This is something that's difficult to quantify because no one talks about it and you can't directly compare versions of food that don't exist anymore, but yeah, food as a whole used to just be flat-out better. Better quality, better ingredients (less filler), better tasting. The simplest example I can think of is how a lot of ice cream can no longer be legally called ice cream - https://www.allrecipes.com/article/difference-between-frozen-dessert-and-ice-cream/, but the phenomenon is prevalent from store-bought food to sit-down restaurants to basic food fast.

It's been getting worse consistently for years as companies cut more and more corners, but I feel like the pandemic accelerated the process dramatically. And I'm sure people will come in and blame it on nostalgia - which is maybe a factor, but some of this stuff I've been eating consistently every month for over a decade, and the difference is noticeable.

P.S. Stuff is getting smaller too. Look up shrinkflation! It sucks.
P.S.S. I didn't get COVID, my sense of taste is the same lmao