Unfortunate Food

If you've already visited James Lileks' Institute of Official Cheer, then you're probably suspecting that the title and purpose of this section was inspired by his own "Gallery of Regrettable Food" pages – and in this, you would be correct.  However, my aim is a little different: while James is documenting culinary disasters and questionable products of decades past, here you will find accounts of my own first-hand encounters with modern-day, yet equally bizarre "food" products.  Some of these have since been discontinued, to the immense relief of future generations; others are still out there, lurking quietly on the store shelves, waiting to visit their horrors upon unsuspecting consumers...

Rating Scale

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Semi-edible, somewhat tolerable, but still best avoided.

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"You can live on it, but it tastes like $#!+."
—(Crocodile Dundee)

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Will make even an Iron Chef weep in despair.

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Proof of the Devil's power in this world. Kills cows at 20 paces.

Chinese
Candy


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(added 10/18/2009)

Budweiser &
Clamato "Chelada"


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(added 10/17/2009)

 
FortiFido


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(added 10/17/2009)

Clamato "Energia"
energy drink


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(added 05/10/2007)

"Tamarindo"
Kool-Aid


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(added 04/10/2007)

Dr. Pepper
"Berries & Cream"


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(added 03/16/2007)

 
Moxie


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(added 10/30/2005)

"Extreme Energy Shot" energy drink


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(added 07/26/2005)

"CoCo Rico"
coconut soda


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(added 07/26/2005)

Jack Link's "Fully-Cooked Ground Beef"


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(added 05/09/2005)