Nick:
In front of me are the most iconic foods from the past 100 years. We've got Kool-Aid from 1942, rare canned
Doritos from 1995, and so much more. And this is all real unopened food. But I have a few questions. Will this ancient bottle of Coke still be
fizzy? Can this 50 year old cake mix still bake a
nice cake? Will these potato chips still be crunchy? I've brought my friend Parsa to help me out. Parsa: What's up buddy?
Nick: And just so you understand
how crazy it is that we got all this food, I've spent the past year buying every
unopened vintage food item on the internet to my accountant. Jared, please skip this next
part here. I spend exactly $16,198.43. We're going to start 100 years ago with a
collection of food from the 1920s. During this time, people ate a lot of canned
goods and preserved items due to limited fresh produce. At the same time, cars were
becoming a new and exciting way to get around this. Right here is genuine almond paste. It feels like such a well made jar. Also like I feel like this wouldn't be made
like this. Parsa: It's very sturdy.
Nick: I have no idea how to open
this thing. Parsa:
I think we lift this up in Polish. Nick:
Go for it. Oh, did you just break it? Parsa:
I might have broke. I might have broken it. Um, yeah. We're gonna need a can opener. Oh, no!
Nick: Watch out!
Parsa: Watch your hands! Boom! Nick:
Oh my. Parsa:
God, man, that looks delicious. Nick:
I can't even dig into it. Oh, it smells like molasses. Parsa:
Yeah, exactly. Nick:
I just can't believe this piece of food is
over 100 years old. That doesn't make sense to me. Parsa:
Kind of long gone, huh? Nick:
I feel like it's not really an almond paste
anymore. Let's jump to this. Honey, should we just
pull it out? Yeah. Oh, this is amazing. It's wildflower. Honey, let's. Parsa:
Get a wine opener. Maybe. Is it working? Nick:
I think so. Parsa:
Uh, we might have no choice but to break
this. Nick:
That right there is honey from the 1920s. As you can see, it looks a lot darker than
the honey that we have here today. Parsa: Oh, did you try that?
Nick: Is this dangerous? Parsa:
It's all right. How is it? 1 to 10.
Nick:
It's like perfect. It's some of. The best flavored honey that I've ever had,
but it's a little bit numbing on your mouth. Parsa:
That's really concerning. I would keep flushing with as much water as
possible for like 30s. Nick:
Our second to last food from 1920 is this jar
of whole cloves. If you don't know what cloves are, it's
basically a spice that you'd often smell in Christmas.
Parsa:
That smells like Christmas. Nick:
It's still got every bit of fragrance here. It's almost like this is brand new. Parsa:
Can I take this. Home with me?
Nick: So let's look at this last one
here. This is Imperial Granum, and I would
definitely say this box looks the oldest of all the foods we have today. Parsa:
Yeah. What is that, Nick? Nick:
It says it's a pure extract of wheat that
forms with a milk, a nourishing food prescribed for expectant and nursing
mothers. What? What is that? Oh, my God, there's instructions inside. This is a guide somebody was supposed to use
in 1920. Parsa:
That's crazy. Nick:
That's insane. Let's jump to 1930. As you might remember from history class,
the main event from the 1930s was the Great Depression. During this time, families
relied on simple pre-prepared foods for cheaper meals. I say we start with the
Cracker Jacks. Parsa:
The more you eat, the more you want. Nick:
If you haven't had Cracker Jacks, they're
supposed to be a cluster of this caramel coated popcorn and peanuts. Parsa:
Oh no way. Nick:
Oh my God, this is crazy. It's got the surprise toy inside. Parsa:
What is it. Nick:
A baseball card. Parsa:
Oh, that's actually crazy. Nick: That's insane.
Parsa: This is vintage, folks. I would try this. I really would.
Nick: Actually? Parsa:
Yeah. Parsa:
It's not good. Next up, we got this penny
drink. So instead of buying a Coke or a sprite, you
just throw that in a little glass of water. Nick:
It makes total sense given it was during the
Great Depression. Open it up. What color is it gonna be? Parsa:
Whoa, whoa. Nick:
It's like grape soda. This drink that you're looking at right here
is from the Great Depression. Just think about that for a minute. Parsa:
This would probably kill you. Yeah. Nick:
There is something really weird about this. Next up, we got Quaker Grits. I actually grew up eating these quite often. Parsa:
Back up a little bit. Yeah. Go ahead. Nick:
Oh, it still looks so perfect on the inside. This is like nothing ever changed. Parsa:
You could probably eat this right now. Honestly. Nick:
Grits from 90 plus years ago. And this looks perfect going off those
grits. Let's talk about this jiffy porridge right
here. Parsa:
Mother Jackson, is that Aunt Jemima's sister? Nick:
Oh, wait, this is crazy how this is backed
up. I'm hit with a whiff of dust. Parsa:
That's not healthy. That can't be good for
you. Nick:
Last one before we jump to the 1940s is this
late 1930s little box of Grape Nuts. Have you ever had Grape Nuts cereal? Parsa: I don't know what that is.
Nick: Wheat and barley
and corn and looks kind of like a mouse poop. Oh, it smells like dust. I never thought that a lot of this food
would smell like dust. Moving on to the 1940s, cooks had to get
creative. Since food was being rationed during World
War two. For example, people would use powdered eggs
for breakfast and carrots were used to get sweetness and some desserts such as cookies. Since sugar was so hard to find. Let's start with this Coke here. We're about to answer one of my questions. Will this still be fizzy? Parsa:
I think it will. I'm gonna bet on coke right here. Nick:
I'm gonna say absolutely not. Whoops.
Parsa: Oh, oh oh, I hear fizz. Nick:
No.
Parsa: I hear fizz. Nick:
Not a single drop of fizz in there. I'm trying.
Parsa: No way.
Nick: Oh it's fizzy. Parsa:
Yep. You owe me. I won that bet. Nick:
It tastes horrible. Mhm. Let's get a slow motion replay to see if
it's actually fizzy on camera. It doesn't look fizzy. Parsa:
That's carbonation to me. Nick this is a jar of Morton Salt from the
1940s. Nick:
First of all can I just say I love the
branding? I think they should have stuck with the
branding that they have on here. Parsa:
I guarantee you it looks the exact same. Nick:
It opens the same salt is salt. I'm not going to say that it looks better
than the Osmo from 2023. Parsa:
That's for. Nick:
Sure. I've been very excited for this one. Kool-aid imitation strawberry flavor. The Kool-Aid are gonna get crazier and
crazier as we move on forward through the decades, but this one right here is the
oldest one we could find in the internet. Parsa:
This is the. Og right here, huh? Oh my God. Oh! Nick:
It's working. Oh, yeah. Kool-Aid:
Oh, yeah. Parsa:
It's that. Oh my God. Is it that bad?
Nick: So sour. Parsa:
Final one strawberry preserve jam. This is my favorite. Throw this on a peanut
butter jelly. Can't go wrong. Ooh that smells like
molasses. Nick:
Interesting. I'm feeling like everything that
has sugar in it is going to smell like molasses. Parsa:
That wouldn't go too well on a PB and J. Nick:
This is just black. Parsa:
That is not good. Nick:
Are you ready to go to the 1950s? Parsa: Let's do it.
Nick: In the 1950s, after the war
ended, there was a rise in popularity of convenience foods. Many fast food brands were founded during
this time, and some of the most common foods were TV dinners, casseroles, and Jell-O. Parsa:
I've been eyeing this one. What is this,
Reese? Confetti. Popcorn. Nick:
So it's popcorn with food coloring on it. This is. Parsa:
Crazy. Nick:
This is insane. Parsa:
Oh, I got it. Parsa:
Actually. I don't think I got it. Nick:
Oh, I'm gonna get it. I'm gonna get it. I got an idea. Parsa:
Oh my God. Nick:
Oh my, oh, our oil smoking. So I'm gonna go ahead and add these all in. Parsa:
Are they gonna be colored or not? 100%. Nick:
I'm gonna say no. They're going to be regular
white popcorn. Oh. It's popping. Regular popcorn, if you
look up close to the shells were the only thing that were colored. The popcorn stays
completely the same. And the craziest thing is, it looks like a
perfect piece of popcorn. I'm gonna eat one. I don't know about you. Parsa:
Try it.
Nick: It's so stale. We're going back to the sodas. We got this Canada Dry from 1956, and. Parsa:
We got a seven up here. Everybody loves that game. You hear that sound. Nick:
That's still really carbonated? Um, let's see the Canada dry. Ready? Parsa:
Nothing. Nothing. And that brings. Nick:
Us to these classic jello and pudding
packages. Should we make the jello or the pudding? Jello. Let's do it. We're gonna go into this bowl with one cup
of very hot water. Whoa. This is caked. I feel like jello from 1957 isn't going to
dissolve, right? I will also say that the yellow color is not
what I thought it would be, but maybe jello back then was just more naturally colored. Once it dissolved, we then add one cup of
cold water. Parsa:
It says pour into mold and chill until set. Nick:
We're going to place this in the fridge and
come back to it later in the video. Hopefully it actually sets. In the 1960s, people wanted quick and
convenient cooking, and instant foods became very popular. Color TV also became
popularized, becoming the new normal over black and white. And from the looks of some
of the packaging here, even some of the food seemed to get more colorful. Once again, I got ripped off by a couple
items. Parsa:
Open and empty. Not okay guys, not okay. Nick:
This right here is iconic. This is a can of Campbell's Cream of celery
soup. Parsa:
That is iconic. Everybody knows Campbell's. This is one. Nick:
Of those ones that we definitely cannot eat. But I want to see what it looks like on the
inside. Oh, no. It smells so. Parsa:
Bad. Nick:
No, it's stained our cutting board. Next up we have these golden butter bits
candies. They put another one of these keys on top. Oh. What is everyone's obsession with
opening stuff with keys. Oh, look at that. Oh my. Parsa:
God, they're. Nick:
Fine. Parsa:
That looks exact same as what's on the cover. Perfect. Let me see this. It smells like. Nick:
A little bit of peanut butter. Butterscotch. A little bit of butterscotch. Yeah. Parsa:
This is a winner we got here, huh? Nick:
Incredible. We've got more Grape Nuts here. I just love to see the transition in the
branding from a little bit before to now. Yeah, nobody likes Grape Nuts, but I like
Grape Nuts. Alphabet macaroni. Super cool. Two for $0.25. Parsa:
Eating for days on this budget. Do you think. Nick:
They have the entire alphabet in here? Parsa:
We gotta see. Nick:
No way. This is the coolest thing we've opened. They have everything here. They also have numbers. This is delicious. It says in soups and
salads. Parsa:
You know where I'm going with this, right? What are you gonna spell? Subscribe I love it. Kellogg's corn flakes from the 1960s. Open it. Nick:
Corn flakes seemed like one of those things
to me. That you could have for 200 years, and it
would never get messed up. Let's listen for the sound. Parsa:
That is crispy. Nick:
They smell like that old book sitting on the
bookcase shelf in your grandma's house. Parsa:
An old map of Pangea, I would say. Nick:
Two dozen French snails imported from France
in this jar right here. I'm not opening this. Parsa:
That sounds gross. Nick:
A strained asparagus puree. I want to see if it's still green. There's rust falling off the packaging as it
opens. Oh, my God, it's still green. Parsa:
Oh. It smells. No, it smells so bad. Get it out of the building, please. Next we got one of my favorite things
chocolate syrup. Oh my God, $50,000. Nick:
It didn't cost that much, but it's the brand. Parsa:
I think it's like the 100 grand bar, you
know? Nick:
Oh, God, it smells like chocolate. Oh, whoa. Looks great. I mean, this looks like perfect chocolate
syrup. This has stood the test of time. Parsa:
I would put that on a chocolate sundae for
our. Nick:
Last food of the 1960s. We've got this Maxwell House instant coffee. It's still got that perfect seal on there. Smell the aroma. Is it going to be clumped together, do you
think? Or is it going to be like granular coffee? Parsa:
Oh my God, we got a nice layer of mold. Nick:
Oh no. But if you dig past that sad layer of mold,
you're left with perfect fresh coffee grounds, which, when they go into some hot
boiling water, seem to still make you a good old cup of Joe. We've moved on to the 1970s, where items
like microwavable meals and canned soups revolutionized the kitchen. Personal computers were starting to become
mainstream, and the first email ever was sent in 1971. Parsa:
First off, this Coke bottle cost you $200 in
1970. This was $0.05. So safe to say you got
ripped off. Nick:
The other Coke bottle was barely carbonated. This one seems like it actually might have a
ton of carbonation. I would say it's got about a half the fizz
that it does today. One really cool thing you can tell during
this time was that clearly characters were starting to get introduced. We have the
Kool-Aid man for the first time. We've got Mr. Peanut from planters, and we
have this old guy from Quaker Oats. Oh yeah. Parsa:
He's the man. I love that guy. Nick:
This is the coolest peanut jar I've ever
seen. That seal is still on the outside, and as
you can see, it's so old that it sort of turned this yellow office color. Pour them out on here. These look as regular
as any peanut I've ever seen. This right here. This is a jar of maple
syrup. Oh, you know what? No, it's 89.5% sugar
syrup and 10.5% maple sugar. Parsa:
You folks, should we try it? Nick:
Definitely. Parsa:
Oh, that was clean. Nick:
The color is spot on. Parsa:
Wow. Here goes nothing. That is so good. Nick:
Perfect. To finish off 1970, we have another
version of Quaker Oats. Again, the branding is really developed
here. I personally like this packaging a lot
better than anything we've seen so far. There's more color, just like we've moved to
color TV over black and white. Parsa:
These look good to me. Nick:
Oats seem to withstand the test of time. Speaking of which, the Jell-O. Parsa:
Does it look? Nick:
Okay, here's what I'll say. It's starting to take the form and kind of
characteristics of Jell-O. It's not there yet. I think we put it back
in and we check it again a little bit. Parsa: Let's do it.
Nick: The 1980s is where stuff really
starts to heat up and get exciting. During this time, people were all about
indulgence. They started to eat a lot more unhealthy
foods, and fast food became one of the most popular cuisines in the entire world. Parsa:
I'm personally most excited about these Lay's
chips we got right here. Nick:
Like I said earlier, I want to know if these
are actually still crunchy. Parsa:
I bet they are. Nick:
I don't think so. I kind of want to start off
with this ancient jar of olive oil. You can see at the bottom here, there's
these chunks of this sort of fat, and this oil has completely separated. Ooh, it just doesn't look right. Ooh, it smells like motor oil. Parsa:
This is not safe to try. Let's move on to these. Nick:
Star Wars Episode one fruit snacks. Parsa:
That is crazy. Should we duel over these? What? Oh, my God. Nick:
They're all dark. And all the dye leaked into
the bag. Except for the green ones. I can't tell who these characters are. Who's that? Parsa:
Uh, I've never seen Star Wars.
Grievous: You fool. Nick:
This right here is a funnel cake mix. It kind of reminds me of those modern day
pancake mixes where it's just a powder half cup of cold water. It's easy into here. I missed a bunch of it. Screw on the lid. Shake it up. Oil into the bottom of our pan. Let's make a 1980s funnel cake. Oh, that's crazy. That's working. No way, Miss Wilson, we did
it! This is a funnel cake from 1980. Parsa:
I think this is the best funnel cake I've
ever seen in my life. Nick:
Let's finish with the smallest little tube of
lifesavers ever. Do you think they're still going to have
their color? Parsa:
Oh, it kind of does have the color still. Nick:
I just want to point out that their
branding back then and their their tagline was pretty terrible. Parsa:
The candy with the hole. Yeah, I don't know about that one. Nick:
That brings us to the cereal here, Count
Chocula. It is a chocolate flavored frosted cereal
with chocolate flavored marshmallows. This was very difficult to get, by the way. Oh, it smells like dusty chocolate. Parsa:
Oh, that doesn't, doesn't it? Nick:
I've been very excited to open up these very
young, tender, sweet peas. Parsa:
It's a weird label. Nick:
Weird way to talk about it. Oh, dude, they're perfect green peas. Parsa:
What? They look edible. Nick:
Look at the recommended use by date. Parsa:
December 1983. We're a little late. I think.
Nick: I just remembered the Jell-O, which,
let's be real, it's been in the fridge long enough. It's just not gonna work. Parsa:
Uh, isn't. Nick:
Happening, but I want to try another
experiment. The Spanish rice, which, by the way, costs
you $0.53. Back in the day, this is the first thing
we've seen where it's a just add water meal ready in just 12 minutes. But we're both tasting it. If we make this
fine. Parsa:
Deal, there's a little flavor in here. Nick:
Seasoning packet completely caked up and
sticky, and we'll just let this go for 12 minutes. I don't think we need to open
another Coca-Cola, but the bottle does look pretty cool. Let's quickly taste this peanut
butter. The worst part about this, I noticed, is
there's no seal of any kind. Like, someone could have just come in here
and just done whatever they want to it and closed it back up. Expiration date February
20th, 1987. What the. Parsa:
Heck? That doesn't look too bad. No it doesn't. Nick:
It's still smooth. Parsa:
How does it smell? Oh my God, that's
horrible. Nick:
But I'm actually way more excited about this
corn right here. People still seem to be obsessed with corn. And this right here is a corn that pops on
the cob. Wow. Here's how you do a popping corn on the
cob. I hope this doesn't light my microwave on
fire. I think the popping has slowed down enough
that I'm gonna take it out. Parsa:
What in the world? Nick:
1980s popcorn. Still good. Our last food from the 1980s. This is when things started to get a little
more expensive. Parsa:
Two bucks. For potato. Chips?
Nick: That's a big jump from where we were
earlier. Feel how the bag feels different. Parsa:
This feels very dense at the bottom. They don't feel crispy to me. Oh, are these barbecue flavored? Nick:
This is what it looks like if you make potato
chips by yourself at home. We had one question when we came in here. Do they still have the crunch? Parsa:
That's a crunch. They have the crunch. That's the crunch. Nick: 1990s.
Parsa: I'm ready if you are. Nick:
Let's go. In the 1990s, snack foods dominated
the supermarkets and brands ramped up using mascots and athletes to market their
products. I love snacks, and we were both born in the
1990s, so this is probably the decade that I'm actually most excited to check out. First off, here's the cake mix that I
brought up earlier. Do you think this is actually gonna bake a
cake? I mean, Betty Crocker is a classic. Parsa:
She's a legend. But if it's any indication
from the cake we made earlier, the funnel one, this is probably gonna work. Nick:
I just feel like after 30 plus years, it's
not gonna rise properly, so I don't think it's gonna work, but we'll save this one for
later in the video. Let's start with Lunchables. So this is the
ham and cheddar. Parsa:
Oh, no. Nick:
This just throws me back to being. Parsa:
This has everything you need in a lunch. Nick:
Oh, my God. This is what was so good about being a kid
from the 90s. Parsa:
We gotta eat this now. Nick:
Unlike every other food that we've gotten in
this video, the Lunchables we bought today. Since they're so incredibly perishable, this
is actually fresh from the supermarket. Now, if I remember correctly, I was pretty
good at sharing in middle school, but I am not sharing today. Let's move on to another 90s classic
Go-gurt. I wish this was as big a thing now as it
used to be. I don't think it is. Parsa:
Sometimes I even freeze them. What do you do? Cold or I. Nick:
Froze them all the. Parsa:
Time. The best. Nick:
Um, what moment does this take you back. Parsa:
To after soccer practice? Nick:
This takes me to the foot of my driveway with
my brothers all whipping around on bikes. That's where this takes me. Parsa:
This is so good. It's awesome. Oh my God. Nick:
As you can see in this decade, we have a ton
of gum and candy. First up, look at how incredible this
packaging on the Skittles is. And look at the expiration date. Parsa:
January 7th, 1995. Nick:
This expired before we were born. Parsa:
That's crazy. Oh, it's all squished together. Look at that. Nick:
That's so cool. You can still see all the S's, but it's just
one big giant skittle. This right here I love. It's a little Tom
and Jerry piece of bubble gum. I used to love watching Tom and Jerry. I feel like all the bubble gum, it just
didn't hold together super well. But you know what's interesting about this
one? It's got a tattoo inside. Parsa:
They put it right here. Nick:
Well, we talk about the rest of this candy. I'm gonna put this tattoo right above my
wrist. And while we wait, let's check out some good
old nerds. Parsa:
You know who's a nerd? This guy. Huh? We got nerds double dipped. You want to open this up? Nick:
They look a little moldy. We saw a few versions of Dubble bubble
earlier in the. Video. Now they've moved on to that classic
yellow and red look. Parsa:
That's true. I noticed that they didn't hold
up too well. Nick:
And these M&Ms that were actually from the
1992 Winter Olympic Games, they were the oldest M&Ms we could find, and they happened
to be my favorite peanut. Oh, it's just dust and shells. These did not stand the test of time. Do we think the tattoo worked? Parsa:
I have faith. Oh. Nick:
We also found these gummy lifesavers, which I
really miss. Lifesavers. Now that I think about it. So. Parsa:
Good. Put them out. Nick:
Oh, they look like olives. Every single one is turned black. They were supposed to be green, white, red. How did that happen? And this Kool-Aid
slushy mix. I guess people wanted to start making
slushies at home. That's the coolest. I think the Kool-Aid man
is ever. Look, he's just looking like a stud. Parsa:
And now we got another bottle of Coca-Cola. The branding is updated now. Once again, you don't see this a lot today. This one actually expired January 1st in
2000. Nick:
And this brings me to one of the most insane
looking things from the 90s, which is this Orbitz drink. Parsa:
What is that? Nick:
It says it's a naturally fruit flavored
beverage. This looks like a lava lamp. This smells. Parsa:
Pretty good. Do you. Nick:
Remember these Dixie cups that you. Parsa:
Used to get? Yeah, I love. Nick:
Those in school and at parties. Parsa:
Every birthday party, you had to have those. Nick:
This was probably one of the most iconic
things from the 90s. I feel the wax on it. Parsa:
No way. Look at that. Nick:
Feel how incredible these are. They all have fun, different unique designs. These are just the coolest cups ever. Parsa:
So we pour some in. Nick:
It's like the old version of Boba. Let's see. Parsa:
One of those kernels got stuck in my throat. Nick:
I don't know if I love the balls floating
around. Parsa:
Hmm. Now we have all these different types of
mac and cheese. We have the Christmas style, we have the
mild cheddar, the Ninja Turtles. These are classics.
Nick: The best one. Purchased by July 4th, 1998. Parsa:
It just gets worse and worse. Nick:
This box right here, we paid a lot for it. This is a Michael Jordan special edition box
of Wheaties. Parsa:
Oh my God, that is the legend himself. Nick:
I don't think we should open it. I think we should leave it as it is.
Parsa:
Sacred. Which brings us to two last things. This cake right here, which I am going to
test and eat if it works. And these super difficult to get canned
Cheetos and Doritos, which we spend $150 on. And back in the day, they were just $0.50. They expired in January of 97 and 98. Parsa:
Whew! Nick:
It is scary how untouched these look. These expired in 1998. Parsa:
This looks the exact same to me. That's not. Nick:
Right. Oh no, I'm good. And look at this Dorito can. This is one of my favorite items. These are also not just nacho cheese. They're nacho cheesier. You know, I almost feel bad opening these
up, but I think they have less of that artificial color that Doritos do. Now, I'm sort of a Dorito connoisseur, and
these definitely look a little bit more natural to me. Parsa:
What do you say, Dorito connoisseur? Nick: They're perfect.
Parsa: Really? Nick:
Try one. I'm getting a little bit of a weird
aftertaste before we move on to the 2000. We can't forget this vintage cake mix. Betty Crocker, Don't let me down. Lemon chiffon cake. Chiffon cake. How do you say it? Parsa: Chiffon. It's French.
Nick: Is it? Parsa:
I don't know. Nick:
I'm gonna go ahead and first empty this
packet into the bowl that. Parsa:
Looks and smells. Not the best. Nick:
Two eggs, and we'll mix it all up. This is not looking like a cake mix, is it? Oh, one and a quarter cups. Cold water. Parsa:
What do we put? Nick:
One quarter. Parsa:
Oh, Nick was in charge of the water, so. Oh, we're getting there. This is key. Here we go. Nick:
Ooh. I'll toss this in and we'll check back
on this at the end of the video before we move on to the 2000. We can't forget we still have this rice to
taste. Parsa:
Why are you crunchy? I'm sorry, guys, this is bad. Nick:
We finally made it to the 2000 where the
internet began to start shaping food trends. For example, as people got more connected,
there was a rise in popularity for international snacks such as sushi and
hummus. The first ever YouTube video actually came
out on April 23rd, 2005, and now, 20 years later, I'm so grateful to be able to use
this same platform to share my love for food with all of you watching with us right now,
of all these foods that we have in front of us from the 2000, the one that I'm most
excited to dive into is this Twinkie right here. Before I say anything, do you know
what the original flavor of a Twinkie was? Parsa: Let me guess. Uh, chocolate.
Parsa: Banana. Parsa:
No way. Nick:
This one is so old that the listing said it
was petrified. And I don't know that there's much that
we're going to be able to do with it, but I want to take a closer look. Once we get there. Let's do it. Push, pop. Gummy roll. Did you ever have these as a kid? You push it and it pushes out the gummy, and
then when you're ready to cut, you push all the way and you tear. Nick:
That is so cool. Parsa:
That is really good. Nick:
This is a throwback for me. These baby bottle pops. Parsa:
You know, I didn't really do a lot of this. Nick:
No way. You take off the top like this and
you have this little baby bottle. Then you unscrew it and there's all this
powder inside, right? Right. You suck it, dip it in here, dip that
upside down, get all the powder on there, and then you suck it again. Parsa:
You like that, Nick? Nick:
This reminds me of sitting on the bus trading
some kid for this. Maybe I gave him a Pokemon card and he gave
me one of these in exchange. Wow. Dunkaroos are a classic. Parsa:
Those are so good. Nick:
Yeah, so I don't actually think my mom let me
have these as a kid, so I'm just so happy now where I can freely eat something like this
and she's not able to stop me. I mean, they're pretty good. Parsa: I like it.
Nick: There's a lot more candy from
this time. Like this vintage little bag of gushers
here. Parsa:
Oh, these are so good. Look at the. Nick:
Difference that we have in vintage foods of
the color versus if you throw back to those gummy lifesavers that were just black, these
have stood the test of time for over two decades. And they look like this. Wow. Around the same time we got colored
goldfish. I remember when I saw those for the first
time in the supermarket aisle. Parsa:
Goldfish is a delicacy. Nick:
Personally, I'm more of a flavor blasted
goldfish guy than anything. And I know these are 20 years old right
here, but these still look like damn perfect goldfish. Oh, these are good. Next, we've got this jar of Chef Boyardee
beef ravioli. You call me Chef Boyardee. Sometimes .
Parsa: Sometimes.
Nick: Best by July 13th, 2002. Parsa:
Oh, my God.
Nick: I'm gonna eat it. Parsa:
No you're not. Don't count me in on that
one. Go for it, man. Nick:
That was bad. Parsa:
Oh, my God, why did he do that? Nick:
That's really bad bite. Parsa:
To finish out the 2000, we got this Lipton
cup of soup. Nick:
So it's an instant chicken noodle with white
meat. A little bit of this yellow discoloring on
the packaging here. Parsa: Sketchy.
Nick: Am I still gonna do it.
Parsa: Knowing you? Probably.
Nick: That's correct. This is so nasty. Nick:
Where's the white chicken meat? I want the white. Oh, it's all stuck at the bottom. Parsa:
Oh, no, Nick, you can't do that. It's gonna make you sick. Nick. Don't do it, man. Nick:
This is where I draw the line to finish off
the 2000. This Twinkie here was so incredibly
expensive that we're gonna wear gloves to handle it. As you can see, this is an
original hostess Twinkie. I mean, it smells a little bit like banana. Parsa:
This smells pretty. Nick:
Good. I just want to be really careful with
this thing. I'm gonna very carefully try to slice
through this thing. It's very, very hard. That's so hard. And let's see what's on the
inside. Oh, wow. It does look like a fossil. And in some ways it is. This was literally
sold to me as a petrified Twinkie, which is the same terms they use on fossils. Obviously we can't eat this one, but it's
really cool to see what happens to something like a Twinkie after 20 plus years. We're in the 20 tens now, 90 years after
when we started this video, which means we're very close to present day, we're all
revealed to all of you my favorite snacks in just a few moments this decade. Right here is where we're going to start to
see some of your favorite iconic snacks from today. We finished on Twinkies before. Why don't we start with Twinkies now? Now that's very different. You can tell right away you've got that
light, foamy, creamy interior, but now they're flavored vanilla instead of banana
like they were ten years before. Parsa:
You know what's weird? I've never had a
Twinkie. Nick:
I mean, go ahead, try one. Parsa:
It's not bad. Nick: No.
Parsa: Not the best either. Nick:
During the 2010, we also started seeing
huge trends of things like coconut water, which people went absolutely crazy for. Parsa: Something everyone also went crazy for is
Nutella.
Nick: I mean. Oh, this is my most prized possession in the
whole world besides my family and friends and you guys.
Parsa:
Damn. Must be nice. Nick:
And during this time, we also have tons of
snack foods which started to dominate the markets even more. Parsa:
We've got Cool Ranch Doritos. Takis went crazy all over the internet. We got Funyuns, which I know Nick loves. Nick:
Definitely one of my personal favorites, but
your breath doesn't smell too good after eating them. Parsa:
And we have Pringles. And right here we have sour cream and onion,
my personal favorite. Nick:
And to finish these Lay's potato chips, I
want to see how they crunch compared to earlier. Right off the bat. I do want to
note they don't look homemade anymore. They don't look like a real potato chip. Parsa:
Bag was also puffier too. Nick:
The bag was way puffier for sure. I think the bag is also less full. Parsa:
Oh definitely look at that. Nick:
They've started to try to rip you off a
little bit more, but the crunch. Parsa:
Crunch is good. Nick:
We've made it to the 2020s. It's present day, 100 years after where we
started. And in my opinion, this decade of food has
some of the most innovative and unique foods out there. In front of me are a few of our
favorite snacks, and we'll start here with these flavor blasted goldfish. You know, you take those colored goldfish
from 20 years ago and you compare them to these night and day. Parsa:
Saltier, too. Nick:
And the 2020s. The food is almost packed with
more flavor. There's more intention and research that
goes behind what they put into certain foods to make you want to eat more. Parsa:
Oh, absolutely. You can see that with all
these different things and. Nick:
Present day, we've graduated from coconut
water. This right here is cacao water. It's the liquid from the fruit that makes
chocolate. Parsa:
Oh wow. Nick:
And it's one of my favorite drinks in the
entire world. Have you tried it? Parsa:
Never. Nick:
Go ahead. Parsa:
It tastes nothing like what I expected. It's insane. It tastes like a mango or a
strawberry. Nick:
Crazy. But this has all those same superpower
nutrients that something like coconut water has. But who would have thought? That's what I think these present day foods
are all about. Then you have crazy things like these
chicken chips here, which are literally chips that are made out of chicken. Parsa:
Packed with extra protein. Nick:
Can you imagine if someone threw out the idea
back in 1920 to make a chip out of chicken? I love you. Wow. And have you never had this?
Parsa:
Never. They're amazing. Another food that I really
thought described the 2020s was this moon cheese. It's just these little freeze dried
cheese snacks. But it's just such a strange and weird thing
that you wouldn't have seen. Like, these are so odd. Parsa:
It's these little clusters of cheese. Pretty good though. Nick:
We also saw an explosion of seaweed. Parsa: Everyone seems to love seaweed.
Nick: I love
seaweed. Parsa:
You know, I can't say the same. Nick:
Then you have something. That you would have never seen in some of the
decades we looked at before. There's a lot of substitutions now, but not
substitutions like they were trying to do in the Great Depression where they couldn't get
foods. This is a candy that's supposed to taste
like regular candy, but doesn't really have any sugar. Parsa:
I love these. Nick:
Isn't this just a perfect embodiment of
present day food? Parsa:
We also have these sweet potato scoops. It seems like in the 2020s, everybody wants
to take food and change it to a completely different shape. Nick:
Yeah, like a completely different texture. Different shape. That's just the thing in
the 2020s. Parsa:
Seems like it. Nick:
And then you got these cookies, which are
made with almond flour and have a bunch of protein in them. But who would have thought
of that before? Parsa:
Those are my favorite. Nick:
I almost forgot about our cake that's in the
oven. Parsa: Is it ready?
Nick: Just about. But before that, let's just talk about the
fact that this is what popcorn ended up being. You don't have to use kernels. You don't have to use colored kernels. You don't have to pop it off the cob in a
bag. You just buy it. Parsa:
Easy as that. Nick:
That's real good. And it doesn't get any
easier. Whoa! Check our cake. Let's do it. What the. This smells so bad. I'll say this. This baked just about as well
as I think a cake would bake from this time. It's, like, springy. This is like a volleyball. I think the yeast is all dead. Parsa:
Oh, my God, that looks like eggs. Don't forget to subscribe, because we got to
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Nick:
And make sure to comment below. Which decade would you love to eat some food
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