Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods

From Serious Eats Certain foods are as 1980s as the shoulder pads, side ponies, and Teddy Rumpskin. Inspired by a thread in our Talk community, here's a list of ten iconic '80s foods and some corresponding commercials. 10. Jawbreakers Like spicy food, these dangerously chokable balls inspired serious candy egos. Can you handle it? No, seriously, can you? They came in a slew of sizes depending on your tolerance. "Oh snap, he has the three-incher!" 9. The California Raisins When the dried fruit world creates an anthropomorphized musical group, big things happen. Shriveled-up grapes can become Motown rock stars! Maybe prunes were never in the right place at the right time, but raisins definitely were. Link: California Raisins, 1987 [YouTube] 8. Cool Ranch Doritos Before the 100-cal-packified era, there was an original... [read full story]