Fat whores rejoice!

They were pretty good, but expensive. Seeing all the ads back then they looked massive, but were tiny when you took them out of the box. Also, I wonder how they will taste since the originals were made by Breyers and these are Good Humor.

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When I was still buying them years ago they were one of the cheapest ice creams around. And it appears they still are.

they look so chic, it’s the dialing a phone with pencil of ice cream.

I hope it is available in the US South, since I saw it on UK TV I’ve been dying to try it.

I remember the commercials but don’t know a single soul who actually ate it.

Drag Cream name.

That new package is almost tacky enough to be Mexican candy. And if you think I'm being racist, just take a look at this:

i had the original back in the 90's. its like layers of ice cream with the chocolate shell between them. and it was small

I can tell you from experience going back 36 years that the last two slices taste as good as the first.

Now they just need to bring back Hälsa shampoo.

R11, I only used ‘Gee, your hair smells terrific’.

2021 may just turn out ok after all.

Yes!

Countdown to the first person who names their daughter "Viennetta."

Rejoicing!

It looks like CRAP. Carvel ice cream cakes are FAR better.

Viennetta style ice cream is good when made with real ice cream and good cookie/biisquit bits. The mass market one in France isn't awful but could be much better. Pity an Italian company doesn't market a sublime one.

Will it taste the same?

My eleven year old gayling self is very, very happy. But now? Fuck me. I'm on keto to fit into a Speedo by June!

Seriously, R19. So much of the time, formulas change, and it's almost never for the better.

Can't wait to pick some up!

[quote] i had the original back in the 90's. its like layers of ice cream with the chocolate shell between them. and it was small

Wow, you’re old. I’ve never met anyone who’s had it. I thought it was a myth.

Now bring back Frusen Glädje.

R20 is right, childhood favorites never taste the same. I wonder if it’s because our palates mature or because of shoddy ingredients? Still tempted to give it a try.

[quote]...perfectly portioned for an entire family to share. (Promo copy in OP's linked article)

Low-key judgmental.

Actually you're right, R24. It's both shoddy ingredients (that perhaps may have been shoddy to begin with), AND changing palates.

R22, i guess i am old. i'll be turning 47 next month. Though i look 25.

Oh! I hope I have a suitable occasion to serve one.

I prefer a Friendlys' Jubilee roll.

The way it works is that it’s partially melted/dented when you get it home. You pause, rest your hand on it and say, “Oh, damn.” And your friend looks and says, “We might as well eat it tonight.” And then you divide it in two before putting away groceries. That’s how you get rid of all evidence.

I remember eating it with my family back in the 90s. Didn't try another until last year. There's also a toffee version (at least there is in Australia).

"Good Humor" tells me all that I need to know.

🎶 ALLELUIA ! 🎉 ALLELUIA 🎶

Viennetas are still licensed to Morinaga in Japan, so I had them a couple of times while I lived there (until about a year and a half ago).

Adult verdict: Fat Whore Disappointed.

R39 "Friend" my ass. I need no "friend" in that scenario!

Ocado accidentally delivered me a mint Viennetta a couple of years ago. I served it at a retro themed party.

Fun for retro value but not great.

Fuck yeah!

They were scrumptious!

Do they sell these at the Hotel Sacher? I’ll be there next year.

Mint sounds just revolting.

R40, it's alright, the mint is not overpowering. At least not in the version sold here.

That thing must be loaded with preservatives. It must affect the taste.

OMG! I used to LOVE Viennetta. Buying new stretch pants as I type.

If the new version doesn't pan out, I might have to try making my own.

Has anyone seen them in stores yet? I check online pickup on my phone often, in hopes it comes in stock.

I picture a slice of Viennetta served in a crystal Fancy Feast bowl. The fork rings against the crystal and Dataloungers come running like the pissy Fancy Feast cat.

I remember the commercials for this when I was a kid and always seeing them in the supermarket when I would go with my mom. We bought it a couple of times and it was fine, but smaller than one would think and expensive.

Shortly after it was gone.

Bumping this post: Has anyone seen Vienetta in stores yet? I am sad, and ready to shell cash on high-end stress eating. At-home stress eating. Like, putting on YouTube and eating the whole Vienetta stress eating.

R9 So this is basically just chocolate chip ice cream?

I truly hope R39 is joking.

The first review is in!

Please welcome to the stage: VIENNETTA FATFUCK

[quote]R45 Has anyone seen them in stores yet? I check online pickup on my phone often, in hopes it comes in stock.

You need to start picketing... or organizing a letter writing campaign to senators!

[bold]#WhoWillStandWithMe?!

Did you watch the video at R51? I want to lie down on that conveyor belt -- as long as I can get off before the chopping blade comes down.

What flavors to they come in?

A local Food 4 Less had some back in the 1990s when I was in college and I bought one, and all I remember is that it was small. Couldn't describe the taste of one if my life depended on it.

Which of you bitches would dare serve this at a dinner party???

I would, look at this commercial!

I’m going to buy it and serve it with snack wells so it’s healthy!

I never had one, but definitely remember them.

It’s new look doesn’t scream classy, to say the least.

Right, R59 - those Snackwells are so low fat!

[But honestly, during the low fat, generally high carb and at times high processed sugar diet craze, I don't think obesity rates were any worse. Remember when "carbo* loading" was a thing. Pasta was a super food, never thought to be bad in any amount."

It looks like it would taste like a standard Good Humor ice cream bar in cake form.

They've never gone away here in the UK.

They've been like £1 for years.

R8, I used to live in SoCal and would cross the border frequently. I once brought back several bags of Mexican Lays "Hot Dog Flavored Potato Chips" from Ensenada.

The bag had the statue of liberty clutching a giant weiner instead of the book/tablet. It was so camp. They sorted of tasted like ketchup and hot dog water. They were gross, but as Lays says, no one (especially a FAT WHORE) can east just one!

Yummers