These frozen waffles have been a staple in American households for decades. Although they first appeared in the freezer aisle in the 1950s, that famous line “Leggo my Eggo” was coined by the Leo Burnett ad agency in the 1970s. Eggo Waffles also had a starring role in the Netflix series Stranger Things as main character Eleven's favourite food.

Skittles launched in the UK in 1974 and in the USA in 1979. The tagline “taste the rainbow” has been synonymous with the candy since the ad campaign started in 1994. 

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It's of course the ICEE frozen beverage with blue raspberry and cherry as its original flavours. Founder Omar Knedlik created the machine that made the slushy drinks in the 1950s. He licensed the technology to 7-Eleven who came out with the Slurpee in the 1960s.

Not Doritos, not Cheetos but Cheez-It. Introduced all the way back in 1921, they’ve come a long way and you can now get Cheez-It Grooves, Hot & Spicy and White Cheddar. 

The crunchy, sugar-coated cereal championed by Tony the Tiger is Frosted Flakes (called Frosties in the UK). The saccharine breakfast choice remains one of the most popular brands on sale today.

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These delicious chocolate cups filled with sweet peanut butter are one of Reese’s best-loved products. First manufactured in 1928, they’re still going strong today.

The close-up showed the little faces of Strawberry Short Kook and Little Orphan Orange, found on the wrapper of strawberry-flavoured and orange-flavoured Otter Pops. These came out in 1996 and you probably loved them even more when they melted.

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Wrigley’s struck gold with Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape which was available in the UK and USA. Its tape dispenser and bubble blowing potential made it hugely popular with the younger generations.

The close-up shows the sticky surface of a Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treat, a long-time lunchbox favourite. They’re very easy to make yourself – stir Rice Krispies cereal into a saucepan of melted marshmallows and butter, then set in a lined tray.

These circular, salty crackers have been a top-selling snack since 1934 because, “Everything tastes better when it sits on a Ritz”.

This American chocolate bar combined nuts, a drupe and a smooth milk chocolate coating. It was first produced by Hershey’s in 1946.

You guessed it. The Almond Joy is filled with soft, sweet desiccated coconut (botanically speaking a drupe rather than a nut) and has two almonds on the top. The whole thing is dipped in a layer of milk chocolate.

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This famous food was first produced in Manhattan in 1912. It was incredibly similar to an existing product sold by a different brand.

You’re going to have to really think back to remember this drink. It was a wacky product at the time – and still is today. The only place you’ll find it sold now is as a collector's item on auction websites.

Do you remember Orbitz? The so-called “lava lamp of soft drinks” was a fruit-flavoured, non-fizzy beverage with gelatine balls floating in it. It launched in the 1990s by Clearly Canadian Beverage Company, but failed to take off.

It's the minty green and whipped cream of a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake, only available in American restaurants around St. Patrick’s Day. It's been served during the month of March for 50 years, except for a brief period in the 1990s.

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The soft white bread and crimped edges of Uncrustables are instantly recognisable. The ready-made sandwiches produced by Smucker’s have been available in the frozen section of the supermarket from 1998.

It was the gold printed rim of Nissin Cup Noodles. These arrived in the USA in 1971 and were the first noodles to be cooked and eaten in the container you buy them in.

Did you recognise the frosting and multicoloured sprinkles of this Strawberry Pop-Tart? When the snack first came out in 1964, it didn't have the trademark sugary glaze. It was added in 1967.

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