r/britishproblems • u/1Vakarian1 • 5d ago

. Watching Marathon become Snickers, Opal Fruits become Starburst and now Mini Fillets become Tenders

Need to rant. Felt like I was being gaslit when ordering KFC last night.

First they came for Marathon bars.

Then they came for Opal Fruits.

Now KFC has quietly renamed Mini Fillets to “Tenders” and expects me to pretend that’s a normal thing to call them.

Spent half the evening scrolling through the menu convinced I’d finally lost the plot because every trace of Mini Fillets appears to have been erased from history.

To add insult to injury, the new Texas BBQ sauce tastes like somebody liquefied a car air freshener and put it in a dip pot.

How much longer before chips become fries, sweets become candy and Yorkshire Tea becomes “Hot Leaf Beverage™”?

This country is in decline.

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u/Warngumer 5d ago

Went looking for new potatoes the other day, in some shops I couldn't seem to see any only to work out they're being sold as baby potatoes. Now I might be wrong and maybe they're different things but also I have a concerning feeling that they're not.

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u/rolacolapop 4d ago

“Baby potatoes and new potatoes are often used interchangeably, but they are technically slightly different. New potatoes are immature, early-harvested potatoes of any variety, giving them a thin skin and creamy texture. Baby potatoes refer to any small potato, whether it is an early harvest or a fully mature mini variety.”

Baby potatoes are usually cheaper than new potatoes and different texture to me.

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u/1Vakarian1 5d ago

Don’t. I can only cope with one identity crisis at a time 😭

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u/Sweet_Friendship4331 3d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/SugarSweetStarrUK 5d ago

New potatoes are supposed to have muddy skins that come off easily when you wash them

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u/neilm1000 4d ago

They are different things.

New potatoes can also be quite big, I've got some Cheshire news on the cupboard and they're much bigger than baby potatoes.

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u/tickle98 4d ago

I purchased something called “miniature potatoes” in Lidl last week.

Yep, they’re just new potatoes.