It's wild to think that the foods we eat regularly in the US today weren't even a thing a couple of decades ago. Recently, someone asked older folks over on the r/AskOldPeople subreddit to share some of the foods that weren't commonly available in their youth that they love to eat now. Here are a few they mentioned that were hard to come by back in the day.
2. "Hummus." — hey_gmane "Yes! My first exposure to hummus was as a teen in the '80s.
I was at a festival and went to get some food from the vendor area. The young woman serving my sandwich asked if I wanted it with hummus. I thought she meant humus as if she would put dirt on my sandwich.
Ever the adventurer, I said sure! It was so delicious to my 16-year-old palate." — Radiant_Location_636 4. "Yogurt.
We only had Dannon plain yogurt with fruit on the bottom and tons of sugar." — Suitable-Lawyer-9397 "I remember seeing ads on TV for yogurt in the '60s. The commercial showed people skiing down snowy mountains and claimed it was refreshingly delicious.
I begged my mother to purchase some, which she did. I tried it and immediately announced that it was the most vile, sour pudding that I ever tasted." — WillontheHill77 6.
"Sushi, nigiri, and sashimi. If I told my 16-year-old self that I love raw fish and wasabi soy sauce, he would laugh in my face." — spicyface "Sushi was new (to us) in the '90s.
We were at a fancy restaurant at that time, and someone ordered a roll as an appetizer. My buddy thought the wasabi was g.