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Summer Megaparty: Micro Magic French Fries!

It's July! We still have a month of Megapartying to go! Let's start with potatoes.

As a kid, any excuse to use that wonderful thing called a "microwave" was a good one, but even without the thrill of cooking my own food like a superstar, I still would've adored "Micro Magic" fries.


There was a whole line of Micro Magic microwaveable foods available in the '80s, but the fries...there was nothing on the planet like those fries. They were kind of like the fries you'd get on the hot lunch line at school, assuming you took them home in a napkin, chilled them, and nuked them back to the appropriate level of hot, oily fun. After opening the boxes, you zapped 'em right inside the package, which served the dual purpose of making the fries taste something like cardboard and making the cardboard smell something like fries. They were crude, disgusting and absolutely delicious.

I went on a little Internet hunt that took me to the poorly translated webpages of Japan, where the Micro Magic line has evidently lived on for all of these years. I've never had much of an interest in world travel, but for these fries, I think I'd do it. From what I could gather, they're pretty common over there.

I really should credit the blog I found the picture above on, but I totally lost it. Had like fifteen tabs open in Firefox, all in Japanese, and I just got overwhelmed. Sorry, mystery blog. I owe you one.

What are some of the foods you wish you could eat one more time? Answer in the comments!

Posted by Matt on 07/01/2007. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 263 comments

does anyone remember the oreo brownies? or the cookies (made by keebler) that were little shortbread cookies with a hershey kiss in the middle? those were amazing..

Chestnuts roasted by Andrew @ 07/01/2007 1:44 PM


I want KFC to bring back Chicken Littles.

Also, someone mentioned Jell-O Pudding Pops– I actually found those at a Wal-Mart not too long ago. You better believe I bought them.

Chestnuts roasted by Annette @ 07/01/2007 1:58 PM


I remember those fries! when I was a chubby 12 year old I ate my fair share of those tiny boxes (any my friend’s too, much to his dismay)
and i’ll second the chicken littles!
mmmm mayonnaise-y

Chestnuts roasted by johnny v @ 07/01/2007 2:00 PM


Dammit. All I’ve got rolling around the noggin’ is a lame emo comment about how I’d want chicken nachos while sitting across from a certain someone again. I just woke up, so I’m going to blame this on a stupid dream I just had. Of all the times….:evil:

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 07/01/2007 2:01 PM


All three of mine are cereal. Alphabits when they were still sweetened (I bought a box a while ago and discovered, to my horror, they tasted like an even more bland Cheerios), Ghostbusters cereal and Fruity Yummy Mummy.

Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 07/01/2007 2:05 PM


Dunkaroos and P.B. Crisps

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 07/01/2007 2:09 PM


Oh, I forgot Twix cookies.
They were not around for long, but oh man, were the amazing.

Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 07/01/2007 2:12 PM


oh yeah, and josta

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 07/01/2007 2:14 PM


Does anybody remember Cornquistadors? They were like little tortilla tubes with some kind of flavoring… stuff inside. Kind of looked like Combos. I never hear anybody talk about them, maybe i’m the only one who ever loved them, poor Cornquistadors. Oh, and Squirt was The best citrusy soda ever.

Chestnuts roasted by Brian @ 07/01/2007 2:16 PM


All my good ones have been taken – props on Bonkers and the Nintendo cereal…dat shat wuz nasty, but we all had to have it.

I really wish we in the states could get some of the snacks they have in the UK. I know, I know, UK peeps wish it the other way around. Whenever a friend of mine used to coem and visit, they would always bring me a baggie of snacks…I loved them so much. And everytime I watch Spaced I remember the oddly goodness that is a Jaffa Cake…

On another topic, living in Alabama again has reminding me of my southern roots. We have amny things in this great state…but did you know we had leprachauns??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8

{sigh}

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 07/01/2007 2:17 PM


Hey Matt…first post, but I’ve been reading this site religiously for a few years now.

I’ve posted a few of these previously on my own blog, but I’m missing these so much:

- E.T. Cereal – imagine chocolate- and peanut butter-flavored Alpha Bits with a limited vocabulary. Really delicious. The closest I’ve tasted is Reese’s Puffs. Just not the same, though.

- Frusen Gladje ice cream – this was soft gourmet ice cream that came in little white tubs. My maw-maw used to buy them all the time, and it would be our special treat.

- Pac-Man pasta – in any of the three varieties, Plain, Meatball, or Chicken Soup. I know all Chef Boyardee pastas are basically the same, but I bought these babies up until they stopped production and forced me. I recall our local co-op store carried them well into the early ’90s.

- just about ANY TMNT food products, especially the pies. That old article opened up a floodwave of tastebud memories.

- Showbiz Pizza – pre-Chuck E Cheese Showbiz Pizza is one of the best I recall ever tasting

Great website, and have a great 4th of July everyone!

Chestnuts roasted by Jeremy Whatsisface @ 07/01/2007 2:22 PM


Oops, it seems they’re called Corn Quistos. The cornquistador was their mascot. Anyway, they were godly.

Another thing I really miss is the pizza rectangles my school cafeteria would serve every Friday. Nostalgia has most likely sweetened that memory a bit, but still…

Chestnuts roasted by Brian @ 07/01/2007 2:23 PM


Well I would say Vinalla Coke but it’s back! Not in Canada yet but this is why I in a boarder town.

I would love to have a Fintstones Push Pop again, I was a fan of the strawberry flavour. I also want an ice cream bar called Freaky Feet. When I was about 7 I went to England with my rents and whenever we saw a Dickie Dee I would get a Freaky Foot, they were white and blue striped and the big toe was covered in a chocolate shell. I went over the pond again in high school but I wasn’t able to find them.

Happy Canada Day!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 07/01/2007 2:23 PM


Choco. Tacos.

And those little cups of jello with the semi-gelatinous fruit inside.

Wow July 4th really snuck up on me. Time to dust off the ol’ Independence Day tape.

Chestnuts roasted by Cotter @ 07/01/2007 2:25 PM


I forgot to say McDonalds pizza, only because I want to know if it tates like I remember it tates. It was gross but I loved it anyway!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 07/01/2007 2:25 PM


McDonald’s Pizza!? What food haven’t they adopted and filled with freeze dried shit? Sounds intriguing, though… I will hunt them down.

Chestnuts roasted by Cotter @ 07/01/2007 2:29 PM


Ellios pizza? do they still make ellios pizza? the pepperoni is wonderful..

Chestnuts roasted by Andrew @ 07/01/2007 2:36 PM


Everyone seems to remember the Jell-O Pudding Pops, but most people fail to mention the glory of the Jell-O Gelatin Pop. I absolutely loved those. When they decided to re-introduce the Pudding Pop a few years ago I was ecstatic, but the joy was short lived as it quickly made me miss my Gelatin Pops even more.

As someone else mentioned I also really miss Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Chicken Littles. Also Hardee’s used to make a mean pork tenderloin sandwich.

BTW… Jeremy Whatsisface… click my name for a trip down memory lane.

Chestnuts roasted by Magic Toe @ 07/01/2007 3:00 PM


One of my favorite things had to be Super Mario Bros. gummy fruit snacks. They had a little continuous contest where if you came across a blue princess then you mailed it in and got a free t-shirt.

I’ll never forget the day I watched my brother put it in his mouth and chew it.

Sigh.

Chestnuts roasted by Jess @ 07/01/2007 3:03 PM


Does anyone but me remember Sobe Love Bus Brew? The stuff was so disgusting and yet so awesome. It slowly disappeared and I was able to find and drink my last bottle like 2 or 3 years ago. I also can’t find any place to buy it on the Internet. Was anyone but me a fan of this stuff?

Chestnuts roasted by Kurdt @ 07/01/2007 3:05 PM


Vienetta!!! I forgot.

Striped Chips Ahoy.

Squeezeit juice.

I’m done. By the way, does anyone remember Garfield Chocolate soda? I can’t remember if this was a dream or I actually had this.

In reference to the change from skunk to bear asshole yesterday, that’s a big asshole.

Chestnuts roasted by Bill @ 07/01/2007 3:06 PM


Wait — what?! They still make Dunkaroos. In fact, you can buy them at Amazon Grocery, hopping kangaroo on the box and all. And RageTreb you’re talking about Koala’s March cookies from Japan, also available at Amazon grocery as well as various asian groceries.

Hey did they take Mickey Mouse ice cream bars back off the market? I haven’t seen them in a while and I’ve been getting some testy e-mails.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 07/01/2007 3:07 PM


im always last to post but i agree with the ET cereal, smurfs cereal, pizzarias chips, and the mighty C3P0s cereal. I also ate Micro Magic Burgers.

Chestnuts roasted by Jay @ 07/01/2007 3:17 PM


yeah, i was gonna ask if anyone else ever tried the micro magic burgers…

i never did….

Chestnuts roasted by Andrew @ 07/01/2007 3:18 PM


It would have to be The Incredibles cereal for me. It was the ultimate sweet cereal, a box filled with six-pointed-star-shaped pieces that each tasted like a cross between the yellow barrels and the red Crunchberries in Captain Crunch. An absolute delight that also turned milk red.

Chestnuts roasted by Der Super @ 07/01/2007 3:19 PM


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