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    11 Famous American Foods That Are So Disappointing When You Try Them

    I tried Hershey's once. It was awful.

    Laura Maclean
    by Laura Maclean

    Community Contributor

    Tootsie Rolls

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    All kinds of disgusting.

    Hershey's

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    Forever the inferior chocolate if you grew up on Cadbury's.

    Twinkies

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    According to urban legend they're the cockroaches of the food world because they last so long. And you wouldn't eat a cockroach, would you?

    Taffy

    Via riverstreetsweets.com

    If you thought this was what Americans call toffee, it's not.

    Skittles

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    Warning: The purple ones are grape.

    Twizzlers

    Via businessinsider.com

    Alright if you like eating cardboard.

    Lucky Charms

    Via chow.com

    Tasty, yes. Worth paying a fortune to buy them outside of the US? No.

    Butter on Popcorn

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    Just no.

    Beef Jerky

    Via biltongstmarcus.co.uk

    Good luck not breaking your teeth.

    Grilled Cheese

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    It's not grilled, it's fried, and it's basically just a cheese toastie.

    Corn Dogs

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    These are just all kinds of weird.

    Sort it out, America.

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