17 Australian Foods That No One Actually Purchases, Let Alone Enjoys

IDK how Nougat Honey Logs are still in business.

1. Savoury Shapes

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I do not think there is a single person on this PLANET who would choose Savoury Shapes over any other flavour. Also...aren't all Shapes technically savoury? 

2. Christmas pudding

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If you put someone in charge of bringing dessert to Chrissy lunch and they rock up with a PUDDING, then I think it's time to boot them out of the fam.

3. Milk coffee biscuits

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When you're making your way through a packet of Arnott's assorted bikkies, these will always be your last choice. Arrowroot and Nice for the win. 

4. VB beer

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Okay, I am no beer connoisseur, but surely all those people who buy slabs of VB every weekend don't actually enjoy the taste? It's fun to lean into the brand, but also...respect your tastebuds, please. 

5. Moro bars

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The fact that they don't exist (or are extremely rare) outside of a box of Cadbury Favourites is the biggest chocolate-related red flag ever. 

6. Spearmint lollies

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These are, hands down, the worst thing you can find in the lolly aisle. It's like someone said: "Hey, why don't we make a lolly that tastes like brushing your teeth?" Even teeth and milk bottles (gross) are better. 

7. Cracked Pepper Jatz

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Think about it...have you ever seen someone buy or serve PEPPER JATZ? It's an absolute NO from me.

8. White Mudcake

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This one could be controversial, but please think about it. You might *eat* the white mud cake from Woolies when it's put in front of you... but no one actually *likes* it. Especially when it's compared to the chocolate one. 

9. Cheekies

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WHY would you want a chocolate-flavoured lolly when you could just — I don't know — eat chocolate?

10. Lime milkshakes

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There's something about a country cafe or ice cream shop that loves to put lime milkshakes on their menu. Does anyone actually order them? Because, no offence, but they sound DISGUSTING.

11. West Coast Coolers

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We all tried these at the age of 18 and then never went back to them. Can we just eliminate WCCs and stick to Passion Pop, please?

12. Space Food Sticks

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These chocolate turds actually tasted pretty feral, but the marketing kept drawing us back in. There's no way any of us actually enjoyed eating these, right?

13. Allllllll the Vegemite combos

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It would seem that every professional food developer in Australia thinks that we, the people, want to have Vegemite injected into every single grocery product on the market. From Tim Tams to roast chook, nothing is safe — and none of them are good.

14. Nougat Honey Logs

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Please, PLEASE, show me someone who would willingly walk into a store craving a sweet treat and reach for a Nougat Honey Log. You can't. At least Summer Rolls have coconut. 

15. Light & Tangy chips

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Neither "light" nor "tangy" are flavours, so I'm struggling to understand the concept behind this one. And we all know that crinkle cut are about a million times better than thin ones anyway. 

16. Chiko rolls

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Hear me out. We've all been put under some kind of spell by Big Chiko that has confounded us into thinking that Chiko rolls are actually good. In reality, they're just oily tubes of cabbage. I truly cannot believe that anyone enjoys the taste.

17. And finally, original flavour Red Rock Deli

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Eating these is like going to the best ice cream store in the world and ordering a single scoop of vanilla. Red Rock is the GOAT of chips, so why would you ruin it by choosing the ones that have zero flavour other than "salt"?

What do you think, Aussies — did we miss the mark with any of these? And what other quintessentially Australian foods should have made the list? Let us know in the comments below!