I think it’s the plastic, fizzy drinks in plastic bottles don’t taste right to me either
Probably something to do with moisture
The Maltesers in a box are free range; they get to roll around, whereas those in a bag are factory…
I’ve sadly never seen a box version
Anticipation. Having to get each one, one at a time, out of that little hole; as opposed to scoffing the lot like popcorn.
So many things taste better from a box 😬
You don’t get the rolling sound when it’s in a packet. That sound is almost as delicious as the Malteasers themselves.
Is it about aliens or pineapple on pizza?
They last longer too 🤷
Box tastes good😊
The bigger question is why did they used to be a quid a box….now they are £2,75😭
Spoiler alert:
Plastic packages are usually filled with inert gas, flavour from the gas or plastic gets absorbed by the food.
Doesn’t explain why tea tastes better in bone china vs clay tho, the real mystery.
As others have pointed out, there could be a legit chemical reason behind this.
I’d like Big Science to explain why sandwiches taste better cut into triangles though.
I think its the smell of slightly chocolatey cardboard, since no other brand associates with cardboard box packaging like how maltesers do it, you associate the smell with them, making your brain focus on how they should taste from your prior experiences with that smell… Or not idk
Honestly it might not be the plastic adding a (bad) taste but the cardboard adding a (good) taste…
..kind of like how you age whiskey in a barrel lmao
Also, I am a scientist soooooo
They don’t
The plastic transfers heat better, so it melts easier
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Boxes are classier.
One of the great mysteries of the universe.
I think it’s the plastic, fizzy drinks in plastic bottles don’t taste right to me either
Probably something to do with moisture
The Maltesers in a box are free range; they get to roll around, whereas those in a bag are factory…
I’ve sadly never seen a box version
Anticipation. Having to get each one, one at a time, out of that little hole; as opposed to scoffing the lot like popcorn.
So many things taste better from a box 😬
You don’t get the rolling sound when it’s in a packet. That sound is almost as delicious as the Malteasers themselves.
Is it about aliens or pineapple on pizza?
They last longer too 🤷
Box tastes good😊
The bigger question is why did they used to be a quid a box….now they are £2,75😭
Spoiler alert:
Plastic packages are usually filled with inert gas, flavour from the gas or plastic gets absorbed by the food.
Doesn’t explain why tea tastes better in bone china vs clay tho, the real mystery.
As others have pointed out, there could be a legit chemical reason behind this.
I’d like Big Science to explain why sandwiches taste better cut into triangles though.
I think its the smell of slightly chocolatey cardboard, since no other brand associates with cardboard box packaging like how maltesers do it, you associate the smell with them, making your brain focus on how they should taste from your prior experiences with that smell…
Or not idk
Honestly it might not be the plastic adding a (bad) taste but the cardboard adding a (good) taste…
..kind of like how you age whiskey in a barrel lmao
Also, I am a scientist soooooo
They don’t
The plastic transfers heat better, so it melts easier
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