TIL canned spaghetti is a thing ๐ญ๐ญ
this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2025
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SpaghettiOs with meatballs are a nostalgic favorite of mine. I always keep about a half dozen cans in the pantry, for those days when I'm tired and just don't want to cook anything.
I always eat them cold from the can, too. They taste better than if you reheated them in the microwave. I dunno why. I guess I'm a monster.
Is it just me or do they taste different than when we were kids?
I picked some up the other day for a nostalgia ride and it just didn't quite hit like I expected.
I know its an old post, but i always thought the same thing. I always thought it was due to the main company Franco American dissolving in 2004 which lead to it being released under Campbell's instead. I really can't find anything indicating a change though, especially since Campbell's already owned Franco American for a long time so I feel like there should be no reason why it changed, but I still believe it did and this is possibly why.
"Franco-American continued as a separate brand for several decades, producing SpaghettiOs and other canned pasta. However, competition in the canned pasta business grew tighter, and by the early 2000s, Franco-American products were vastly outsold by brand competitors like Chef Boyardee.
Saddled with dead weight from an increasingly obscure brand, Campbell's retired the Franco-American label in 2004. This also spelled the end for some Franco-American products, including a vintage canned mac and cheese we'll never see again. Other products were moved to the Campbell's brand, including SpaghettiO's, which still carries a small Franco-American label on the back of the can."
I'd respond, but there's a "no pasta-shaming" rule.
Constructive pasta criticism is allowed ๐
I think my position on the subject of canned spaghetti was effectively conveyed, but thx nonetheless. ๐คช