Guilty pleasures

Style ed Cassie and I were just talking about how certain foods can transport you straight back to your childhood. Namely, her brother’s obsession with Poppy custard powder mix, which he laps up by the bowlful.

I have a similar affinity with Sizzler cheese toast and Kraft instant Mac ‘N Cheese. Gourmet? Hardly. Nutritionally sound? Err, no. Undeniably tasty in the way only the junkiest of junk foods can be? You better believe it.

I went to Sizzler for the first time in about 10 years the other evening. Not my choice, but the second the cheese toast was delivered to the table, I fell into what can only be described as a cheese toast trance. I don’t know what they put in that stuff, but it can’t be legal. I inhaled three pieces before I remembered the potato skins and hastily headed for the salad bar. I may also have drunk post-mix creaming soda. Thanks for the memories, Sizzler – see you again in 2020.

Which foods take you back to your childhood?