First, user @Gladys Steptoe posted a picture of the newly repackaged treats with the comment "burn absolutely everything".
Burn absolutely everything... pic.twitter.com/v9ZUUUEz3I
— Mrs Gladys Steptoe (@GladysSteptoe) May 7, 2018
Leading to this response by @rainy101, which in turn birthed the #thingsthattastelikeBrexit and Twitter users on both sides of the ongoing debate were quick to join in.
They did this before and brought out a box of just pink ones. But they weren't the usual pink ones, oh no, they were different pink ones that tasted of Brexit and I have had trust issues ever since.
— Rainy (@rainy101) May 7, 2018
Here are some of the most hilarious examples of what people think we might be faced with when we leave the EU.
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit
Before & after pic.twitter.com/dJKCV8jnaz— Furzey & Thorβ‘ (@FurzeyRetriever) May 7, 2018
A roast dinner made of only the finest chicken that the US has to offer... pic.twitter.com/maAwME6NPC
— Jake Page (@JakePage17) May 7, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/KSMgcJ1Ols
— π€ Richland Chester ππͺπΊπ¬π§ (@Col_Orange) May 7, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/wmvCyjWl53
— Heather Kincaidπ (@Heather_LJ) May 7, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit this. pic.twitter.com/FDcRi53U44
— Kelly La (@xKellyy_L) May 7, 2018
Heinz dessert in a tin, served warm from the cupboard... #ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/IsMgnCNIK3
— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) May 7, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit
Innovative Unicorn Flavoured Jam pic.twitter.com/o7yVcgUFJS— Brexit Bin πͺπΊ #BrexitReality (@BrexitBin) May 7, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit
Secondhand food.https://t.co/HShoQ7CbA6 pic.twitter.com/zrzxgq3gxc— Scarfolk Council (@Scarfolk) May 7, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/Pn6kPIMt1W
— Antoinette Ravenhall π·οΈπΈοΈπ€πͺπΊ (@Vamp_Blackrose) May 9, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit #BrexitWine pic.twitter.com/jM1LhGHbTB
— Antoinette Ravenhall π·οΈπΈοΈπ€πͺπΊ (@Vamp_Blackrose) May 9, 2018
Disgraced former defence secretary Liam Fox's free trade agreement brings you #ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/4R9MWzBGbB
— Chris C Esq. π·πͺπΊπ¬π§πΊπΈ#FBPE #FBIR 3.5% (@Worcesterblue2) May 8, 2018
#thingsthattasteofbrexit
Meringue - at first seems to be something tangible and hard until you bite into it and it dissolves into empty nothingness.— Bob Watson πͺπΊ (@Dr_Whatson) May 7, 2018
Surely the ultimate expression of brexit #fbpe pic.twitter.com/0ylzZMgbId
— EU Flag Mafia 3.5% (@EUflagmafia) May 8, 2018
#ThingsThatTasteofBrexit Things That Taste of Brexit #FBPE pic.twitter.com/IPipNcLLb0
— EU Flag Mafia 3.5% (@EUflagmafia) May 8, 2018
Let 'em eat deep fried Brexit Spam #ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/RQplkpmPol
— Martyn de Tours π¦ππ» (@MartynInEurope) May 7, 2018
Concorde British Wine. Adding sparkle when Cava is too fancy.#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/V0UcvS9Svq
— ScotGreens2_SNP1 (@SaltireBlack) May 8, 2018
Even those in support of Brexit got involved.
https://twitter.com/Politikking/status/993726828278878208
Decent, honest people getting to feast upon their bendy bananas without fear or hindrance from unelected bureaucrats from Bruxelles (wherever that is).#ThingsThatTasteOfBrexit pic.twitter.com/WhjUVQRJbW
— David Mason (@DavidMason800) May 7, 2018