does anyone else deliberately seek out the weirdest shit out of the grocery store clearance bin (and/or grocery outlet if you live in a region serviced by them) for the thrill of trying something you would otherwise never, ever buy as part of your normal food buying routine

usually it's overpriced stuff for rich people marked down like 50-70% because nobody's fucking buying that shit lol and sometimes it's nice to have a fancy little treat and feel like a fancy little lad without spending that much more money as you would a normal, boring food item

other times the things i buy leave me wondering who the fuck would pay full price for this shit because the flavor is mid at best, cooking instructions are more trouble than it's worth, and/or the portions are comically small. it's in the clearance bin for a reason

anyway tell me what your weirdest/best/worst clearance bin food finds are. i wanna know

this post brought to you by me buying a 2lb plant-based turkey roast today not paying close attention to the packaging and thinking i was buying some plant-based equivalent of the costco chicken bakes. i realized the error of my ways the moment i opened the box and a fucking massive brick of fake turkey whomped out into my waiting hands and the instructions involved popping it into the oven for an hour

anyway i hope it tastes as good as it smells but there is absolutely no way i'm going to finish this by myself so i am also hoping it reheats well and makes for decent leftovers

edit/update: this is surprisingly good and the gravy actually tastes way better than i was expecting, if i had a friend or relative over for thanksgiving that was vegetarian i would serve them this. definitely one of my better clearance bin finds