Back in the early 1970s, I used to eat Twinkies and they just tasted so much better than they do today. They seemed much fresher, tastier and spongier. Twinkies of today leave a nasty aftertaste and they aren't as soft. Evidently, some chemical tampering has been done to the Twinkies.
Same formula- same Twinkies- only 30 years older.
You are right! On the rare occasion when I have eaten them in recent years they didn't taste good to me. When I was a kid they were better. Either my tastes have changed a lot or the Twinkie folks are using a lower quality of ingredients.