Fans who got hooked on these tasty items are then left waiting for their next fix.
The anticipation builds until one fateful day when the goods finally return to store shelves.
Ideally, ravenous fans find some other delectable item to obsess about in the meantime.
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Sure enough, fans are buzzing this week over fresh sightings of the long-missed treat on social media.
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Commenters were ecstatic.
“Been waiting for these for a year!!!!!”
“Best Pasties de nata I have found outside of Portugal " added another.
“The best Trader Joe’s desert EVER " piled on yet another.
And, you know, it’s here for just a limited time.
