Funyuns
It's from 1969, before you were born.
- Maker
- Frito-Lay
- Type
- Onion-flavored rings
- Debuted
- 1969
- Note
- corn snack, not real onion
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About
As of 2026, it's 57 years old.
Funyuns are onion rings in the way a hot dog is a sausage's vague idea of itself: there is no onion, only cornmeal, onion-flavored seasoning, and a punchy name that's a mashup of 'fun' and 'onions.' Honesty was never the brand's strength; flavor was.
Arriving in 1969, the airy rings built a quiet but fierce cult of people who genuinely crave that bold, savory onion-salt hit, usually on a road trip and usually against their better judgment.
Crunchy, aromatic, and aggressively oniony, Funyuns are the snack you regret only after everyone in the car has noticed.
Funyuns through the years
Introduced
Crunchy onion-flavored rings made from cornmeal.
A convenience-store staple
The bold onion snack builds a cult following.
