Sometimes brands release weird versions of popular foods that turn out to be wonderful. Other times – not so much. From pickle cupcakes to coffee-flavoured Doritos, we've rounded up the most unusual limited-edition varieties of our favourite snacks and drinks. A few of them even proved popular enough to stick around...

Click or scroll through our gallery for our pick of the strangest limited-edition foods, counting down to the most bizarre of the lot.

We've based our ranking on the reaction to each product at its time of release, and on the opinions of our well-travelled (and well-fed) team. This list is unavoidably subjective.

The strangest limited-edition versions of your favourite foods