Episode 223: Summer Carnival Oreos

Things are about to get weird here.Would you ever crave a dill flavored cookie? Because we are headed down that road… Oreo has released a special edition Summer Carnival Oreo tin.

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Who are our Questers today?

* Kris, a goat?!?

* Matt, bio engineered.

* Amy, struggling hard.

A History of Oreos

So the first Oreo cookie was produced in 1912 at the Chelsea Market in Manhattan. As everyone knows, an Oreo is basically a sandwich cookie made from two chocolate cookies sandwiching a disc of vanilla frosting. Oreos are actually sort of a knock off. Hydrox cookies were already on the market. These kosher cookies were introduced in 1908 as two chocolate shortbread cookies with a vanilla fondant center. These cookies had a scalloped edge and a design on the top of the cookie. Oreos and Hydrox are supposed to be very similar and Hydrox cookies are still sold today.

So the original Oreo was introduced in 1912. It wouldn’t be until 1974 that the Double Stuf was introduced. In 1992 the Oreo Minis came to stores. In 2013 minds were blown by the Oreo Mega Stuf. And if Mega Stuf was not enough, the Most Stuf was introduced in 2019 which has 4x the amount of frosting as the original.

The 2010s is when Oreo started releasing limited edition runs on their flavors, which is why we have the pleasure of trying out these Neapolitan cookies today.

Oreo is the best-selling cookie of the 20th century. Approximately 34 billion Oreo cookies are sold each year, 92 million cookies per day - with 10 billion of those cookies sold in the US annually. An estimated 500 billion Oreo cookies have been sold since the Oreo biscuit was introduced.

The Results

**SPOILER ALERT!**

Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet!

Lemonade

* Amy: “That’s delicious.” 6/10

* Kris: “I like that this isn’t super tart.” 6/10

* Matt: “It’s good.” 7/10

TOTAL: 19/30

Hot Honey

* Amy: “That isn’t too bad, but I don’t want my cookies to be spicy.” 4/10

* Kris: “That’s a gradual heat.” 5/10

* Matt: “There are some good flavors and some not so good flavors.” 6/10

TOTAL: 15/30

Dill Pickle

* Amy: “This is so odd.” 3/10

* Kris: “That is gross… No thank you.” 2/10

* Matt: “It’s like a Dill Pickle scratch and sniff sticker.” 4/10

TOTAL: 9/30

Chocolate Milkshake and Fries

* Amy: “I think I prefer the dill pickle.” 2/10

* Kris: “That initial taste is real bad.” 2/10

* Matt: “It starts out as fry and then chemical.” 4/10

TOTAL: 8/30

Cotton Candy

* Amy: “It just tastes sweet.” 4/10

* Kris: “The back of my throat has a texture with this one.” 5/10

* Matt: “This one’s okay!” 5/10

TOTAL: 14/30

Strawberry Shortcake

* Amy: “I want the strawberry to be more punchy.” 5/10

* Kris: “That’s pleasant!” 7/10

* Matt: “Eh.” 6/10

TOTAL: 18/30

There you have it. We give the Lemonade Flavor of Summer Carnival Oreo Sandwich Cookies the Quest for the Best seal of approval. Maybe you want to give it a try? Check out their website for more information on where to find some.

https://www.oreo.com/

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Show Notes:

https://www.rd.com/article/dunking-cookies-in-milk/

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