In order to be fair to both countries' entries, we took both kinds to our home group for a taste test. Both varieties were Double Stuf, yet only the American Oreos had the fun spring colors. Here are the main comments the home group taste testers made:
| Canadian Oreo | American Oreo | |
| Cookie | crisp | soft, melt-in-your-mouth, crumbles easily |
| Creme | extremely sweet* | smooth |
| Twist | difficult, yet possible | twists so easily you'll be doing it all night long |
*One taste tester said the Canadian Oreo was at least 3x as sweet; she wasn't able to finish the cookie it was so sweet!
The victor of the Taste Test 2009? The American Oreo made by Nabisco! The loser? The Canadian Oreo by Christie.
Here we are enjoying an American Oreo blizzard for my birthday!
3 comments:
This informative post raises a couple questions of (dare I say) international significance. First, how do Canadians/Canadiens (or your taste testers) normally eat Oreos? According to Nabisco's market research 35% of respondents (nationality unknown) twist their Oreo cookies, 30% dunk, and 10% nibble. Could the intended method impact the perceived taste? Second, when it comes to dunking, does the lack of rBGH in Canadian milk (or the presence of rBGH in American milk) impact an Oreo's taste? John, you now have a thesis topic!
Thanks for the post...good questions. Respondents, aged 24-55, consisted of one full-bred Icelandic Canadian, one Korean, one half-American/half-Canadian, one Columbian, one Saskatchewanian, and two Americans. They were allowed to eat the Oreos as they wished. We had brought a gallon of milk to go along with the Oreos, but we (the full-bred Americans) were the only ones to drink the milk. Even after reminding them of the available milk, no one partook. Thus, this does not disqualify the test as the rBGH did not impact anyone's buds.
We're so curious about who wrote this post. Do you have experience with international taste tests?
I have a little experience with international taste tests, primarily in a former Eastern Bloc country. Have you ever tried zacuscă?
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