As you might have known or not or known
but didn’t care, Oreos turned 100 in the March of last year. To celebrate the
centenarian cookie, Nabisco introduced a limited edition flavour of Oreos – the Birthday
Cake Oreo.
My first taste of this cookie came
during show choir rehearsal. Somebody had brought these in for our ravenous
food/water break and I was instantly intrigued. First off, these Oreos were
just prettier than normal Oreos. The
surface of the cookie was flat, free of its usual ridges, and imprinted with a
single birthday candle above “Oreo 100”.
Even nicer was the stuff between the two cookies – the frosting. The frosting
was dotted with multicolored sprinkles of sweet confetti! I’m a sucker for
gimmicks like these. It just makes eating so much more enjoyable.
I actually quite enjoyed the taste of
these Birthday Oreos. They are sweeter than regular Oreo with a cake-y
enhancement. I also liked the smooth texture of the cookies. I think they
tasted better because of the sprinkles but that’s probably just me. Needless to
say, I ate like 10 of them.
The reason that this is a mystery is
because unbeknownst to me, the first time I would taste these cookies would be
my last time (for now). The days following, I searched every Loblaws, Metro, and
Shoppers near me, trying to find a box of these. Frustrated, each time I came
up empty handed. WHERE ON EARTH WERE THESE COOKIES HIDING? I pictured a shelf
in a store far away, stocked to the back with boxes of Birthday Oreos,
gleefully mocking me. I know the flavour limited edition but I never imagined
that a box of cookies could be so elusive. Sadly, I haven’t been able to locate
a box since and have declared this investigation cold.
Maybe someday we’ll meet again. Until
then, regular Oreos will have to do.
Check out this hilarious review of the
cookies from the AV Club aka my new favourite site: http://www.avclub.com/articles/birthday-cake-oreos,70223/
Image Source:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2012/03/the_oreo_turns_100_with_party.php
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