Happy Birthday To The Oreo Cookie And Its Many Unusual Flavors
Every year on March 6th, we celebrate the birth of an American icon: the Oreo! March 6th is National Oreo Day. The great thing about Oreos is that it doesn’t matter what flavor you choose; they all work the same way. We do agree that there’s only one correct way to eat them, right? So let’s all pour ourselves a glass of milk and twist a few Oreos in honor of America’s best-selling cookies.
The Oreo cookie has a long history. It was first introduced by Nabisco in 1912. The original Oreo recipe included pork lard as a central ingredient. That recipe didn’t change much until Double Stuf Oreos were unveiled in 1975. The lard in the filling was eventually replaced by partially hydrogenated vegetable oil in the early 1990s. Today, Oreos are sold in over 100 countries. The top five in sales are the U.S., China, Venezuela, Canada, and Indonesia.
When the Oreo celebrated its 100th birthday in 2012 with the release of the Birthday Cake Oreo, it sparked a wave of new flavors. Some of them made sense, like Mississippi Mud Pie, Churro, and the new limited edition Black & White Cookie Oreos. Others did not, such as Hot Chicken Wing and Wasabi Oreos. To be fair, those last two were only released in China.
Here are some unusual Oreo flavors that are definitely the strangest ones that ever existed, according to Spoon University, as well as a few I added myself:
- Caramel Apple
- Lemon Twist
- Blueberry Pie
- Banana Split
- Candy Corn
- Jelly Donut
- Swedish Fish
- Fruit Punch
- Neapolitan
- Limemade
- Root Beer Float
- Cinnamon Bun
- Marshmallow Crispy
- Filled Cupcake
- Creamsicle
- Fruity Crisp
- Candy Cane
- Berry Burst Ice Cream
- Chocolate Strawberry
- Waffles and Syrup
- Watermelon
- Peeps
- Key Lime Pie
- Piña Colada Oreo Thins
- PB&J
- Wasabi (China)
- Hot Honey Wing (China)
