I have a terrible confession to make. In recent months I've found myself craving the worst things. Foods I would have shunned completely in the U.S., like this monstrous bread creation (basically white bread filled with sweet margarine and topped with icing), now seem not so bad, pretty enticing actually, maybe even...delicious.
When boxes of Oreo Chocolate Pie began popping up on the shelves of my local supermarket, I was immediately tempted to buy them, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. The idea of finishing off six Oreo marshmallow sandwiches all by myself seemed a bit depressing. Luckily, Rob came into town, bringing with him a love of all things strawberry-flavored and an excuse to finally try out these disgustingly alluring choco-pies.
"Do you want to try these?" I asked, casually slipping the box into our cart. "Look -- strawberry flavor. You love strawberry."
"Uh...I guess so."
With that enthusiastic endorsement, I was in possession of the pies, my cover story intact. So that Rob could enjoy the pies, I brought them out while we were watching the pilot episode of Battlestar Galactica (another new obsession). He didn't touch them. I opened the box and put one in front of him and one in front of me. Nothing. Finally, I opened up the wrapping on mine and he did the same.
If you put an Oreo on a copy machine set to increase the size by 125%, then the same machine somehow also softened the cookie, turned the cream filling into strawberry-flavored marshmallow and covered the whole thing in chocolate, you would find yourself with an Oreo Cookie Pie (strawberry flavor). In other words: yum.
After the first one, I kind of wanted another, but decided to wait for Rob to make a move. No luck. It wasn't until the next night during more BG that I cracked open another.
"Do you want one?" I asked.
"Ugh. No. Those things are disgusting."
"Really? But they taste like strawberry. You love strawberry!"
"They make my teeth hurt when I bite into them."
"Oh."
My plan was destroyed. But that did leave two extra Oreo Chocolate Pies for me, so I couldn't really complain. I did, however, object to the unnecessary commentary I discovered written on the box flap the next day. I suppose you can consider it sort of a second review. I'll leave it to you to decide which one of us is right.
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Comments (13)
hahahaha... damn those look good! as does the monsterous bread creation. when i was in tokyo, my husband and i would eat that baguette sweet bread from 7-11 every morning with some astoria stick coffee. mmmmmmm.. i consumed SO many calories in japan, it's amazing i survived.
glad to see you're getting into battlestar galactica! season premiere is tonight in the states!
Posted by gleek | October 7, 2006 1:03 AM
Glad to hear you had a lovely visit with Rob, he sounds like an awesome guy - even if he did find the oreo pies gross. So the filling is strawberry flavored marshmallow, not "stuff." Interesting...I love marshmallow.
Posted by mary b | October 7, 2006 1:17 AM
humm, those actually look good, and I'm normally not a fan of Oreos. And BSG is a great show, isn't it ? Can't wait to start watching this third season ...
Posted by Tania Ho | October 7, 2006 1:37 AM
Yay! More pink treats. I think they look tastey, but I think it's pretty hard to wreck an oreo.
Posted by sara | October 7, 2006 2:04 AM
Well, clearly Rob just hasn't been in Japan long enough to appreciate all the culinary delights there! There are some cheap plane tickets through IACE right now, so maybe he can visit you again soon!
Posted by Mariko | October 7, 2006 4:08 AM
I think your love of snack cakes is the result of mom not buying them when we were younger. This is how I justify my pop tart obsession of 2001.
Posted by Joanna | October 7, 2006 4:09 AM
Ooooo, those look sooo goood! I think Rob suffeers from "man tastebuds" (they can't properly handle/appreciate truely sweet things ;P ).
Not to further drive the "junk food" guilt home, but do you mind sharing the nutritionals of these babies? I'm curious.... :3
Posted by Sera | October 7, 2006 5:22 AM
i have something to admit: the day after, while you were cooking dinner, i ate another one. i was just SO hungry!!!
i stand by my initial review, however. it's like eating a cavity. from hell.
Posted by Rob | October 7, 2006 8:46 AM
in Spain it does not have of those cakes, if there is oreo, but not with strawberry. I am single hungry with seeing them
Posted by anuska | October 7, 2006 9:00 AM
These remind me of the choco-cream filled pies I would buy in Korea, and miss here in the states. Kind of like moon pies, only better. But these Oreo pies look even better than that!
Posted by madmommy | October 7, 2006 1:00 PM
ok, seeing gross written on the inside of that flap totally kills me! what a hoot!
Posted by Jessica | October 7, 2006 11:44 PM
that looks too good. is it like lotte chocopie?
Posted by peixun | October 8, 2006 2:46 PM
The regular Oreo sandwiches are fairly tasty, I think. However, I highly suggest the Milk Cocoa cookie sandwiches, if you can find them. They're delicious cookies filled with creamy hot-cocoa-flavored filling. Just like the brand of Meiji hot cocoa. They may be seasonal, though (or discontinued--let us hope not!!) as I haven't seen them in a while.
If all else fails, stick to Morinaga cookie sandwiches. Their products are usually superior to other random brands. On another note, have you tried the kuri Kitkats? I want to, but don't want to be committed to an entire bag.
Posted by Malia | October 8, 2006 10:05 PM