My apologies to Saralyn- I bumped up your post to tomorrow, but rest assured, it's going to be awesome!Today is a well-deserved Snackdown with two kinds of Oreos, one from the vending machine downstairs and one from Japan. The Japanese Oreos come in a tube, with two tubes per bag, apparently the equivalent of the Oreo box here, and the American Oreos come in the standard "six-pack".
The Japanese, lucky for them, never got the memo about downsizing the Oreo size, so as a result, theirs are much larger than ours are.The American Oreos have that standard, sweet-sweet taste to them, with a creamy filling and that crunchy texture, a nice mixture of sweet and...er, sweet. Almost too sweet. The cookie is pretty dense and crunchy and maintains a nice flavor.
The Japanese Oreos are completely different. The cookie is almost a light, fluffy crunch, that can only be likened to panko, it seems. If I were to liken this to anything, it would be to the Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers that are used for making damned good icebox cake.
Even the frosting is different on these. As you can see on the American cookies, the frosting is gooier. It has a marshmallow, vanilla-y taste to it, and is very soft and oily, making it easy to peel off if one should wish to.The Japanese frosting tastes more like a plain frosting and is very dense, to the point of almost flaking off. It's the same overall taste, but the texture makes it more lush, like halvah.
Overall, I really did prefer the Japanese Oreos. They were much different than the American ones and reminded me of the dessert my mother likes to make. I especially enjoyed the crunchiness.
JAPANESE- 7/10
AMERICAN- 5/10
WINNER: JAPANESE OREOS
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