I swear that at some point in time when I first arrived in Australia last year, somebody told me that Oreo cookies do not exist in the country. Sure, Australians knew what the famous cookie treat was, but they only had imitation brands made from local Australian companies (tasted the same I guess). In other words, there was an Oreo cookie, but not the official Oreo.
And so like some other sweet treats that I was used to seeing in the US, I just assumed that the Oreo never crossed the ocean into Australia.
TODAY, I was shopping at Safeway and I saw a box of Oreos. I bought it. I go to this Safeway all the time, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen Oreo cookies stocked on the shelves. Anyway, there’s actually an Australian Oreo website, so I’m guessing that either the information I was told originally about Oreo cookies was wrong, or that Kraft starting selling Oreo cookies recently in Australia.
THIS IS A GREAT DAY.
oreos have been around for ages…first ya split it, then ya lick it, then ya dunk it
australians like to play tricks on ‘new’ people
i’ve been had. :( haha
still doesnt explain why i’ve never seen them at my local grocery store until today though. that’s weird…
I’ve heard that there isn’t any peanut butter there.
I think Aussie Oreos are horrible in comparison to American ones. Really, just not the same!
Yeah, we have it here in Australia…but I agree with Kate–the American ones are waaaaay better..I just wish we have them here…love the mini Oreos! sighh!
they are actually ALL made in the same place.. in china! so they should actually all be the same!
The Oreos sold in America are made in America. The Oreos sold in Japan are made in Japan. In those countries, they taste great.
The Oreos sold in Australia are all made in China, and they taste awful. Definitely not the same! Many (if not all) Kraft/Nabisco crackers and cookies (biscuits) sold in Australian supermarkets are made in China (Ritz and Captain’s Table crackers and Chips Ahoy to name a few).
(Lives in Australia)
Wow, although I’ve never tasted Oreos from other countries, I thought they tasted pretty good.
But Tim-Tams are the best.
Tim Tams are far better than Oreos. I grew up in the US and never liked Oreos. Now I live in New Zealand, and will eat a Tim Tim over an Oreo any day!