Mandatory Update

When the title of your blog is Twinkie Wiener Sandwich, and "Weird Al" Yankovic releases a new album, it goes with the territory that you have to do something special. Some may claim that having a blog like this is a Lame Claim to Fame but in My Own Eyes I find it a Handy way to express myself. Since an Inactive blog has never been our Mission Statement, I say we get over our First World Problems, dispense with the Tacky openings, and get to the Word Crimes.

 

Since today also marks the one year anniversary of the return of Hostess, I can think of no better way to celebrate the occasion than with an entry about the snack cake that has had the biggest impact on American pop culture, the Twinkie. Pop culture references to the Twinkie could be its own entry but among our favorites are:  (obviously) UHF's Twinkie Wiener Sandwich and Ghostbusters' "That's a big Twinkie", with an honorable mention going to Genghis Khan and his excellent sugar rush. No snack cake, perhaps no snack food, has so deeply imbedded itself into our culture. It's why I believe people were so upset when Hostess folded. Not because they like Twinkies, but because they are a part of us.
 

Anyway, on to the tasting!

 

Today we bought the Strawberry Creme and Blue Raspberry Creme varieties. I feel the same about both. Both retain their original Twinkieness but add a slightly different dynamic in the middle. Both are tasty without being overpowering. Granted, you have to like Twinkies in the first place to consider these, but if you do they could be a welcome change of pace.

 

NOW That's What I Call a blog entry!

(Yeah I missed a couple. So what?)

More Limited Edition Oreos

Well Nabisco is at it again with another batch of temporary Oreo flavors. It's getting a little ridiculous at this point. Like they're just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Alas, a junk food blogger's work is never easy, so here goes.

 

Watermelon Golden Oreos

 

In a word, awful. These are watermelon candy flavored, not watermelon flavored. They taste like someone melted down watermelon Jolly Ranchers and stuffed them into a cookie. Way too sweet and I couldn't bring myself to eat even three of them. I'm told these are the second best selling seasonal variant behind only Halloween Oreos (and those hardly count as they aren't a flavor variant) but I can't understand why. These are a Target exclusive if you want to seek them out.

 

Limeade Golden Oreos

 

I'm not a big fan of lime at all. Still, I was convinced to try them and I'm sorry I did. Truth be told, they weren't quite as vile as I expected them to be. The limeade creme almost works, but not with the Golden Oreo cookie. I ate one cookie and couldn't bring myself to eat another. But again, I'm biased against lime.

 

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Oreos

 

We teased this one a while back in our review of Oreo Creme Chips Ahoy and have been anticipating it for some time. Sadly, these are a tiny bit disappointing. They actually taste really good, but they're just peanut butter cup Oreos and there's nothing particularly "Reese's" about them. Still, they are very good and I'm sure the Reese's name is helping them sell. Nabisco seems to be doing a huge push on these, which leads me to speculate that these may actually become a permanent flavor sometime in the future.

 

I really wish Nabisco would sell mix packs of these flavor variants. I'm starting to feel cheated by buying three packages and hating two. If you're going to flood the market with all these flavors, at least make it a little easier for consumers to try them. Not everyone is as adventurous as we are!