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January 30, 2012

With Two You Get Oreo Roll

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Chinese consumers liked the contrast between the bitter cookie and the sugary cream,
but, "they said it was a little bit too sweet and a little bit too bitter," Davis explained. It turns out that if you didn't grow up with Oreos and develop an emotional attachment to the cookie, it can be a weird-tasting little thing. -- Rethinking The Oreo For Chinese Consumers : Planet Money : NPR

Posted by gerardvanderleun at January 30, 2012 3:47 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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My Japanese exchange students didn't like anything sweet at all, except maybe certain Japanese sweeteners and Pocky, which isn't really that sweet.

Posted by: Jewel at January 30, 2012 4:01 PM

Needs more cat.

Jewel, my experience with the nippers was that many things were disgustingly sweet, e.g. milk from cane fed cows.

Posted by: Casca at January 30, 2012 4:16 PM

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