Kotas Reviews Blueberry Pie Oreos

I wish I could quit you Nabisco. You've done me some bad turns in the past, and you think that simply by coming out with new flavors you can win me back? Well, I'm not falling for it this time! I know your tricks! You took away my beloved Easy Open package, and you've constantly reduced the size of the Limited Edition packages in a naked grab for more money. Not this time! A Line Must Be Drawn! Wait, you did Blueberry Pie? I knew you'd changed! Let's take a look at...Blueberry Pie Oreos!

You DO Care!

Well, you all knew this was gonna happen. As soon as they come out with something reasonably interesting, all the sins of the past are forgotten. I've always loved pie, in its myriad of forms both savory and sweet, portable and plate worthy. I suppose that pie flavors were inevitable really, though I wonder what separates these from simple Blueberry Oreos. The packaging though is fantastic, with a big succulent pie just letting it all hang out for you. I guess there is also a picture of the cookie. Let's open this sucker up!

Definitely blueberry colored.

Not a lot of surprises here. I still shake a fist at the loss of my easy open packaging (which weirdly returned a few flavors ago but is gone again, like my dreams of wearing size 38 pants), but the cookies themselves? Solid. The cookie itself is the vanilla type, and the creame inside is nicely purplish blue, almost like an actual blueberry was smashed in there. Passes the twist off test with flying colors. But how about that taste test?

Ya know? It's pretty darn good! Nice artificial blueberry flavor, and the vanilla cookie pairs well with it. Pretty nom worthy if you like blueberry stuff that is made in a factory. It's not very pie-like, but I suppose we do what we can. 

On the FACE Rating System, these get one Smiley face. Tasty if you like artificial blueberry, but I'm not going out of my way to buy them in bulk, not at that price. A lot of these limited edition cookies just aren't good enough to justify their price, even if they are pretty tasty. Definitely try, but only stock up if you catch them on sale. Or if you don't mind a lack of pie in your blueberry pie cookie.

Kotas Reviews Alouette Wasabi Cheddar

Occasionally my long suffering wife decides to bring me home a "surprise" from the grocery store, because she a) wants to try it and b) wants me to try it if it is bad. Plus, I can usually get a review out of it. Less often is the surprise actually something surprising, because I can kind of predict when something wacky is up my alley. Other times, I am just baffled. Today is that kind of day. Let's take a look at...this.

WE'RE MAKIN'' GRAVY WITHOUT THE LUMPS!

Seriously, when did "unique flavorings" boil down to "cram things together that shouldn't be crammed"? I have NEVER in my life thought that cheddar cheese fans, let alone spreadable cheddar cheese fans, would pair their cheese of choice with WASABI of all things. Still, spicy and cheese pair well together, though maybe not cheddar? I don't know. Still, it's cheese, and not only that, it's spreadable cheese! Which is but a step or two away from "food product" being added at the end. Let's take a peek.

With pretzel thin for scale

Well, it's certainly green. Usually when I open cheese, green is a bad color, but I suppose if we're going with the wasabi theme, the light green is fine. The scent it gives off is vaguely wasabi-esque, without much cheese odor, and literally nothing that says to my nose "cheddar". Oh well, at least it's green I guess? I will note, I did taste this with pretzel thins, so you may get a slightly different flavor profile for your own tastings.

It is way less spicy than I expected it to be. The fake wasabi at sushi bars is way, WAY spicier than this stuff, though it does have a slight tingle after multiple bites. It's a decent flavor, but the cheddar part is very mild. This could be any old spreadable cheese and I wouldn't know better. It has little kick, but you DO taste the wasabi bits even without much burn. Not bad, but not good. 

On the FACE Rating System, this gets 0 faces. It's fine, but I would probably pass over this on subsequent grocery trips. I absolutely wouldn't call it "Bold", other than maybe the fact that it exists at all. Try it if you like, or don't. It's very "meh".