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8 familiar foods get exotic twists

US companies hungry for global sales are putting unusual spins on our favorite foods. Look at what they're doing to Oreos, potato chips and more.

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Jul 17, 2012 7:01AM
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I'd like to see these SEX & DATING comments/ads become extinct too!
Jul 17, 2012 11:26AM
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as I get older, I find I like the cookie part of the oreo better than the frosting.  Don't need all that sugar stuff.   Oreo makes countless varieties involving the frosting.  Double Stuffed, Chocolate stuffed, mint stuffed etc.

 

I have an idea.   How about no stuffing.  Just the chocolate wafers.   Bet they would sell big time.

Could come in a bag like animal crackers.

 

Just a thought.

 

Jul 17, 2012 10:04AM
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Are we suppose to be commenting on a cookie or signing up for a lonely hearts club membership.  OREOS ARE COOKIES they taste great with a cold glass of milk.  I don't care what other people do in their personal life just leave my oreos on the shelf so i can buy them.  THE END
Jul 16, 2012 8:38PM
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What's better that taking the original oreo and dipping it into a cold glass of milk..Brings back great memories..
Jul 16, 2012 7:41PM
Jul 17, 2012 1:04PM
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Speaking of Oreos, I like to be double stuffed.
Jul 17, 2012 5:08PM
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Two chocolate cookies and yummy creme filling. Don't mess with perfection, people!!!
Jul 23, 2012 12:25AM
Jul 17, 2012 5:51PM
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PIZZA POPS ARE AMAZING!!!  Screw them calling them gross looking.  My favorite damn snack every time i visit Canada.  And Ketchup Chips
Jul 16, 2012 11:32PM
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Wow you are sad enough if you are anti gay. Really you people are the problem. When will you get it?  But to give up Oreo's becuse they support not treating other human beings like crap...thats ****ed up and shows that you all are totlay fing nuts.
Jul 16, 2012 7:57PM
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My husband and son would love the Salty Watermelon Pepsi!
Jul 17, 2012 6:58AM
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For the ALMIGHTY $$$, the U.S. keeps dumping crap into other countries since our mitey dollars (no pun intended) here are quickly becoming scarce and worthless.
Jul 17, 2012 3:21PM
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Yes, this is just a fluff piece.  But MSN, if you value your readers, why not block these A$$holes?
Jul 17, 2012 11:07AM
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Is road kill considered exotic? Ask Kim Kardasssssian.
Aug 5, 2012 4:35AM
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As a frequent traveler to various Asian countries I’ve of course seen some pretty bizarre local menu items offered at different American fast food chains, some good, some not so good. And this tailoring of American foods to foreign taste makes a lot of sense. But what I find more interesting is how they change the names of brands and products when sold in different parts of the world to make them sound more appealing to the locals. For example Toyoda became "Toyota" in the USA and Matsuda became "Mazda". And of course the Nissan Fair lady Z became "240Z" here. I guess they figured, and rightfully so, that Americans would think that Fair lady would be a stupid and wimpy name for a sports car and that people might not buy them because of that. Just as most Japanese people think it’s incredibly stupid that we give some of their best motorcycles names like "Ninja" or "Katana". Many times I’ve been asked by a Japanese person- "why would you call a motorcycle Assassin or Sword"? I guess when you think of it like that it does sound kind of stupid. Anyway I guess there are people who get paid very large salaries to sit around and think about what brand names will illicit positive or negative associations in the minds of certain groups of people. For example in the mid 80’s when 4-Wheel Drive sports cars first came onto the market a marketing decision was made by someone to call them "All Wheel Drive" instead of 4WD because it was thought that people couldn’t help but associate the term 4WD with big burly trucks and that that subconscious association would detract from the sports cars appeal to prospective buyers. And oddly enough they were actually right. Just changing that one little term has probably added up to hundreds of millions of dollars in extra sales over the years. That’s the power of negative or positive word associations. Anyway all I want to know is, where can I sign up for this job?

Aug 5, 2012 3:11AM
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So a pizza pop is the Canadian version of a Hot Pocket? :x
Jul 23, 2012 2:21AM
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Pizza pops are a Canadian icon, and if you haven't tried one, please don't knock them. Maybe you don't have enough information to venture an opinion about the pizza pop. Intellectually speaking, pizza pops do not make everyone who eats them burp and many foods make some people burp. So, after all is said and done, please do a little more investigation before assuming, eh?  After all, we Canadians are not asking you to eat our food, but because we are so friendly and neighbourly, we will extend the proverbial olive branch (or should I say pizza pop) to you. :)


Aug 5, 2012 6:29AM
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i have been putting salt on my water melon ever since i was a kid but i love frozen pickle juice with lemon salt and lemons with salt  and a few other things that people tell me are weird, so its not that weird to me. I've never been to asia though. i don't really use salt on my food though. oh, for the people who want to tell me that all the salt is bad for me, i don't eat it everyday, its just an occasional treat.
Aug 5, 2012 3:30AM
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I have had the blueberry chips and the fruit flavored oreo's.  I wish we could get that stuff here in the United States.  I had those in China and the chips are made by Lays.  Pepsi and Coke make some different flavors as well.
Jul 22, 2012 4:09PM
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i had to lolo at keists comment due to what he said then add to that since obamma been in office govt hasnt worked since....
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