# A New and Different Oreo Debate **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 29, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974 "2007-09-29T21:06:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/1 "2007-09-29T21:06:52Z")
The classic Oreo debate is “twist apart, lick off the icing and eat the cookie part last” or “dunk whole in milk.” The new Oreo debate is: Are Oreos (the classic cookie part) black or brown? I say brown. Really, really dark brown. Because what is an Oreo? They’re chocolate, and chocolate is brown. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/2 "2007-09-29T21:23:22Z")
Me, i trust my eyes, and I say they’s black. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/3 "2007-09-29T21:38:52Z")
I say black but Nabisco won’t say [one way or the other](http://www.nabiscoworld.com/misccontent/contactus/contact.aspx?m=cu_faqsingle&cat1=10&Faq_Question_ID=1503): **Q** What color are Oreo’s, black or brown? **A** We do not have a color assigned to the cookie portion of an OREO. Some people think the OREO is a shade of brown, while others view the color closer to black. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/4 "2007-09-29T22:23:53Z")
They’re African American. Someone had to be the first to say it. ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/5 "2007-09-29T23:20:52Z")
The outside of the Oreo looks black to me, but when you’ve twisted it apart the side w/o the creme looks dark brown. So… both. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/6 "2007-09-29T23:30:36Z")
Hardly anything is really, truly black. Notice how you can have black clothes that don’t really match each other, with some looking greenish black and others looking reddish black. I say Oreos are brown. Very dark brown. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/7 "2007-09-29T23:32:39Z")
[QUOTE=Mirror Image egamI rorriM] The classic Oreo debate is “twist apart, lick off the icing and eat the cookie part last” or “dunk whole in milk.” [/QUOTE] I’ve always been fascinated by this. Both of these options to me are gross (although the first is really, really, disgusting and the second - well, I just don’t like sludge in my milk). Does anyone just eat Oreos as they are, washed down with milk? That’s how I dispatch of them. Oh… I’ve seen brown and black Oreos, but more black. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/8 "2007-09-30T00:59:37Z")
Heathens, the lot of you. You eat the fucking cookie and then proceed with the rest of the bag, one cookie at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/9 "2007-09-30T01:06:43Z")
Anyone else ever take a bunch of Oreos, twist them all open, scrape off all the cream, roll it into a giant wad, put half the cookie parts on the top of the wad and half on the bottom, and challenge your friends to see who can eat the largest Mega-Oreo? No? Well, anyway, they’re brown. Really dark brown, granted, and most stuff I’d call “black” isn’t truly black either, but I’d still call them brown. It’s easier to tell against a truly [black background](http://adsoftheworld.com/files/images/OREO_high.preview.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/10 "2007-09-30T23:01:50Z")
Black, because the cookie part tastes bitter to me. Hey, that makes as much sense as being brown because chocolate is! ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/11 "2007-09-30T23:24:48Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] Does anyone just eat Oreos as they are, washed down with milk? That’s how I dispatch of them. [/QUOTE] That’s the ONLY way to eat them. Eating the parts separately ruins the perfect blend of flavors. And they are definitely brown. I know this because they are about the same color as my hair, and my hair is brown. People often describe it as being black, but you can easily see under a light that it is brown. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/12 "2007-10-01T15:45:38Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Heathens, the lot of you. You eat the fucking cookie and then proceed with the rest of the bag, one cookie at a time. [/QUOTE] Lazy, that’s what _you_ is ;)! What’s wrong with two at a time? One-at-a-time poses the very real risk that there will be some left when a family member wanders along and expects you to share :eek:! oh, and they’re very, very dark brown simply because black is the color of licorice which Oreos are NOT. They’re not even all that chocolatey, really, but they’re sure closer to chocolate than licorice! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/13 "2007-10-01T16:30:53Z")
[QUOTE=monstro] They’re African American. Someone had to be the first to say it. [/QUOTE] They just look African American. Inside they’re white. And I vote for dark dark brown. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/14 "2007-10-01T16:36:15Z")
They’re the exact same color as my moustache, which is why I joined the NAAOC. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/15 "2007-10-02T12:40:56Z")
They are black-brown ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/16 "2007-10-02T14:36:03Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Heathens, the lot of you. You eat the fucking cookie and then proceed with the rest of the bag, one cookie at a time. [/QUOTE] How can you tell which one is the fucking cookie? They all look like they’re coupling. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/17 "2007-10-02T18:46:57Z")
Brown. And I offer proof… Empty one and a half packs of Oreos into a food processor. Blitz until fine crumbs. Take half the crumbs, add melted butter and press into a tin to form a base. Take 2 litres of vanilla icecream and soften in a large bowl. Add the remaining Oreo crumbs and Baileys to taste. Mix well, spoon on to the base and refreeze. The resulting icecream cake is brown, not grey - thus, the cookies are brown. And yummy. This is the result of extensive research, I might add. Si ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/18 "2007-10-02T19:02:21Z")
**si\_blakely** , you do realize the butter and the Bailey’s affects the color, right? ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/19 "2007-10-02T19:09:00Z")
As black as black coffee (IOW, brown). ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974/20 "2007-10-02T19:09:18Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] **si\_blakely** , you do realize the butter and the Bailey’s affects the color, right? [/QUOTE] You cant add that much Baileys - the icecream won’t refreeze (ask me how I know this :smack: ). And adding Creme De Menthe didn’t make anything green, either. It’s the Oreo that adds the brown. Remember - extensive research 😉 Si [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-and-different-oreo-debate/420974.md?page=2)