Food Theory: The DARK Secret of Oreos

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  • Опубликовано: 26 мар 2021
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    Oreos are one of the most beloved snacks out there but did you know that they have a DARK history? Theorists, let's talk about Hydrox cookies. Oh, you don't know what those are? They were Oreos BEFORE Oreos. That's right! That classic sandwich cookie taste you love so much did NOT start with Oreos! What happened? Watch to find out!
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Комментарии • 35 тыс.

  • @RexVenge95
    @RexVenge95 3 года назад +14128

    Lol imagine Hydrox loyalists working under Oreos' parent company being all secretive and whispering to each other, "Hail Hydrox."

  • @cyril7544
    @cyril7544 3 года назад +8357

    This dude did a better job advertising Hydrox than their whole marketing team

    • @GoldenRice0128
      @GoldenRice0128 3 года назад +167

      hydrox is just being DON'T BE FOOLED WE NUMERO UNO

    • @Carnox-yf8et
      @Carnox-yf8et 3 года назад +13

      Oreo :(

    • @gabbonoo
      @gabbonoo 3 года назад +173

      The old Hydrox ad is way better than the old Oreo one by today's standards.
      It's equivalent to the Japanese style ad. full of absurdity

    • @rumbledoll100
      @rumbledoll100 3 года назад +9

      Then or than

    • @rumbledoll100
      @rumbledoll100 3 года назад +15

      @@ns.kha29 how? was just asking a question, because English is not my first language, why are you being so rude?

  • @thewelchguy1920
    @thewelchguy1920 9 месяцев назад +42

    Loved this story. I have an additional perspective for you. As a photographer. When making an image of food related stuff, the Oreo is really only one sided and thus boring. However [at the time this was revealed to me] Sunshine Hydrox offered you much more interesting compositions for making art. In this way: you could place the Sunshine or the Hydorx side of the cookie either both up Sunshine Sunshine or Hydrox Hydrox OR you could go Sunshine up in part of the image and Hydrox in the other part of the image. giving you more diversity in your creative project. So you have a Sunshine-Hydrox option for the image or just use the plain ole boring Oreo in your image.

  • @deannabanman243
    @deannabanman243 8 месяцев назад +57

    6 episodes times 4 channels is crazy on it’s on because these are some of the best research videos I’ve seen on RUclips… put a two year old on top of that is just so impressive. What a good team!

  • @pingerlol
    @pingerlol 3 года назад +1963

    I'm an E kind of guy. That's where every time you go into the kitchen you grab a couple hoping your family wont notice until one of your family members opens the package all the way and you realize you ate all of them

    • @kayven8641
      @kayven8641 3 года назад +10

      Same

    • @Blaze4ification
      @Blaze4ification 3 года назад +124

      At least you're not an F kind of guy, licking the frosting off all of them then putting the cookies back in the package and acting as if it's unopened.

    • @butwhy3886
      @butwhy3886 3 года назад +82

      @@Blaze4ification what a monster

    • @pecanberry1297
      @pecanberry1297 3 года назад +4

      Definitely same

    • @uterusaka
      @uterusaka 3 года назад +1

      Same

  • @angryshavige1020
    @angryshavige1020 3 года назад +21151

    Oreo is literally the guy who repeated your joke louder and became popular with everyone.

  • @HoLDoN4Sec
    @HoLDoN4Sec 9 месяцев назад +22

    when i was a kid in the 90s i've ate imported cookie sandwiches once and never really realized it was Hydrox brand.
    then when Mondelez started officially importing Oreos to my country a few years later i always had that thought in my mind "i remember these used to taste better when i was a little kid".
    so it is funny that i realized just a couple of years ago that the cookie sandwich brand i ate that time as a little kid were actually Hydrox cookies.
    i wish Hydrox was still around, or more correctly - i wish Hydrox were sold more broadly and even globally.
    it is really difficult to get hold of them, especially because Mondelez are actively trying to push them away from literally every retailer.

  • @kristenwhelchel9581
    @kristenwhelchel9581 8 месяцев назад +9

    To keep the Oreo theories going, here's something to consider: could Oreos being "Milk's favorite cookie" have something to do with the fact that you don't need milk to make Oreos? This came to me after I saw the ingredients used to make them and I thought, 'That's unusual for a cookie,' as you would usually expect for every cookie you eat to be made with milk. Or, at least, I did anyways.

    • @Enforc3r
      @Enforc3r Месяц назад

      Also on a certain milk brand which i forgot it was like a few years ago on the label that something talking about chocolate chips being what it’s suppose to go with.
      So seems like milk doesn’t think the same about oreo.

  • @coldspoons3917
    @coldspoons3917 3 года назад +3305

    I’ve literally walked past these cookies in a Kroger and thought “Why does Oreo have so many ripoffs?” I now know who the imposter is

  • @SilvyReacts
    @SilvyReacts 3 года назад +2008

    It always weirds me out how many of these older business stories involve friends or family betraying the other.

    • @sleek_ginger2881
      @sleek_ginger2881 3 года назад +151

      It not weird that's how business's work and it's horrible but that's how the world sadly works #teamhydrox

    • @vyor8837
      @vyor8837 3 года назад +29

      I dunno, seems like the brother that got sick did the first betrayal.

    • @SilvyReacts
      @SilvyReacts 3 года назад +11

      @@sleek_ginger2881
      I really have no clue what you mean. Care to explain?

    • @SilvyReacts
      @SilvyReacts 3 года назад +82

      @@vyor8837
      Well, both betrayed each other from how it seems to me. Making big decisions without the other's knowledge is a betrayal. And the other deciding to respond by competing is also a betrayal lol.

    • @sleek_ginger2881
      @sleek_ginger2881 3 года назад +14

      @@SilvyReacts it's not weird that business's do this because that's how they make money in the first place that's all

  • @STARSFashionArtLove
    @STARSFashionArtLove 6 месяцев назад +55

    Never heard of Hydrox but definitely going to check them out since they are a healthier cookie than oreo🥰 Thanks!🤝💖💛💚

  • @mariomalacara6916
    @mariomalacara6916 3 месяца назад +3

    I did all of them and found each interaction very informative.

  • @astromotive6047
    @astromotive6047 2 года назад +2534

    *Oreo every time Hydrox makes a comeback*
    Oreo: "Stay down. Final warning".
    Hydrox: "I can do this all day".

    • @thenewlbj
      @thenewlbj 2 года назад +115

      Hail Hydrox

    • @grabble7605
      @grabble7605 2 года назад +49

      Everyone I've seen do a taste test likes Hydrox better. If they just got to mass production, they could easily sit on the shelf alongside any other cookie.

    • @Fluffypara123
      @Fluffypara123 2 года назад +6

      @@thenewlbj lol

    • @TheaterLenora
      @TheaterLenora 2 года назад +13

      I understood that reference!

    • @lazyatbeinglazy13
      @lazyatbeinglazy13 2 года назад +5

      Anyone wanna get off?

  • @davidg2479
    @davidg2479 3 года назад +620

    Oreo: our cookie has a creamy delicious center, and is clearly the superior product
    Hydrox: our mascot gets arrested for exposing himself on TV

  • @anniehinman5632
    @anniehinman5632 3 дня назад +2

    Always wondered what secret lay in the intro 0:42

  • @mrsbritt1987
    @mrsbritt1987 9 месяцев назад +2

    Another great video guys keep it up! Me and my son love your videos is a 12 year old boy I’m a 35-year-old handicap, stroke survivor, and mom, but we both love your videos! Keep up the great work!

  • @kingslushie1018
    @kingslushie1018 3 года назад +7056

    Oh boy, I can’t wait until we learn about the “secret history of Fanta” 💀.

    • @destyon9966
      @destyon9966 3 года назад +290

      Oh boy that’s natzi gonna be good lol get it 😂

    • @Shadows_Inc
      @Shadows_Inc 3 года назад +89

      I've been waiting for that one for quite a while.

    • @theepicestperson
      @theepicestperson 3 года назад +38

      *sad sebee noises*

    • @payme4243
      @payme4243 3 года назад +14

      Oh yeah

    • @manfredvonrichtofen3863
      @manfredvonrichtofen3863 3 года назад +77

      Nothing sus about Fanta, no need for investigation 😂

  • @googleitlol6590
    @googleitlol6590 3 года назад +642

    The fact that MatPat has to clarify that ‘Kosherized’ is a real word makes me feel like while writing the script for this episode, him and Steph had a debate on whether or not it was the proper term.

    • @grapejuice3851
      @grapejuice3851 3 года назад +7

      Nice

    • @fyre_hazaard6083
      @fyre_hazaard6083 3 года назад +9

      oh they definiteky did knowing them 🙃

    • @googleitlol6590
      @googleitlol6590 3 года назад +16

      @@fyre_hazaard6083 And then one of them looks it up, and the other makes the surprised pikachu face when they find out it's the proper term.

    • @rett064
      @rett064 3 года назад +6

      ollie said it and then they debated over it

    • @rett064
      @rett064 3 года назад +1

      @@sincerecinnamon it was just a joke lol

  • @salmondo3451
    @salmondo3451 2 месяца назад +2

    What does Matt Patt mean when he says he’s not building his channel with his personality, I swear I watch every vid for his personality 😂❤

  • @jar3avgamer864
    @jar3avgamer864 2 месяца назад

    this video was the first that i watched from the Theorist channels amazing

  • @chllve
    @chllve 3 года назад +765

    wait i have hydrox cookies in my house but only because my mother just likes them because "offbrand stuff taste better" but now i know OREO is the offbrand cookie at this point...😭

    • @senkkella7664
      @senkkella7664 3 года назад +13

      Do they taste the same as Oreo?

    • @agentepolaris4914
      @agentepolaris4914 3 года назад +24

      My mom is the same but with Sodas lol

    • @cindleherd-brooks3915
      @cindleherd-brooks3915 3 года назад +42

      Just tell her that oreo is actually that knock-off

    • @cult.busterplease.dont.sni3402
      @cult.busterplease.dont.sni3402 3 года назад +7

      @@senkkella7664 Do they taste the same as Oreo?
      THEY DIED IN 1990. I DONT WHAT WORLD THAT WIERDO IN.......

    • @senkkella7664
      @senkkella7664 3 года назад +3

      @@cult.busterplease.dont.sni3402 What do you mean they died in 1990? What did?

  • @havenschade8174
    @havenschade8174 3 года назад +681

    I can just imagine it at the checkout, "sir, why are you buying our entire stock of sandwich cookies?" "Oh you know, conspiracy theories and tax write offs, the usual"

    • @dykrev
      @dykrev 3 года назад +55

      Since this channel has been going for a while now, I imagine it's more like "Ah, so it's Oreos this week?" "Yep!"

    • @realx2375
      @realx2375 3 года назад +4

      @@dykrev lol

    • @EmberMaskedMyth
      @EmberMaskedMyth 3 года назад +8

      I'm pretty sure the people at matpats local store just refer to him as the crazy nutbag or just look at him with suspicion everytime he comes in for something

    • @Walrus5
      @Walrus5 3 года назад

      @@EmberMaskedMyth Zygarde @ Life Orb
      Ability: Power Construct
      EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
      Adamant Nature
      - Dragon Dance
      - Thousand Arrows
      - Extreme Speed
      - Stone Edge

    • @historyman9436
      @historyman9436 3 года назад +4

      @@Walrus5 what

  • @frankroquemore4946
    @frankroquemore4946 9 месяцев назад

    You know I instinctively fastforwarded through the intro because that’s what I always do on RUclips, but then I was like “wait what am I doing, I love this intro” and reminded to make sure I watched it 😅 y’all are great

  • @ashh1896
    @ashh1896 7 месяцев назад +2

    This i never knew! I always thought hydrox was a rip off Oreos and I always wondered why my dad preferred hydrox over Oreos.

  • @alexwright3258
    @alexwright3258 3 года назад +763

    Personally, I throw my whole cookie into a glass of milk, wait approximately 8 seconds, fish it out with a spoon, eat it whole, and repeat the process in a trance like state until I eventually come to realizing I need a new package of oreos.

    • @AshleyTheFighter
      @AshleyTheFighter 3 года назад +59

      You are a genius monster

    • @Riddimensaur
      @Riddimensaur 3 года назад +15

      I do the same except I skewer the cream part with a fork instead of using a spoon.

    • @girzim644
      @girzim644 3 года назад +3

      Same here or I throw a few in and then dig out spoonfuls

    • @davidissonic_1766
      @davidissonic_1766 3 года назад +11

      @@Riddimensaur eww yall are nasty i leave my oreo in the milk and after im done drinking the oreo milk i have a little treat at the bottom

    • @thehannahedieandsophiashow3410
      @thehannahedieandsophiashow3410 3 года назад

      HOW DID I NOT THINK OF THISSSS!!!!

  • @michaelkelleypoetry
    @michaelkelleypoetry 3 года назад +1393

    Hydrox should hire Food Theory as their ad rep. This video actually made me want to switch over to Hydrox just to stick it to a big corporation like Nabisco.

    • @moonlightwolf8359
      @moonlightwolf8359 3 года назад +35

      Fucking same xD

    • @dbone3356
      @dbone3356 3 года назад +16

      Just wanted to point out I was the 100th like.

    • @kiano5040
      @kiano5040 2 года назад +20

      Same. Now I’m actively looking for Hydrox

    • @ferfender007
      @ferfender007 2 года назад +6

      This video made me buy oreo

    • @dbone3356
      @dbone3356 2 года назад +16

      @@ferfender007 Let me guess... You also watch movies like The Mighty Ducks and root for every other team?

  • @mjarvis2131
    @mjarvis2131 8 месяцев назад +1

    there is SO MUCH LORE in JUST the intro to food theory that should be talked about on film theory

  • @misshammanpie
    @misshammanpie 8 месяцев назад

    I listen to this video on my walk to work everyday. I have no idea why. It scratches this weird brain itch I didn't know was there until I watched it(this and the chex video)

  • @superpaul968
    @superpaul968 3 года назад +461

    If I work at grocery stores, I will fight for hydrox. I will move them to the front and fight the food fight. Hail Hydrox!

    • @dustinvanish
      @dustinvanish 3 года назад +36

      Thank you, Sonic.

    • @gaymermoment
      @gaymermoment 3 года назад +22

      They will probably think that it's a rip off of oreo and think you chose the cheaper option

    • @Savannah_Simpson
      @Savannah_Simpson 3 года назад +10

      Hydrox taste cheap. Rip off or not. Oreos just taste better.

    • @EclipseHighroller
      @EclipseHighroller 3 года назад +29

      @@Savannah_Simpson even if that’s the case, all hydrox just needs to do is copy Oreos recipe. Oreo won’t be able to sue as hydrox would be able to counter sue saying Oreo copied them first possibly causing Oreos to stop being produced under court order and Oreos company won’t risk losing their biggest seller. Win win for hydrox. And personally, I like the taste of hydrox more, Oreo is just way too sweet

    • @t-timevarietyvids6198
      @t-timevarietyvids6198 3 года назад +4

      Captain america would be raging at this post lol

  • @strangeavocado9279
    @strangeavocado9279 2 года назад +5123

    I’ve never heard of Hydrox before, and I genuinely want to try them now.
    That being said, sounding like a mouthwash isn’t gonna help them

    • @vincentr.6109
      @vincentr.6109 2 года назад +183

      I knew the brand, did not know they were the original. I'm going to look for them next time i shop.

    • @hunterdoesstuff2869
      @hunterdoesstuff2869 2 года назад +21

      Always knew that. Not like you.

    • @Go0fie
      @Go0fie 2 года назад +12

      @@vincentr.6109 what if there isn't any hydrox?

    • @vincentr.6109
      @vincentr.6109 2 года назад +54

      @@Go0fie I'll probably mope about it for 4 days and then find a new thing to feel sorry about. Seriously though, I am more or less curious to see if they sell them.

    • @LycheeLifts
      @LycheeLifts 2 года назад +10

      well what if the secret was they actually fixed ur teeth and now we’ll never know 🤨🤨

  • @user-xm3eh7ow9i
    @user-xm3eh7ow9i 11 месяцев назад

    U r amazing at Edit's

  • @AlceaRose
    @AlceaRose 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nice, now I desperately want to try Hydrox, but there's no way to find them in my country....
    I've always loved Oreos but thought they were a bit too sweet, and from what I've read, Hydrox is less sweet and more chocolate-y... Sounds like the perfect snack. I really wish Hydrox could make a huge come-back internationally so that I could try it, and also because it feels like it morally deserves it lol

  • @elizacarrie7433
    @elizacarrie7433 3 года назад +545

    I’m allergic to Dairy and once ate an Oreo in front of my friends. They were horrified and asked where my epipen was. I had to laugh and tell them Oreos don’t contain dairy, and showed them the package ingredients list to prove it. They started freaking out wondering if there’s no dairy then what on earth is the cream in the middle 😂

    • @lourdthebluefoxie
      @lourdthebluefoxie 3 года назад +47

      *W H E E Z E*

    • @shironeko1843
      @shironeko1843 3 года назад +9

      That happened to me as well, haha

    • @cv7191
      @cv7191 3 года назад +51

      At least you have good friends!

    • @kylerivera3470
      @kylerivera3470 3 года назад +46

      The initial freak-out is worth a chuckle, but the second one is absolutely hilarious.

    • @lampshade750
      @lampshade750 3 года назад +46

      Maybe it's made out of snow....or.....ummm....CU--- im not going to finish that sentence but I'm sure some dirty minded people will figure out what i was thinking...

  • @themonocleguy371
    @themonocleguy371 3 года назад +393

    I actually feel bad for Hydrox, they came up with this good product and got completely ripped off, and they were brothers too!

  • @RBlue118
    @RBlue118 Месяц назад +1

    Mostly C, but A if I froze them beforehand because they're a lot harder to open like that

  • @blazethewolf4772
    @blazethewolf4772 9 месяцев назад +2

    "Shalom Internet"
    Classic MatPat Right There.
    7:32

  • @littlebytes4462
    @littlebytes4462 3 года назад +621

    "Jacob fell ill and went to Europe to recover"
    Oh you know, as you do

    • @jayspace2905
      @jayspace2905 3 года назад +12

      Is there some history I'm missing or are you saying that its just random.

    • @birb4121
      @birb4121 3 года назад +90

      that moment when a trip to a completely different continent is much cheaper than healthcare in your country.

    • @obama2070
      @obama2070 3 года назад +31

      @@birb4121 i just realised that you can save so much money by just going to europe for healthcare

    • @posie908
      @posie908 3 года назад +8

      @@obama2070 Eh, the cost for citizenship might be a bit high upfront, and a few years of living there, but it should pay off.

    • @aldenc1219
      @aldenc1219 3 года назад +3

      Y’all don’t do that

  • @ky1ebetts
    @ky1ebetts 3 года назад +595

    The reason Oreo asks the question: "How do you eat your Oreo?" "Do you twist it, dunk it, etc?" is to make people subconsciously visualize eating Oreos. Advertising tactic. Makes people more likely to buy if they see themselves with the product.

    • @trananbinhjerry6438
      @trananbinhjerry6438 2 года назад +17

      They also include a beverage to pair with it.

    • @michellemckillop8935
      @michellemckillop8935 2 года назад +1

      Can’t you just accept that it’s a way better cookie, all the advertising in the world doesn’t matter if the product isn’t any good. People talk.

    • @trananbinhjerry6438
      @trananbinhjerry6438 2 года назад +6

      @@michellemckillop8935 hydrox actually tasted similar to oreo

    • @michellemckillop8935
      @michellemckillop8935 2 года назад +1

      @@trananbinhjerry6438 I know. Hence, what I said. Oreo sells better now bc it IS better. Of course they taste similar. They look similar too. Isn’t that the point of this video?!

    • @ky1ebetts
      @ky1ebetts 2 года назад +5

      @@michellemckillop8935 True, but I think if we're going to talk cookies, Oreos are good but they're by far not the best. Milanos and Grandmas are better, to name 2.

  • @user-vy1kk4ug8o
    @user-vy1kk4ug8o Месяц назад +1

    this was riveting. if we can get a movie about the drama behind tetris, we should get an oreo vs hydrox movie.

  • @probablyajaegerist7300
    @probablyajaegerist7300 8 месяцев назад +1

    I would honestly try Hydrox, but the fact that it sounds like an “under the sink kind of cleaner” genuinely scares me

  • @Nube-Gamer
    @Nube-Gamer 3 года назад +308

    0:53
    “MatPat, why do you wanna ruin my childhood”
    Me: This man not only MADE my childhood, he also SMARTENED IT!

  • @kikaioshin6700
    @kikaioshin6700 3 года назад +269

    So if Oreos are a ripoff of Hydrox that means when I eat Negrescos I'm eating a ripoff of a ripoff?

    • @angelco.961
      @angelco.961 3 года назад +45

      Rip-ception

    • @Lili-wy8iq
      @Lili-wy8iq 3 года назад +8

      @@angelco.961 that’s a good one 😂

    • @angelco.961
      @angelco.961 3 года назад +5

      @Lili Thx!

    • @philippberry4900
      @philippberry4900 3 года назад

      @Rubberbandballgaming
      Twist and shouts taste better and are less expensive. So there’s that.

    • @Divinity223
      @Divinity223 3 года назад

      How I know you are not a rip off

  • @SeaSloog
    @SeaSloog Месяц назад +1

    I like the attempt to say shalom it was out of pocket but very funny.

  • @captainpolar2343
    @captainpolar2343 4 месяца назад +1

    we not gonna talk about the semi-obvious 'sulfur' symbol on oreos? (it's really close to sulfur despite sulfur being an infinite sign 00 and oreos being a circle [ ])

  • @LunetteFox
    @LunetteFox 3 года назад +372

    I work at a grocery store and I actually can confirm that the Hydrox cookies are usually on the top shelf while the Oreos get a whole section of shelves for all their flavors of cookies.

    • @code_breaker3756
      @code_breaker3756 3 года назад +7

      I mean its understandble right like its popular so it has to have a whole section for itself

    • @crossingplays2155
      @crossingplays2155 3 года назад +28

      @@code_breaker3756 does it tho? Is it fair to the other brands that are denied shelf space because Oreo won't let them?

    • @TheGameChallenger
      @TheGameChallenger 3 года назад +20

      @@code_breaker3756 actually no, the space on shelfs are paid for by companies, and they spend a ton of money competing for the best spot.

    • @tyrantworks9604
      @tyrantworks9604 3 года назад +5

      @@crossingplays2155 Yes, it makes more money for the grocery store. If it sells more then make it easier to access, it's basic marketing. I'd much rather promote the #1 cookie in the world than some cookie that I don't know. Yes Hydrox came first, but modern day employees probably think it's an Oreo knockoff.

    • @lindsaygilliss9644
      @lindsaygilliss9644 3 года назад +17

      @@TheGameChallenger So if I go to a grocery store and take ALL the OREOS and just shove them back or hide them...would the employees care? I mean it would be funny to just come in and flip them upside down and prop those Hydrox cookies in front and centre.

  • @MDreamerIsBi
    @MDreamerIsBi Год назад +1116

    I think my grandmother actually preferred Hydrox cookies over Oreos. I have this vague memory of her putting them into a vintage cookie jar and getting mad when I called them oreos. (Because I didn't know Hydrox existed at the time.)

    • @yeemawheaver1387
      @yeemawheaver1387 Год назад +61

      Lol, that sounds like something a grandma would do. You unlocked a memory of my grandmother putting cookies and a jar when I was younger.

    • @noahyuen9299
      @noahyuen9299 Год назад +3

      B or c

    • @ICantRead20
      @ICantRead20 11 месяцев назад +2

      How dare her 😡

    • @Gosh..
      @Gosh.. 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@ICantRead20 what 💀

    • @blakaeg
      @blakaeg 8 месяцев назад +2

      Oh my, your comment about grandma getting mad had me in tears lol 😂 😂 😂

  • @llamagaming384
    @llamagaming384 9 месяцев назад +3

    I dunk the entire thing in milk for 30 seconds to a minute and eat that soggy deliciousness in one bite

    • @treefrog101
      @treefrog101 12 дней назад

      I love it too but we have to not call it soggy 😅

  • @FossilhunterYT2008
    @FossilhunterYT2008 9 месяцев назад

    11:50 well that explains why I can't find these cookies anymore and I need them to prove to my parents they exist

  • @tsukinoke7379
    @tsukinoke7379 3 года назад +252

    I never thought that i would like to learn about the history of food more than playing video games

  • @Sebastian_Hahn
    @Sebastian_Hahn 3 года назад +362

    Tbh I don't see how a cookie that sounds like a laundry detergent is gonna make some miraculous comeback.

    • @factsandstuff2832
      @factsandstuff2832 3 года назад +15

      Lol. Laundry detergent is what I thought of too

    • @yohanismannegerew8374
      @yohanismannegerew8374 3 года назад +10

      @@factsandstuff2832 bc it's similar to clorox

    • @plynnmiller7563
      @plynnmiller7563 3 года назад +8

      Because we all like a good r/nuclear underdog revenge story years in the making.

    • @VMan29397
      @VMan29397 3 года назад +5

      Nostalgia and more natural ingredients

    • @snipee9655
      @snipee9655 3 года назад

      Yep like so that poison

  • @raymonkravagna278
    @raymonkravagna278 10 месяцев назад +1

    Growing up in Seattle we almost always had Hydrox instead of Oreos in my house but I live in New Orleans now and I admit I've never seen them here I'm thinking it's a regional thing with Hydrox

    • @treefrog101
      @treefrog101 12 дней назад

      Born and raised in the PNW..Never heard of Hydrox but now I will be looking through the cookie shelves at Wal Mart, Target, and Safeway. 😂

  • @cubaisdeath
    @cubaisdeath 3 года назад +92

    working in a grocery store, I can say that the vendors 100% do that with their products. over fill, stock where they aren't supposed to, etc. whenever they mess up my shelf I straight up throw their product into another vendors area and let them deal with it

  • @marioreyes2743
    @marioreyes2743 3 года назад +861

    If you go missing then we know who is responsible. Stay safe Mat

    • @mcrowl2823
      @mcrowl2823 3 года назад +32

      Over 2 million people on this channel alone. Mat got a army of people around the world. Just get them to bust into stores at night and take all the cookies out the store set them on fire until they give him back. Lol

    • @ghgyuyu2962
      @ghgyuyu2962 3 года назад +2

      Footage from inside the factory itself ruclips.net/video/iik25wqIuFo/видео.html

    • @cartersettimi7911
      @cartersettimi7911 3 года назад +1

      @@mcrowl2823 plus the 13 mil and the 2 mil and the 9mil you will get 24mil so we will win ez

    • @emeraldmidas5857
      @emeraldmidas5857 3 года назад +4

      Well technically we won’t he has angered a lot of people probably

    • @jestermalicdem3839
      @jestermalicdem3839 3 года назад

      @@ghgyuyu2962 Why..... WHY..... WHY!!!!!!!

  • @00TheRealTC
    @00TheRealTC Месяц назад

    I've never had a Hydrox cookie, but on first blush, it sounds like a laundry detergent. Good luck to them, though.

  • @Gnarltastic
    @Gnarltastic 11 месяцев назад +1

    0:01 I personally like to brush my teeth, crush up some mints, put it in the cream of the oreo, and dip it in some orange juice, and after eating all that i like to mix the orange juice with vinegar and drink it.

  • @darkbert
    @darkbert 3 года назад +627

    Fun fact: Oreo's are not "cookies" in all their legal documents, they call the outside bits "Base cakes"

  • @aeghf4711
    @aeghf4711 3 года назад +507

    *I can eat a whole row of Oreos and cry afterwards knowing that the serving size is Three Cookies.*

    • @brogcookie6407
      @brogcookie6407 3 года назад +15

      Me too, kid, me too

    • @bluepawwarriors4038
      @bluepawwarriors4038 3 года назад +5

      Same here.

    • @Okceg_
      @Okceg_ 3 года назад +13

      *well...its actually t w o.*

    • @sincerecinnamon
      @sincerecinnamon 3 года назад +4

      I was about to put you on r/boneappletea but as soon as I clicked on your comment it was edited to be correct ;-;

    • @aeghf4711
      @aeghf4711 3 года назад +6

      @@sincerecinnamon if you wanna know why I had a realization that I misspelled "Afterwards" with "After words". So I felt dumb. But thank you.

  • @cormacmccarthy1889
    @cormacmccarthy1889 8 месяцев назад

    I eat mine in E. Eating the top half, then the cream, then the bottom. Except sometimes after eating the top half I stick another Oreo to the exposed cream half so it's a triple, and then the process repeats.

  • @elwyn5150
    @elwyn5150 9 месяцев назад

    I love good corporate sibling rival stories. This and Adidas vs Puma is my favourite.
    Anyway, Tim Tams are better and their shape makes the Tim Tam slam the best drink-biscuit interaction.

  • @randoml97
    @randoml97 3 года назад +376

    "Even Elon Musk wouldn't name his kid Hydrox"
    2025 - "you'll never guess where Elon got new son Hydrox's name"

  • @johnthompson6374
    @johnthompson6374 2 года назад +1733

    Hydrox has always sounded like a chemical to me. Even though it stands for basically the chemical compound of water it reminds me more of Clorox.

    • @sendoh7x
      @sendoh7x 2 года назад +32

      Yeah sounds like a cleaner solution

    • @tailsmad8155
      @tailsmad8155 2 года назад +37

      Sounds like Hydrogen Peroxide

    • @domonkosszabo398
      @domonkosszabo398 2 года назад +11

      Both are delcius xD

    • @JavaBurg82
      @JavaBurg82 2 года назад +4

      Ima d typea guy

    • @FNAFpanda
      @FNAFpanda Год назад +14

      maybe thats why no one wants hydrox, because it sounds like clorax whiich sounds gross

  • @JulietPorter-ol7vp
    @JulietPorter-ol7vp 3 месяца назад

    This is a great video

  • @DiscoKino
    @DiscoKino 10 месяцев назад +10

    Matthew, I personally chose option A. I eat my Oreo cookies like a normal cookie. Thank you for asking, MatPat! 😊

  • @Juicylemon81
    @Juicylemon81 3 года назад +772

    Can’t wait to go to Walmart and see someone trying to find hydrox like: oh a fellow theorist

    • @literal.loogie
      @literal.loogie 3 года назад +43

      Oh my god same pfp, hello friend

    • @p.v7098
      @p.v7098 3 года назад +4

      Well good luck

    • @xpuretovex
      @xpuretovex 3 года назад +7

      @@literal.loogie hot

    • @AshleyTheFighter
      @AshleyTheFighter 3 года назад +5

      "So are you going to buy a box of oreos aswell?"

    • @K9TheFirst1
      @K9TheFirst1 3 года назад +17

      Heck, I didn't even wait to finish the episode before I opened up Amazon and looked up Hydrox.

  • @sho4504
    @sho4504 3 года назад +562

    i dont even eat oreos but ill buy hydrox just to spite them, also when i am at the grocery store ill push all the oreos to the back of the shelves and put hydrox at eye level. youre welcome hydrox!

    • @thegamingillustrator
      @thegamingillustrator 3 года назад +48

      Not all heroes wear capes.

    • @daxcolon9046
      @daxcolon9046 3 года назад +15

      Is it legal cause I wanna do it

    • @isisross4516
      @isisross4516 3 года назад +54

      @@daxcolon9046 screw legality, some evils are necessary to eradicate bigger evils. Become the vigilante you were meant to be
      (Joke aside, as someone who works in the retail industry I can say that employees would not be happy with any of this and you might be talked to if you're caught one too many times...but I don't think it's illegal. Just very annoying since we'd be the ones to redo the shelves again and again and again. If enough people do it and it gains media attention though, then who knows? Laws are always changing.)

    • @freerobuxcheckmychannel2521
      @freerobuxcheckmychannel2521 3 года назад

      @@thegamingillustrator heros*

    • @thegamingillustrator
      @thegamingillustrator 3 года назад +6

      @@freerobuxcheckmychannel2521 heroes*

  • @M1ndBl4nk
    @M1ndBl4nk 10 месяцев назад +1

    I gotta say, I go for option E, get 2 packets of mini Oreos, open both packets and throw them in the cup of milk, wait 5 seconds, get a fork, scoop Oreos out of the cup and eat them 😁

  • @Hayden_Agar
    @Hayden_Agar 6 месяцев назад

    That hydrox commercial went hard if I'm being honest I wanna go try one now and that commercial if from the 80s it's working

  • @gnsgns2006
    @gnsgns2006 3 года назад +305

    I want to give u a fun fact- in 7:38 in the video matpat starts talking about kosher food, and under the word "kahsruth" is a sentence in Hebrew, that translates to "mat- pat asked americans, what do you want". I live in Israel, and thats fucking hilarious and also shows how much time and work the team puts into the video. Congrats, u earned the like on my behalf.

    • @nataly26
      @nataly26 3 года назад +11

      תמיד כיף למצוא ישראלים בתגובות!!

    • @LillyValentineFGC
      @LillyValentineFGC 3 года назад +9

      @@nataly26 אני לגמרי מסכימה, לא ציפיתי למצוא ישראלים בפוד תיאורי חחחחחח

    • @amirgao7868
      @amirgao7868 3 года назад +4

      יאפ, זה ממש נחמד שהוא בכוונה שחרר את הפרק הזה בפסח, הבן אדם והצוות שלו גאונים

    • @juicylemon_
      @juicylemon_ 3 года назад +3

      חשבתי שיהיו פחות ישראלים אבל טעיתי :)

    • @jexim_kymaria
      @jexim_kymaria 3 года назад +6

      That sounds hilarious, but I don't think I understand the sentence. what does it mean by "ashed"?

  • @scoopishere7881
    @scoopishere7881 3 года назад +224

    Nestlé deserves an exposé video and MatPat with his wide audience is a really good candidate.

    • @disappointedmess209
      @disappointedmess209 3 года назад +14

      And remember water isnt a human necessity.

    • @jeffreypikul6402
      @jeffreypikul6402 3 года назад +3

      Please Matpat

    • @shizzoshiza5963
      @shizzoshiza5963 3 года назад

      Yes, we will need this.

    • @maevegaming512
      @maevegaming512 3 года назад +1

      What happened I drink nestle

    • @steel4388
      @steel4388 3 года назад +3

      @@maevegaming512 child labor, stealing clean water from third world countries.

  • @nachosNipples
    @nachosNipples 6 месяцев назад

    i love how up and coming companies always seem to cave in and sell their company to the monopolies

  • @wolflover5695
    @wolflover5695 10 месяцев назад +1

    Can you make a food theory video about oreos being additive?

  • @hamburgermat
    @hamburgermat 3 года назад +90

    I never realized how the little Oreo became the main villain to hydrox and pushed it off to the edge of the market business, I will never see Oreo the same ever again

    • @VoxFelix
      @VoxFelix 3 года назад +1

      Lol same, now i gotta research if hydrox is available in my country.

    • @trisk902
      @trisk902 3 года назад

      I’m disappointed 😔

  • @The12thCrashmaster
    @The12thCrashmaster 3 года назад +112

    Oreo was one of my favorite cookies, but honestly, I want to eat some Hydrox now. Also, I want to see my parents reactions to me say "I eating Hydrox".

    • @1cattails
      @1cattails 3 года назад +4

      yea for some reason I just really wanna get Hydrox xb

    • @rebeccacummings6697
      @rebeccacummings6697 3 года назад

      @Spaggetti Noodles you wanna get discontinued cookies that taste worse and have less flavors instead of Oreos?

  • @PBRAEF
    @PBRAEF 8 месяцев назад

    food theory intro is THE BEST intro

  • @Turtleboygaming123
    @Turtleboygaming123 7 месяцев назад +1

    Matpat has ruined Oreos for me I will never see Oreos the same again

  • @amae4432
    @amae4432 3 года назад +470

    Imagine the family reunions (if there were any) between the two brothers, must be awkward.

    • @thinemuther4031
      @thinemuther4031 3 года назад +59

      Thanksgiving:
      "I Brought My Hydrox Cookies!"
      "I Brought My Oreo Cookies"
      >:( ):

    • @Arvern
      @Arvern 3 года назад +17

      Oh my! You brought Oreos! From your amazing brand! Amazing! And oh, hydrox! Nice of you... (I guess)

    • @Ryan-pg1tw
      @Ryan-pg1tw 3 года назад +1

      Maybe you should express yourself more respectful

  • @mnchnim1004
    @mnchnim1004 3 года назад +706

    "Healthier alternative to Oreo" idk man, I don't really eat Oreos for my health...

    • @user-be1lo1ef6m
      @user-be1lo1ef6m 3 года назад +46

      *less* unhealthier

    • @astedroid
      @astedroid 3 года назад +2

      The Finnish "Domino" by Fazer 😂😂😂😂 (as a Finn..)

    • @michaellyndon6982
      @michaellyndon6982 3 года назад +8

      "More natural" would have been better...

    • @omaribrahim9290
      @omaribrahim9290 3 года назад +2

      Lol

    • @booboobunny5655
      @booboobunny5655 3 года назад

      I do, that’s why I eat Annie’s more than other snacks. They all have crap in them.

  • @WyattJalapenos-mh5ol
    @WyattJalapenos-mh5ol 3 месяца назад

    I'd rather be season the other because the other options are just bad but you cannot tell me how much I enjoy the cream

  • @hotschloddin
    @hotschloddin 8 месяцев назад +1

    And sometimes I take off the top and bottom and just eat the bottom and top and then eat the cream

  • @OR3O_xd
    @OR3O_xd 3 года назад +3717

    Gotta change my name to hydrox now I guess

  • @enderslice8378
    @enderslice8378 3 года назад +142

    Imagine someone seeing Hydrox in the supermarket and says "Just a stupid oreo ripoff"

    • @danzjz3923
      @danzjz3923 3 года назад +12

      people definitely do that

    • @null12mc
      @null12mc 3 года назад +4

      @@danzjz3923 yeah, sadly...

    • @Alexis-fo1su
      @Alexis-fo1su 3 года назад

      I did see that and I showed them this video(yes I stood there for 16 minutes) and then they ran off to nowhere

  • @Itz_Ciprian
    @Itz_Ciprian 2 месяца назад

    I knew about hydrox before, just found this interesting

  • @wolf_boy2480_gaming
    @wolf_boy2480_gaming 9 месяцев назад

    0:26 when i wake up, theres no more oreos in my house. its not too late for you. start running.

  • @talonflame_brawlstars.7208
    @talonflame_brawlstars.7208 3 года назад +324

    this still doesn't make me think twice before destroying an entire pack of Oreos.

  • @mike80sfan
    @mike80sfan Год назад +701

    How did Matpat not cover the lawsuit? Oreo actually sued Hydrox for copyright infringement. Even though Hydrox proved they came out first from two different sources still lost and had to pay Oreo a cut of its profit.

  • @animeevergreenathena
    @animeevergreenathena 7 месяцев назад

    Hmm…I think that I may one day try making a hydrox cheesecake one of these days, just to see how it’d be different from Oreo cheesecake.

  • @Malaysian_Diesel_Productions
    @Malaysian_Diesel_Productions 9 месяцев назад

    Meanwhile in a alternate universe:
    "Hey mom, can we have hydrox?"
    "We have Hydrox at home"
    Hydrox at home: Oreo

  • @mochicatk
    @mochicatk 3 года назад +57

    Me: Eating Oreos
    My RUclips notifications: The DARK Secret of Oreos
    Me: *Slowly puts down Oreos*

    • @BatuhanDere
      @BatuhanDere 2 года назад

      Correct decision
      +100 social credit
      Extra reward: Oreos in kitchen replaced by hydrox (Instant activation) (3 times use)

  • @rootbeerguy690
    @rootbeerguy690 3 года назад +501

    Well, today I learned that one of history's greatest sibling rivalries is between the makers of Oreo and Hydrox

    • @SpahGaming
      @SpahGaming 3 года назад +3

      blutarch and redmond mann...

    • @oliverbarclay7227
      @oliverbarclay7227 3 года назад

      wow 2 h ago

    • @littlepuppy120
      @littlepuppy120 3 года назад

      I though you were gonna say oreos and wheelies for some reason lol. I think it's because they're pretty similar

    • @Slayer_Of_Gardora
      @Slayer_Of_Gardora 3 года назад +2

      Did I really just get flashed by a cookie?

    • @iichxrrie3401
      @iichxrrie3401 3 года назад +4

      And I thought it was between Puma and Adidas

  • @thecreep7147
    @thecreep7147 11 месяцев назад +1

    Twist open, scratch filling off and eat cookie. The filling is thrown away cause it's the wors part of the oreo. why is it considered the good part??

  • @BlueReverse
    @BlueReverse 9 месяцев назад

    Ive heard of Hydrox before on YT Kids. Now I'm 14 and still baffled by this whole "hide the Hydrox" thing that Mondelez does now in stores.

  • @julielatorre
    @julielatorre 3 года назад +460

    now when i go to the store: mom, can we go to the cookie section i wanna look at something

  • @JacobDell
    @JacobDell 3 года назад +83

    This is the best advertising Hydrox has ever gotten

  • @Stuff87
    @Stuff87 8 месяцев назад

    1, I would choose A, jsut eat it like a normal cookie.
    2, the fact that I’m watching the Oreo Theory, and I had an AD about Oreos

  • @SnowLily123
    @SnowLily123 9 месяцев назад +1

    0:22 I choose the unlisted option E: Drown my Oreos in milk and watch the little bubbles come up for 20 seconds until eating the Oreos to put them out of their misery. 😌✨

  • @brythegamer
    @brythegamer 3 года назад +142

    The dislikes were from the Mondelez company and their employees/ The Oreo company.

  • @emerykj1830
    @emerykj1830 3 года назад +123

    Would be neat to have an occasional episode with a bunch of mini theories that don't have enough content for a full length episode :)
    great video as always!

  • @UnknownTF
    @UnknownTF Месяц назад +1

    Today marks the 3 year anniversary of this video.

  • @dawnstiles2159
    @dawnstiles2159 8 месяцев назад

    I eat it as a and b.
    MatPat adding the d option was comedy gold lol😂

  • @jasonyoung6420
    @jasonyoung6420 3 года назад +273

    **leans in close, whispers into your ear** "Hail Hydrox"