The second question: Are the cookies good? Well, I actually give a resounding yes. The pack was halfway gone before I had to put them on a high shelf and say, “Wait, I have to photograph these.” They’re perfectly delightful, tasting much more like American pancakes with vanilla and maple syrup. There’s also a slight crunch from the brown sugar inside, adding some textural diversity. They don’t taste like hotteok, nor even a regular Oreo (there’s no chocolate), but something new that stands on its own.

Surprisingly, Oreo has never released an American pancake-flavored sandwich cookie. However, after doing some very serious journalistic research, I discovered that there are Maple Creme-flavored Oreos in Canada. Could they be made from the same formula, just repackaged? We need a boots-on-the-ground Canadian to do a side-by-side comparison.