Given the sheer number of Oreo varieties that have been dumped on store shelves in the past year — from sherbet to peanut butter cup to fruit punch to lemon and limeade — it’s almost not beyond belief that Nabisco would give fried chicken Oreos a go. Almost, but not quite.

A rep for the cookie company broke the bad news to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“The flavor you are referring to is in fact not real,” said the rep, breaking the hearts of a few dozen people who actually believed this was a bona fide Oreo variety.

[via Cleveland.com]

Want more consumer news? Visit our parent organization, Consumer Reports, for the latest on scams, recalls, and other consumer issues.