fightoffyour Posted March 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 55 minutes ago, bickster said: Also on this subject what the Americans call biscuits are scones. I presume they changed the name because they didn't know how to say it correctly Scones and gravy anyone? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) Fox's chocolate Viennese Fox's Chocolatey Milk Chocolate Rounds Chocolate Hobnobs Fox's Jam'n Cream Shortbread, got to gave a decent bit of salt in them The Humble Custard Cream is worthy I do love a biscuit though. Edited March 2, 2023 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 3 hours ago, bickster said: We've talked about biscuits before but they really do deserve their own thread being the food of the gods that they are. So to start the debate, a question. Is the chocolate on the top or the bottom of a McVities Chocolate Digestive? Bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, Risso said: Wagon Wheels are foul. Little discs of chip board and polystyrene covered in the sort of brown shit that even Anglian Water would be embarrassed to tip into a river. Our local corner shop run by a lovely Sri Lankan family stocks garibaldi* biscuits, the first time I've seen them anywhere for years. Easily the best biscuit for dunking into tea. * Squashed Fly Biscuits 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, bickster said: I'm convinced someone used to make chocolate covered Garibaldi biscuits when I was young. I have yet to discover whether this was a figment of my imagination. Why they aren't a thing now also perplexes me 100% these were a thing. Only way I would eat one. My Dad loves them the degenerate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Finally a thread where I can flex some expertise. I have an unhealthy addiction to biscuits, big fan of chocolate chip cookies (Maryland as standard but there are more luxurious options out there, including Sainsburys’ own quadrupole chocolate biscuits, which frankly are like sex in a packet). Chocolate hob-nobs, McVities shorties, Malted Milk, Coconut Rings and if I’m after a healthy option, Fruit Shortcake. Boom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 minute ago, bannedfromHandV said: Finally a thread where I can flex some expertise. I have an unhealthy addiction to biscuits, big fan of chocolate chip cookies (Maryland as standard but there are more luxurious options out there, including Sainsburys’ own quadrupole chocolate biscuits, which frankly are like sex in a packet). Chocolate hob-nobs, McVities shorties, Malted Milk, Coconut Rings and if I’m after a healthy option, Fruit Shortcake. Boom. That made me laugh so much everyone started staring at me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Nobody has mentioned Choco Leibniz which imo are the best of the foreign imports. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) These in Milk, White or Dark - Special mention to Lu Petit and Choco Leibniz, which are amazing. Edited March 2, 2023 by ferguson1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, bickster said: Also on this subject what the Americans call biscuits are scones. I presume they changed the name because they didn't know how to say it correctly Ah now. To be fair, an American “biscuit” with breakfast is a truly wonderful thing. They look like scones but the ones she makes are amazing, melt in the mouth treats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 2, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2023 7 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Nobody has mentioned Choco Leibniz which imo are the best of the foreign imports. I'll raise you a Lotus Caramelised Biscuit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 2, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 minute ago, choffer said: Ah now. To be fair, an American “biscuit” with breakfast is a truly wonderful thing. They look like scones but the ones she makes are amazing, melt in the mouth treats. If you wanna eat cake with gravy thats up to you you deviant (But there's another thread for that) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastmix Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Nobody has mentioned Choco Leibniz which imo are the best of the foreign imports. This. All day. Milk Chocolate Hobnobs are the greatest though. Best method of eating is to stack two with chocolate sides facing and then a quick dunk in a cuppa tea. Perfection. As for McVities saying the chocolate on Chocolate Digestives is on the bottom, I've yet to witness somebody eat one - in the wild, unprompted - with it the chocolate side down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, bickster said: I'll raise you a Lotus Caramelised Biscuit A solid biscuit, but often served stale and tends to fall apart under pressure. Choco Leibniz a more consistent and versatile performer in my experience 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted March 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 3 hours ago, bickster said: Is the chocolate on the top or the bottom of a McVities Chocolate Digestive? Irrelevant question. The goes tub to mouth in 0.2 seconds to avoid air contamination. Sides are fragment of imagination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 35 minutes ago, Risso said: Wagon Wheels are foul. Little discs of chip board and polystyrene covered in the sort of brown shit that even Anglian Water would be embarrassed to tip into a river. Our local corner shop run by a lovely Sri Lankan family stocks garibaldi biscuits, the first time I've seen them anywhere for years. Easily the best biscuit for dunking into tea. Had a wagon wheel for the first time in years over Xmas, bought some for ze germqn in laws, they're definitely not what I remember from school packed lunches, germans hated them Garabaldi on the other hand they loved they're an underrated biscuit, great with tea and unfortunately because of how they're packed you do of course have to eat the whole strip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 get down your local polskie supermarket for this absolute king of biscuits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) My mum (although I suspect actually my girlfriend these days, as mum now lives abroad) has bought me a tin of these every Christmas since I was about 10, during which time the size of the tin has changed from one layer to four layers. I found a way to take these to a whole new level this year combining them with a cup/glass of hot Chocomel for dipping. Changed my life big time. Edited March 2, 2023 by bannedfromHandV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted March 2, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2023 2 hours ago, choffer said: When does a biscuit become a cookie? 2 hours ago, bickster said: When it is brought up to abuse the English language And I'm sad to report that the VT emoticons do not recognize Biscuits as part of the world order. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 2, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2023 15 minutes ago, Tegis said: Irrelevant question That is what the internet was created for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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