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First manufactured by McVitie's in 1892 to a secret recipe developed by Sir Alexander Grant, their digestive is the best-selling biscuit in the United Kingdom. [4] In 2009, the digestive was ranked the fourth most popular biscuit for " dunking " into tea among the British public, with the chocolate digestive (produced by McVitie's since 1925 ...
The Abernethy biscuit is an adaptation of the plain captain's biscuit or hardtack, with the added ingredients of sugar (for energy), and caraway seeds because of their reputation for having a carminative (prevents flatulence) effect [4] making them beneficial in digestive disorders. The biscuit is between an all butter biscuit and a shortcake ...
Traditional Turkish biscuit ("kurabiye") made of almonds, sugar and egg whites. Afghan biscuits: New Zealand: Traditional New Zealand biscuit and is made from cocoa powder, butter, flour and cornflakes. It is then topped with chocolate icing and half a walnut. The origin of the recipe seems to be New Zealand but the name, while unknown, is ...
The Hovis biscuit is a British manufactured digestive biscuit. Manufactured under license from 1980 from Hovis by Nabisco 's then Irish subsidiary Jacob's , [ 1 ] they are shaped like a miniature flat copy of the traditional Hovis loaf , and like the bread have the word "HOVIS" stamped on their top surface.
The commercial recipe for Hobnob biscuits was introduced by McVitie's in the UK in 1985. [5] A best seller, demand for the plain Hobnobs led to the introduction of a chocolate variant in 1987. [ 5 ] The biscuit is available in many varieties, including dark chocolate , chocolate orange, and Hobnob bars.
A biscuit, in many English-speaking countries, including Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa but not Canada or the US, is a flour-based baked and shaped food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon.
Breakaway was a brand of chocolate-covered digestive biscuit from Nestlé, which started production in 1970 in the United Kingdom, manufactured by Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery. [1] Nestlé acquired the brand in 1988. It was discontinued in February 2024 after 54 years due to falling sales. [2]
A custard cream is a type of sandwich biscuit popular in the British Isles, and parts of the Commonwealth, filled with a creamy, custard-flavoured centre.. Traditionally, the filling was buttercream (which is still used in most homemade recipes) but nowadays cheaper fats have replaced butter in mass-produced biscuits.