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Post by JohnY on May 21, 2023 21:49:52 GMT
I was never a dunker because dunking made biscuits too soggy... with one exception, ginger nuts. Dry ginger nuts were too sharp for young gums. I still like dunked ginger nuts. Nowadays I dunk them in strong black coffee.
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Post by zou on May 22, 2023 5:14:48 GMT
That the so-called researchers found Jaffa cakes to be the best biscuit tells you all you need to know about the state of education in this once fine land. They aren't frigging biscuits!
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Post by Kath on May 22, 2023 6:36:45 GMT
That the so-called researchers found Jaffa cakes to be the best biscuit tells you all you need to know about the state of education in this once fine land. They aren't frigging biscuits! The fact that the site put an exclamation mark after 'some people think they're cakes' suggests that the word needs spreading! |
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Post by andy on May 22, 2023 6:48:19 GMT
This type of research seems to happen regularly. Who funds it?
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Post by MJB on May 22, 2023 7:28:17 GMT
My biggest worry is what kind of subhuman dunks a jaffa cake?
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Post by John Farrell on May 22, 2023 7:35:13 GMT
Jaffa cakes haven't made it to this part of the world. We do have a sweet called a jaffa - a favourite for rolling down the aisle of a picture theatre. Aucklanders are sometimes called "jafas" - just another f'n Aucklander...
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Post by andy on May 22, 2023 7:57:09 GMT
Jaffa cakes haven't made it to this part of the world. We do have a sweet called a jaffa - a favourite for rolling down the aisle of a picture theatre. Aucklanders are sometimes called "jafas" - just another f'n Aucklander... Seems you can get some McVities biscuits over there but not Jaffa Cakes. Seems odd...they can be very moreish and hard not to eat a whole packet. They are owned by United Biscuits which is a UK company that happens to sell most of the popular biscuits folk dunk here. Whichever ones people like McVities is likely to be the first choice so there is no need to mention the brand in the research for it to be an effective advert. |
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Post by John Farrell on May 22, 2023 8:11:45 GMT
Jaffa cakes haven't made it to this part of the world. We do have a sweet called a jaffa - a favourite for rolling down the aisle of a picture theatre. Aucklanders are sometimes called "jafas" - just another f'n Aucklander... Seems you can get some McVities biscuits over there but not Jaffa Cakes. Seems odd...they can be very moreish and hard not to eat a whole packet. They are owned by United Biscuits which is a UK company that happens to sell most of the popular biscuits folk dunk here. Whichever ones people like McVities is likely to be the first choice so there is no need to mention the brand in the research for it to be an effective advert. The usual dunking biscuit here is a Griffin's gingernut. There is a local speciality called a "tim tam slam" - a tim tam is a chocolate coated wafer biscuit made by Arnotts. You bite the ends off, and suck your drink through the biscuit. |
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Post by Fenris on May 22, 2023 9:00:08 GMT
Jaffa cakes haven't made it to this part of the world. We do have a sweet called a jaffa - a favourite for rolling down the aisle of a picture theatre. Aucklanders are sometimes called "jafas" - just another f'n Aucklander... make a version of Jaffa Cakes in New Zealand. As for the "tim tam slam"... have you tried it with Rum?  |
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Post by John Farrell on May 22, 2023 9:15:49 GMT
Jaffa cakes haven't made it to this part of the world. We do have a sweet called a jaffa - a favourite for rolling down the aisle of a picture theatre. Aucklanders are sometimes called "jafas" - just another f'n Aucklander... make a version of Jaffa Cakes in New Zealand. As for the "tim tam slam"... have you tried it with Rum? Alas, as a diabetic I tend to avoid chocolate biscuits. |
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Post by willien on May 22, 2023 9:30:59 GMT
My first career job was in the place they used to make jaffa cakes in Edinburgh. Apparently when they moved production to Glasgow they had terrible problems getting them right. The cake/biscuit issue was all about VAT.
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Post by zou on May 22, 2023 10:46:29 GMT
Seems you can get some McVities biscuits over there but not Jaffa Cakes. Seems odd...they can be very moreish and hard not to eat a whole packet. They are owned by United Biscuits which is a UK company that happens to sell most of the popular biscuits folk dunk here. Whichever ones people like McVities is likely to be the first choice so there is no need to mention the brand in the research for it to be an effective advert. The usual dunking biscuit here is a Griffin's gingernut. There is a local speciality called a "tim tam slam" - a tim tam is a chocolate coated wafer biscuit made by Arnotts. You bite the ends off, and suck your drink through the biscuit. For the benefit of the Brits, a Tim Tam is like a really chunky penguin bar. Hot chocolate through a Tim Tam is pretty decent. |
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Post by lesleysm2 on May 27, 2023 20:46:31 GMT
Alas, as a diabetic I tend to avoid chocolate biscuits. But not rum?! |
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Post by lesleysm2 on May 27, 2023 20:48:54 GMT
I don't really like dunking biscuits it leaves a mess in the cup I usually just eat the biscuit and wash it down with tea/coffee
But I do make an exception for Speculoos with coffee
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Post by John Farrell on May 27, 2023 20:49:19 GMT
I haven't had rum in years. Irish whiskey, though... |
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