Americans Try British Biscuits for the First Time!

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In this video we try an assortment of British biscuits. Join us as we do a taste test of 9 varieties of popular British biscuits for the first time! A few of these were so good that Lindsay even said one was the most delicious cookie/biscuit she's ever had. The quality of the biscuits in the UK seem to be so much higher than what we generally have here. Our average store bought cookies simply don't compare to store bought British biscuits. While most of the biscuits were great, I think you'll be surprised at which were our favorites and which we didn't like so much.
The British biscuits we tried are:
* McVitie's Digestive Biscuits (Original and Chocolate)
* Fox's Biscuits (Salted Caramel Rounds and Chocolate Melts)
* Morrisons Custard Creams
* Farley's Rusks
* Jammie Dodgers
* Jaffa Cakes (Cake or Biscuit?)
* Hobnobs
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[@artasium1]

You cannot judge biscuits like hob nobs and digestives without a cup of tea.

[@TheJaxxT]

This!!!! This is the voice of truth right here!! Completely agree

[@EdsCanineAcademy]

Agreed. Tea is a must for this

[@fionagregory9147]

Ginger nuts are best for dunking.

[@GOLDESCAFLOWNE]

Spot on

[@grahamstubbs4962]

@artasium1 These are wise words.

[@jenniferb590]

Whoever told you that Farley rusks were biscuits is nuts. They are a baby weaning food that is usually mixed with baby formula.

[@hubert2038]

😂😂

[@KC-gy5xw]

But they taste so good!!

[@uk-critz579]

you got to have warm milk with them for sure

[@gailharper9236]

But they are really nice to eat, definitely not biscuits

[@MichaelLynch1]

😂😂😅

[@kazz288]

I love all the comments demanding tea and dunking of biscuits. Makes me proud to be British.

[@angelaregan475]

Dunking to me is revolting.

[@dermotshaw6775]

Bro... This got me emotional 😂

[@emilyal-zeibak7862]

All of us british people yelling at the screen: "Where is the cup of tea?!?! What on earth is happening here?!?! Are they feeling ok?!" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@veew6890]

😂 yep

[@deborahprkn]

Yes lol.

[@1WillowMoon]

Exactly this, I have around 7 cups of tea a day, and my nighttime treat is chocolate digestives with tea. And crisps lol. Got to dunk those biscuits in the tea. Standard. 😂 I'm a brit if you never noticed lol.

[@juboy77]

Might as well have had a glass of sand with these, a mug of Yorkshire Champagne is a must for dunking

[@yoddytoddy]

Not tea as that is muck that belongs down the drain. Coffee is the way forward.

[@DesertRoamerUK]

I've never before witnessed a packet of Jaffa cakes return to the box!

[@MaterialGurl16]

I know! I feel like the Jaffa Cakes almost broke them.

[@benballard-ho7tu]

Have you tried Jaffa Cake gin..? It's made with real jaffa cakes. It goes well with a ginger ale mixer and orange garnish or the Fevertree Madagascan coca cola, orange garnish.... (yes, really (I worked for a gin retailer, hospitality/bar 20yrs ish) )

[@TheJrr71]

I no longer have Jaffa Cakes... they're just too nice and I lack any self restraint 😢

[@caitlynabbott970]

Lol, that definitely doesn't happen in my house as I can polish off an entire box in minutes 🤤

[@sarahnunns8263]

I know what you mean, box open box empty tada! 😋

[@DiGiDaWgZs]

Guys, I cannot overstate the need for you to do this whole video again with tea. Seeing you munch through all those fantastic biscuits without a mug of tea is actually shocking to us Brit's. 😂 ❤

[@vinnyganzano1930]

It brings out the flavours that are hidden. A Hob Nob dunked in tea is divine, a Custard Cream dunked in tea is elevated beyond it's humble roots to become almost heavenly.

[@MichaelLynch1]

Not a cup of Tea in sight with all those biscuits, not one UK resident is going near that many biscuits without a cup of tea , dry dry dry need that tea taste , once you do it you will get it, but Dunking is an art to various biscuits you know how long to dunk jn hot cup of tea , Hob Nobs 2 - 3 seconds Digestives 2 secs wheres Rich Tea is 0.00001 seconds 😅😂 Anymore time and you have failed with soggy biscuit at bottom of cup of tea 😮 Hot Cup of Tea with milk guys takes you to a new dimension 👌

[@julieturner5281]

Absolutely

[@marlene7969]

But I hate tea…

[@c_n_b]

@marlene7969 That's ok because you aren't in the video 👍

[@davinatest8467]

This is the equivalent of eating fish and chips without salt and vinegar

[@craigbrewster6977]

ginger nuts are the indestructible biscuit for tea dipping

[@am-jddr]

Oh yes full pack easy

[@FlorntBringby]

Bro hands down Maryland cookies in tea has to be the winner

[@clairegriffiths7326]

Farley’s rusk should not be a part of th3 biscuit family. Even though they are classed as a biscuit they are technically a baby food. You add cold milk and they soften and become more like a porridge. However eat them straight away with ice cold milk just before they soften and they are delicious x

[@clairegriffiths7326]

Try the digestives with a bit of butter! Amazing

[@garylizard]

​@@clairegriffiths7326 correct. With a lid as well

[@cilla268]

"if it wasn't so dry"? That why you have a cuppa tea with them. They're dry in order to soak up the tea. 😄

[@Temeraire101]

OR Coffee as is in America.

[@seanmcmichael2551]

Yes, with a cuppa. There's even a biscuit type called Rich Tea.... a bit of a clue there.

[@davidcross8028]

Tea is too wet without a biccy.?

[@CeleWolf]

We had a coffee thing in the UK before tea...@@Temeraire101

[@Temeraire101]

@@CeleWolf Prob because we invaded and ruled most of the countries that grew Coffee back then.😁

[@aniainlondon]

It is illegal to have a biscuit without a cuppa! The skill is dunking long enough to get the biscuit soggy enough not to collapse in your cup. The warm, soothing melt in your mouth is simply divine!

[@4bawbees]

dunking biscuits? how common.

[@bobbymimms]

The custard cream dunking requires split second accuracy. You also have to eat an entire packet with a big double sized mug.

[@Kittyburgla]

British person here and I find dunking biscuits revolting personally. Spoils a good biscuit and a good cup of tea or coffee. I don't like soggy biscuits and even worse if you mistime the dunk the nasty sludge at the bottom of the cup/mug. Also ruins the taste of the tea/coffee. Biscuits WITH tea or coffee yes absolutely but in the drink absolutely not thanks.

[@marionday5407]

Carley’s rusks should be eaten in a bowl with hot milk

[@marionday5407]

Farleys

[@pjlightning1995]

You're supposed to dunk most of these in tea. You can use coffee if you want. The very dry ones are MADE for dunking.

[@fsimpson216]

Part 2 should be Bourbon biscuits, Party Rings, Malted Milk, Pink wafers, Rich Tea, Chocolate Fingers, teacakes, Caramel wafers. I'm just off to put the kettle on...

[@Ddjj338ddjj]

The hobnobs, digestives both types, custard creams all become elite when dunked in tea.

[@Niceandyogurty]

Prefer dipped in coffee

[@alistairpbigos251]

I love the fact that with the jaffa cake “ i need another to make sure” said everyone who has ever eaten a jaffa cake

[@mothermaclean]

And it leads to eating whole box

[@SeasideBandit]

So true, and before you know it, you have ate the entire pack.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Mine would be half the packet, just to make sure 😂

[@mothermaclean]

@@no-oneinparticular7264 lmao

[@lynnd.5135]

I hate them so much 😢

[@pamelabowden3017]

Right. So an experienced baker said that biscuits go soft when they're stale, whereas cake goes hard when it is stale.

[@DenisePeel]

That was the ruling when the VAT office was trying to say that Jaffa Cakes were biscuits, so VAT was due. McVities said they were cakes and it was the hard/soft argument that meant McVities won! No VAT on cakes.

[@pamelabowden3017]

@@DenisePeel wow! Thank you for that info, it's genuinely interesting. I might have guessed that tax had something to do with it

[@Gazbeard]

The magic of digestives is that "tea is too wet without a digestive" (1970s TV advert tagline)

[@philipharrison1701]

I thought that tagline "A drink is too wet without one" was for Rich Tea. Witness the popular game of trying to get as many in your mouth at a time, or was that just for students?

[@pamelsims2068]

Biscuits are MEANT to be crumbly Steve! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnm8224]

Jaffa cakes have previously been legally proven in the UK to be cakes, not biscuits. They went to this effort in order to avoid Value Added Tax. (Cake counts as a food "essential", whereas biscuits are regarded as a "luxury" for VAT purposes.) During the court battle between Mcvitie's and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, Mcvitie's baked a giant Jaffa Cake to prove that Jaffa cakes were really cakes and not biscuits. It was a long and costly dispute, but McVities were eventually successful and Jaffa Cakes were finally recognised as chocolate covered cakes.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

The reason for the case was that chocolate covered, or part covered biscuits are considered a luxury item and subject to 20% VAT. While all cakes are zero rated for VAT. Even if they are covered in chocolate. The judge in the case ruled that Jaffa cakes are cakes.

[@Rachel_M_]

I remeber coming across that case when I studied bookkeeping years ago... ... In my mind the judge ruled in their favourjust so he could legally "destroy the evidence" 😂

[@virtualatheist]

If I recall correctly it all came down to the fact that cakes go hard when stale, but biscuits go soft.

[@matthewdale4135]

You're correct cakes go hard, biscuits go soft

[@Rachel_M_]

@@virtualatheist that was the final definition in the judgement if I recall correctly

[@DE-xt7jv]

We always used to pinch the farleys rusk meant for the baby. Mum knew we loved them so much that on Christmas morning, she knew made us have farleys rusk and warm milk before being able to open presents. They are usually served in warm milk, which makes them soft

[@user-bz8nw1zs4j]

I recently retired from my job, which was immediately behind the McVities Factory. The air always smelled so good and made you hungry.

[@janetlogan2031]

Assume that was Harlesden. I used to walk past it on the night shift. Heavenly aroma.

[@steveymoon]

"If that caramel was replaced with peanut butter..." might be the most American thing I've ever heard. 😊

[@raphaelandrews3617]

I think that sound awful but may taste really good.

[@billytwo-hats9632]

Caramel and salt go so well together. It's unbelievable, but true!

[@johnchristmas7522]

Trouble is their 'peanut butter' is not very health friendly --read the ingredients on 'Skippy'

[@smcmullan995]

Like when the americans at cadbury tried adding peanut butter and oreos it didn't last long when the chocolate didn't sell

[@user-me2he9qe7v]

I'd rather have coffee than tea. I drink tea sometimes, but it's so weak compared to coffee.

[@martinbatley9512]

The Farley rusk is normally served with warm milk to make a mush for babies then weaned to dry food

[@raphaelandrews3617]

I also pointed it out, loved when they said it was awful, IT WAS BABY FOOD, hahahah.

[@jazz2012]

I still eat them at 67-years old! Nom nom nom...

[@johnm725]

You can't be eating biscuits without tea. Savage. The game is the dipping integrity, the absorption and then the taste.

[@CrustyBiker]

Custard creams are one of the cheapest biscuits you'll find in a shop, every supermarket has its own lable custard creams and they are all pretty much the same, very nice! That pack would probably cost 60 pence or less and another similar biscuit that is chocolate flavour is called bourbon biscuits but they are either slightly more expensive or you get less in a packet 👍 custard creams are a very well known and popular biscuit all over the UK.. foxes are more luxury biscuits but I gather you can tell that quite easily! 👍

[@user-hv8dg1tx7b]

I miss digestive creams, its quite hard to get them now

[@NormyTres]

Custard creams are the most popular biscuits in the UK (I can't remember where I read that though). They aren't dry when Brits eat them because we dunk them in the tea.

[@TanyaRando]

I could eat 12 jaffa cakes with a coffee and not even notice I'd done it lol, I have a ritual of deconstructing them too.

[@shaunportlock4924]

Same here, melt the sponge off first.

[@shaunportlock4924]

They sell seconds at my local market without cardboard boxes 2 tubes for £1.20

[@VickyAitch]

There’s only 10 in a pack these days. Grrrrr! 😉

[@charlottehardy822]

I would have to agree

[@TheJaxxT]

Full moon…. Half moon…. Total eclipse!! 🤣🤣 (that’s probably really confused any American reading this)

[@shininglightphotos1044]

Farleys rusks are designed to be flavourless. They're for babies movibg from soft food (mixed with warm milk) to solid food.

[@paulmilner8452]

exactly but making it even more bizarre someone would send them

[@user-fl8oy3cz8m]

A joke ? 😂

[@atrinder8944]

Or old people moving from solid food to soft.

[@FlorntBringby]

As a brit myself, jaffa cakes have to be one of our national treasures, there actually was a debate for a long time on whether or not jaffa cakes are a biscuit or a cake, we decided it was a cake in the end because there is more sponge cake than chocolate also because of the jelly part goes mostly on cakes here. But as another commenter said, you can’t really judge custard creams hobnobs both digestive packs of biscuits and the fox’s melts without a cup a tea. Great vid 👍👍👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@michelleuk3168]

Tea and biscuits is the way guys

[@24magiccarrot]

It amazes me how many people in America don't know that jaffa is a variety of orange when looking at an item that has Jaffa in its name and then surprised that it contains orange as a flavour.

[@kathchandler4919]

yep & it's Jaffa after the place the Jaffa oranges are grown in Israel , it's situated near Tel Aviv & all you see for miles are rows of orange orchards (groves?) 🍊

[@marlene7969]

I’ve never heard of Jaffa… oranges or place.

[@24magiccarrot]

@@marlene7969 You obviously aren't that old or observant then, they used to have stickers on the orange that said Jaffa on them,

[@marlene7969]

@@24magiccarrot Neither very young nor unobservant… However, I don’t believe that every variety of orange is available in my area. So those available elsewhere in the world would not necessarily be familiar to people here. We’re probably missing out on a good thing, but there’s every possibility that we have varieties that are not available there. Have a great day!

[@steddie4514]

​​@@kathchandler4919citrus fruits (oranges, lemons and limes etc) are grown in what are commonly called groves. Orchard is used less commonly but is quite acceptable 👍🇬🇧

[@carltaylor6452]

Plain digestive biscuits are great. Very versatile. Ideal for dunking in tea, but also very nice with a slice of strong cheese on top!

[@vinnyganzano1930]

I like them with a bit of butter on them then a dollop of strawberry jam👍🤤

[@stevieb1505]

Butter then a slither of Stilton 🤤🤤

[@nenjen3435]

Doesnt have to be tea, a chocolate digestive dunked in coffee is divine😋

[@TonyHavenMusic]

Biggest difference I noticed were the flavors British : orange, ginger, savory, chocolate, cheese American : red sugar, blue sugar, green sugar etc

[@samk9729]

@ReactToMyRoots , Biscuits are meant to be dipped in hot tea or coffee so they aren't dry to eat lol

[@mattsmith5421]

Only if you're sick in the head, a soggy biscuit and brew full of crumbs. You'd get locked up for that if I was king lol

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

Same here although I no longer eat them due to the sugar and fat content and you can't eat just one

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

​@@mattsmith5421if its in your cup you dunked it too long it's a quick dip not the 500 yard relay

[@mattsmith5421]

@@felicitywoodruffe4087 doesn't matter, I'd love to see you attempt to not get any bits off a digestive biscuit, crumbs come off it just by picking it up.

[@Randi-Rabbit]

@@mattsmith5421Bite the biscuit then have a sip of tea and chew, problem solved.

[@martinbatley9512]

Digestive with cheese goes really well together

[@creightonjason]

Blue stilton tBH

[@michellestephenson217]

Philly cheese for me

[@BelleNewman]

Even better - ginger nuts with cheese!

[@saraking6527]

Sorry but digestives are best with a crumbly white cheese like Cheshire or Wensleydale

[@creightonjason]

@@saraking6527 Thats worth a try

[@saxonrose9531]

I'm from England and I just want to say all biscuits taste better dunked in a nice cup of tea 😊

[@jeanrobinson705]

The Jaffa Cake argument was that the tax authorities said that it was a biscuit, found in the biscuit aisle, and was therefore subject to VAT (Value Added Tax). McVities argued that it was a cake, and therefore NOT subject to tax. They won. But it's still found in the biscuit aisle. Good British logic!

[@ManOGatt]

Cakes go hard when they're stale, biscuits go soft. That's how you know the difference. Jaffa Cakes are definitely a cake

[@rogerthepigeon2950]

Love this. Definitely settled the argument.

[@stephenlee5929]

The problem with this definition is by the time you know if its a cake or a biscuit, its stale.

[@richardjohnson2026]

Definitely! It's simple, they are cakes, your so right

[@davidthrower1553]

This statement was proved in law therefore Jaffa cakes are zero VAT rated whereas biscuits incur the full VAT….and if HMIR state that….it must be true!!!!

[@nicolacox4063]

Then why are they always in the biscuit aisle and Jaffa cake bars in the boxed/packet cake aisle?

[@markmosley3547]

Darth Vader voice. “I find your lack of chocolate hobnobs disturbing.”

[@vinnyganzano1930]

I don't trust anyone who doesn't like Jaffa Cakes.

[@jojeffrie962]

Ha ha most excellent comment 😂😂😂😂

[@susangarvey9415]

​@@vinnyganzano1930everybody knows you whack the whole jaffa cake in yer gob and don"t stop until the whole pack has gone. A glass of milk after is a must.

[@keefbeef2002]

The best biscuit ever! DIP ME!😂😂

[@lynettemahoney1710]

Digestive are the best I’ve eaten them for 48 years plus.My 3 children and all ten of my Grandchildren looove them.

[@brendanpaaske]

I thought I had something on my screen and tried rubbing it off, then realised it was on your wall 😂

[@spritbong5285]

British biscuits are predestined to be dunked in tea.

[@kevdipple5000]

Dunked every time,just make sure you get your dunk timing correct. Otherwise it's nooooooo grab a spoon lol !!

[@normanwallace7658]

Farley rusks ate a babies first Introduction to cereals also good for sick people eaten in warmed milk not really a biscuit !!

[@davidcross8028]

Or coffee.!

[@annamarialajos2763]

Or dunked in coffee or even hot chocolate/hot coco if they are plain biscuits

[@CeleWolf]

Or with coffee

[@W0rdsandMus1c]

Lindsay is the only American I have seen who holds the biscuits correctly, with the chocolate on the top not underneath.

[@geoffdevall9179]

Although McVities recently confirmed that the chocolate is the bottom of the biscuit, so the debate on which way up it should be eaten continues, having said that I totally agree with you

[@michaelsullivan1631]

FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON TV PROGRAMMES, IT IS US BRITS THAT HOLD IT THE WRONG WAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON WAS, BUT THE CHOCOLATE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE BOTTOM, BUT IT JUST LOOKS AND FEELS WRONG DOESN'T IT. I REMEMBER IN THE MCVITES FACTORY IT GOES ON FROM UNDERNEATH BUT SOMEHOW STICKS TO IT.

[@cjw419]

I suspect the chocolate is at the top for Brits because they are more likely to be dunked, the chocolate can melt so less likely to make a mess.

[@Justabitnosey]

I'm British I eat them chocolate side down. I like the chocolate melting on my tongue after dunking in tea of course.

[@RonSeymour1]

I understood that the chocolate should be on the bottom because it will be in contact with the tongue, where the taste buds are.

[@horatiobumbleton-smythe9427]

It is polite in English society to hold the Jaffa Cake BISCUIT the right way up.

[@smcmullan995]

Should also be eaten whole

[@emmsue1053]

Eh??? I don't have time for that malarky, they're in on one.

[@emmsue1053]

@@smcmullan995 Exactly.

[@NormyTres]

The Jaffa cake should be chocolate side up.

[@IsisBarom]

There are so many biscuit varieties in the UK and artisan biscuit makers. The creme de la creme for me are Fortnum and Mason biscuits, a real treat as they are very expensive. But Marks and Spencer biscuits are excellent value!

[@joshuachalkley6883]

The real skill is learning how long the dunk time on each biscuit variety is. Takes years of dunking to hone that skill 😂

[@Carole.P]

So true 😂😂

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

Especially with each variety of rich tea finger!

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreeythey are so thin. Best dunking is ginger nut and hob nobs preferably chocolate.

[@roserobson6707]

Remeber 3 times a dunk, 4 times and it snaps!

[@andylett2255]

If it doesn't wobble on the way to your mouth, it does not count!

[@Jahbs]

You’ve got to remember babies were usually weaned on farleys rusks, so it was there first taste of solid food! Memories bring a lot to the table! ☮️ ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@cragzuk]

And in my childhood, they were soaked in warm milk prior to eating with a spoon.

[@edwardbrownlee6746]

I used to enjoy Farley's rusks with milk as an adult. But I never tried eating them without any drink to go with them, they're far too dry for that.

[@jennigee51]

Farley's rusks are really only for babies, soaked in warm milk, till they get mushy, most babies enjoy them. I love hob nobs, especially chocolate covered hob nobs, and jaffa cakes. I live across the road from Morrisons, and I love custard creams too 😅

[@_MrL_]

Yes, soaked in warm milk … I never ate them dry!

[@user-km6jk6xh3v]

I have to admit im 63 and I still love Farley Rusk's

[@lo1079]

Chocolate digestive dipped in tea is gorgeous (tea with milk in. I've never had tea without milk, and sugar).

[@Lilyofthevalley377]

Farley's Rusk is like a starter food for babies. Add milk to them and they are like porridge. As children grow they can then eat them like biscuits. Adults eat them too. The little Jammy Dodgers are for kids lunch boxes.

[@sarahclapp505]

My kids dad loved eating them with the kids

[@spritbong5285]

Rusks are amazing and I am 60 yrs old and still remember being a child. hahahhah

[@CarolWoosey-ck2rg]

Going to get myself some- I'm 67!

[@Cat-yn6mk]

I wouldn’t even class them as biscuits They are baby food to me. I loved them. My sons love them when babies. and now my grandchildren love them

[@shininglightphotos1044]

Farley Rusks are definitely baby food, but for those of us who had them when we were tiny, they bring back happy memories.

[@Melanie_7796]

For the love of GOD close up those Jaffa cakes before they go stale 😅 and you absolutely must have a cup of tea with them! All of them guys! Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪 😊

[@stephenwest9757]

You are right they go stale. Cakes go stale but biscuits go soft.

[@jessieb7290]

If they’re like me, then those Jaffa cakes are probably already gone. 😂

[@matthewfranklin7541]

"Full Moon", "Half Moon".... "Total Eclipse" 😂

[@Melanie_7796]

@@matthewfranklin7541 oh my god remember that 😹 ☘️

[@jaysloan9032]

Farley is baby biscuits,it is a rusk , you can also heat milk pour over for baby to eat , Jaffa cakes is a cake , rest dip in tea , digestive biscuits 2 stuck together with butter or cheese on top 😋

[@jaysloan9032]

You can also break up digestive as a cheese cake base

[@dawnrosewallflower508]

McVities Digestive Biscuits are simply superb with peanut butter and jam on them!

[@rustynail1194]

I'm addicted to biscuits. I dont mind telling you, the first step to recovery is admitting it. Pah! Who am I kidding, I DON'T CARE. Got a massive cup of tea here and a packet of shortbread 🤤

[@lynnejamieson2063]

Out of all the biscuits on the table Digestives are by far, the most versatile. They’re used to make pie crusts, as the base for caramel shortcake, can be eaten plain, dunked in a hot drink, smothered in butter, can have a sweet topping added like jam or fresh berries and have savoury toppings added like cheese or pâté. Which makes them a good staple to have in cupboard/biscuit tin. McVitie’s Biscuits was founded in Scotland in 1830 and have had a Royal Warrent since 1893. They are also responsible for creating many different biscuits, most of which Supermarkets and cheaper brands make their own versions of. Digestive Biscuits were actually invented by two Scottish Doctors in 1839 to aid digestion and have been produced by McVitie’s since 1892. McVitie’s also made the principal wedding cake for the then Princess Elizabeth and no longer Greek Prince Philip Mountbatten in 1947 and also a large chocolate biscuit as the groom’s cake for Prince William. Though we’re first commission to create a royal wedding cake in 1893 for the Duke of York’s wedding to Princess Mary of Teck…who later became George V and Queen Mary (the current monarch’s great grandparents)

[@lailachopperchops9290]

They make a lovely cheese cake base

[@andreab449]

thats why americans compare them to graham crackers (pronounced gram) as thats what they use on cheesecake bases etc. ive learned. ❤

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@lailachopperchops9290 in my head I grouped cheesecake base in with pie crust and just presumed that everyone would know that’s what I was aiming for, so my apologies and you are perfectly correct.

[@AndrewwarrenAndrew]

or banoffee pie@@lailachopperchops9290

[@GlitterMoonbeam]

We invented all the most important things seemingly, Penicillin, tv, phone….digestives 😂

[@rintin1874]

You need to be drinking tea trying biscuits 😂

[@neilgayleard3842]

No, coffee.

[@elemar5]

No, tea. We could do this all day.@@neilgayleard3842

[@WookieWarriorz]

coffee is fine if you dont have anything else, but going in dry my lord thats a sin ahhaah @@neilgayleard3842

[@W0rdsandMus1c]

So glad someone said drinking and not dunking, I hate dunked soggy biscuits

[@johnbanton5921]

My preferences for biscuits are Ginger Nuts and Rich Tea which are great for "dunking" into tea or coffee. As for tea I enjoy English brand tea when i use milk and Earl Grey tea which is flavoured with oil of bergamot and of course drunk without milk!

[@shirleyac12]

Snap

[@cazgreen1]

Mcvities chocolate digestives were voted the UK`s most favourite biscuit and they are awesome dunked in a cuppa!!!

[@jennief700]

Just yelling “You need a cup of tea!” with the introduction of every biscuit!! Also, adults eating rusks is hysterical!

[@Jjudes9665]

I used to be a children’s nanny for a British police sergeant. When he worked the night shift, his favourite night time snack would be a hot flask of Heinz mulligatawny soup and a few Farley’s rusks. I’ve never been one to judge anyone’s strange food cravings. 🤷‍♀️

[@ThisFiasco]

Adults eating rusks is very silly, but I can say I've done it myself after a bad stomach infection when I couldn't keep much down.

[@Jjudes9665]

@@ThisFiasco My Mum did this for me and my siblings when we were children. It was either that, boiled fish or semolina….yuck!!🥴😂

[@kathleenleslie5527]

I just LOVE rusks, and so does my other half to the point he actually brought some home for us to eat. 😂😂

[@Jjudes9665]

@@kathleenleslie5527 Well, at least you can argue that they are healthy and full of added nutritional values.🤷‍♀️😃

[@wendyjkennedy]

You’ve got to dip digestives, choc digestives and hobnobs in a cup of tea or coffee. Custard creams are good dipped but it’s got to be a quick dip or the end will fall off into your drink. Farleys rusks are intended for babies, dissolved in warm milk to make them soft and mushy. As babies start teething they can then have them dry to bite and chew on.

[@kimtopp5984]

Eating biscuits without tea is a punishable crime in UK

[@TheStar798]

​@@kimtopp5984😂 I've narrowly avoided lock up by dunking in hot chocolate (I hate tea! Don't tell my Mum 🤫)

[@janemoney5144]

I wouldn't dunk chocolate biscuits and I wouldn't eat custard creams at all.

[@hughmuir3063]

The judge decided that Jaffa cakes are cakes by determining that when a biscuit becomes stale it goes soft, and when a cake goes stale it becomes hard. It went to court because of tax differences on biscuits and cakes. Digestives are crushed and used as a base for cheese cakes.

[@rogenastyles9625]

You need to get a mug of tea to dunk them in. Digestives are also great dunked in cold milk to but you have to leave them a bit longer to soak up some of the milk. Farleys rusks are for babies. Noticed you never had Ginger Nuts. My fav. Also Digestives make great cheesecake bases.

[@markthomas2577]

Farley's rusks is probably the first solid food that British babies eat for the last 140 years !

[@stuey-77]

When you do get an electric kettle, it turns itself off when it boils. I've seen some youtubers looking at them, asking is it done, thinking it is and turning it off early. Nothing worse than not hot enough water to make tea! Plus you need the tea for the biscuits!

[@Jagz1872]

the problem is that the US have a different voltage of electrictricity and kettles take forever to boil which is why they are not widley used there

[@slytheringingerwitch]

And don't as some have done, is put the tea bag in the kettle either. The kettle is for boiling water only...

[@ioan1934]

To make the perfect cup of tea the water needs to be 98 degrees, so that you do not scald the tea and spoil the flavour.

[@neillgowans4350]

Dark chocolate hobnobs are a genuine delicacy. 😂

[@Chippeddiamonds2]

You can soak Farley’s rusks in milk for a cereal type thing, good for baby food but also just great generally. Most of these biscuits need tea or coffee with them. The biscuits missing that I’d suggest: rich tea (/rich tea fingers), chocolate bourbon, Borders dark chocolate ginger, ginger snap, florentines (arguably not a biscuit), almond thins, Scottish shortbread, viscount. Tunnocks caramel wafer & tunnocks teacakes. Also the word you guys were looking for was binding, the jam in jammy dodgers is binding in that it’s sticky and binds to itself.

[@dchippie]

The digestive biscuits are made for dunking in your tea or coffee 😊

[@atrinder8944]

Never in my life would I believe I would be spending Saturday night watching other people eating biscuits, yet a totally brilliant video. 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@1WillowMoon]

Same here but im on a Sunday night lol 😂😂😂 brit here too, and they SO need a cup of tea with them biscuits.

[@GeoffBoulton]

Biscuits absorb water and go soft when left out, cakes lose water and dry out when left out

[@jasonsmith4052]

Just to let you know that the Farleys rusks are aimed at babies/ toddlers I’m now 53 and I loved these as I youngster but you are actually supposed to eat the rusks in a bowl 🥣 with milk & generally warm milk 🥛 too they aren’t meant just to be eaten as a biscuit. 👍🏻 Jay

[@linnysau]

You need a cup of great British tea to go with this exercise. The biscuits go with and taste better with tea!

[@geoffpoole483]

Why not take it a step further and compare the biscuits with different types of tea? Do custard creams taste best after being dunked in Darjeeling or Ceylon tea? Endless possibilities.

[@MsAngelwithin]

Farleys rusk is given to babies mixed with warm milk, basically a weaning food, mum's end up eating them

[@daphneparkin6869]

I suspect that box was the low sugar version; they might be healthier but they're not as nice as the originals. I'm one of the moms who loved them in warm milk - interestingly, I read that Stephen Fry likes them! too

[@jonathanhicks140]

So did my cousin’s dog, it would patiently follow her children around when they were toddlers waiting until they had eaten sufficient of it ( about half generally) & as they then dropped it on the floor it would snaffle them before the second bounce. My cousin approved as it avoided crumbs all over the carpets but also, & more importantly, the children couldn’t pick them back up off the floor & risk an upset stomach - quite a consideration before young children become potty trained & more frequent than usual nappy changes can be avoided.🥴

[@FelixUnderdog]

The Jaffa cake issue was actually brought to the for-front because of taxation. There is a tax difference between cakes and biscuits. the 'Jaffa crew' eventually won by demonstrating that when a biscuit is past its best it goes soft, but a 'jaffa' goes hard... like a cake, hence, JaffaCake.

[@kathystirrup1874]

the baby rusks are given to little babies mixed with warm milk to make a porridge. My daughter ate them for years on their own

[@MrRiceGuy95]

Absolutely shocked at the Jaffa cake reaction, damn 😂

[@user-ld6fr5tk9h]

Surely the only way is by the packet 😂

[@DavidCoates-yt5rs]

And, just put the whole thing in your mouth, don't just nibble a little bit.....shove it all in and savour. @@user-ld6fr5tk9h

[@MrRiceGuy95]

@@user-ld6fr5tk9h haha exactly!

[@rocketrabble6737]

It is not the first time I have seen that reaction to Jaffa Cakes from Americans. They don't seem to get them at all!

[@keithmullings4886]

To judge hobnobs, you need a cup of tea. You don't need to drink the tea as around 8 hobnobs will absorb the entire brew..

[@darrenlegallais1974]

So… How to tell the difference between a cake and a biscuit!! If you left a cake and a biscuit on a plate overnight then a cake will always go hard and a biscuit will go soft 😊👍🏼

[@myraroberts8208]

Digestive biscuits are good with cheese and also with just butter 😊

[@jellymogcreative4298]

I was on the floor laughing at the Farleys rusks test! 😂 They’re supposed to help with baby’s teething, and are made with formula. 👍🏽😂

[@stevejacques9359]

The definition of a cake is it's soft when baked but goes hard when stale and a biscuit is hard when baked but goes soft when stale. That's what cooks tell me anyway.

[@tracyatthepurplepad1145]

Rusks are for babies and mixed with milk. I also love a rusk or digestive with butter on. Most of our biscuits you must dunk them in your tea to get the best taste.

[@Niceandyogurty]

Farley's rusks are amazing! Plus for babies that cant chew yet , they can be made into a soft food by adding a little warm water or milk. So yummy!

[@davidsouth9979]

You need a cup of tea but as American power is only 110v your kettles will take ages if ever to boil. In GB our power is 240v so a kettle boils in a few minutes. It maybe why Americans don’t like tea you can’t make it without boiling water and not much milk. It needs to be quite strong and not milky. It’s also why we have switches as well as plugs in out electric sockets.

[@cargra49]

No it needs to be milky

[@davidsouth9979]

@@cargra49 Then why not have a cup of hot milk instead of tea? I prefer to taste the tea not an insipid weak milky fatty tasteless horror.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

There had better be a cup of tea involved in this video..... 😂

[@-elle-o.o]

I regret to inform you luvvy.. 😅😅

[@lynettereed8079]

I live near the foxes biscuit factory 🙂 they have a factory shops that is amazing! They even sell broken biscuits in there they can’t go in normal boxes, it’s amazing!

[@lynncartwright3470]

There is a Fox's biscuit site about 9/10 miles from me. We've had many bags of misshapes when we knew someone who worked there! Try and get some Beeches Chocolate. It's an old independent chocolate manufacturer, who have been in production in the same building for over a hundred years! They are still making their chocolates with quality ingredients and traditional methods and a lot of original machinary.

[@Welcometotherox]

As the person who sent the Farley's Rusks (Steve, I gave you preparing instructions! You could have saved yourself some pain!) this had me absolutely howling. Thankfully I also sent some of the others that you loved. As you'll get sick of reading, you really need a warm drink to enjoy them. Things like the hob nobs or McVities and even the Jaffa Cakes really come into their own when melted. If you don't love tea, coffee is an option too! Wouldn't recommend hot chocolate, that's probably gonna be too sweet.

[@karenspurway6187]

I love Farleys rusk 😂

[@DevonMel]

I'm from Plymouth, UK where Farley's rusks were invented. Shame they don't taste the same as they did 50 years ago :(

[@mickmcnich]

@@DevonMel That might be because your taste buds have aged 50 years🤣

[@lo1079]

Farley's Rusks with ice cold milk (in a bowl, like cereal)...😋😋

[@thomaseland3136]

I love the taste of Farley's rusks. I have two younger siblings so got to sneak theirs but I still buy them now and have in a bowl of milk. 😊

[@davebyrne1980]

A key difference between a cake and a biscuit... When a biscuit goes stale, it goes soft... when a cake goes stale, it gets hard So Jaffa cakes ARE cakes

[@Rachel_M_]

They won a court case against the VAT man with that very argument, and also made a family sized jaffa cake for the court because biscuits can't be scaled up.

[@waynemorton6120]

and the fact the manufacturer call them "Cakes" kinda backs up your point. Anybody who thinks they're biscuits need their bumps feeling!

[@CHEEKYMONKEY2647]

its a cake, a micro cake, very tasty cake too lol

[@viviennerose6858]

Oops! I just put that, before reading Your comment 😂

[@RIHANNON66POE]

Yep !!!

[@samjoyce5399]

Just watching your British biscuit video You asked the question 'is it a biscuit or a cake?' Answer is simple: When a biscuit goes stale, it gets soft, when a cake goes stale, it goes hard, simples. Similar q I've heard about boats vs ships, when a boat turns it leans into the turn, when a ship turns it leans out from the turn. Random trivia. Also, great to see your wife on there, also love your reaction video to riverdance😅😅!!!!

[@mikiejheyhey]

Farley's Rusks get softened with warm milk for babies breakfast. I grew up on em and still love em!!

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

the dislike of Jaffa cakes is hurting me. I will go and eat some to comfort my feelings lol.

[@lylobean]

Due to your electrical system and the low voltage your electric kettle will take at least twice the time to reach boiling point, so be patient and remember we don't have to suffer those extra minutes.

[@cilla268]

Only put the amount of water you need into the kettle. As long as it exceeds the minimum mark. No need to fill to top. If I do myself one mug of tea, it takes 1 minute to boil and switches off (uk 240volts.)

[@HSolar]

​@@cilla268 Boosting this 🆙

[@meezursrule]

Farley's rusks are intended for older babies (can be crushed and mixed with milk or given to them to teeth on). But they are also delicious, lol.

[@martinconnors6200]

Digestives were originally meant to help aid the Digestive System. Invented by two Scottish doctor's as a mean to help digestion

[@billisenci]

The fact someone didn't send you chocolate hob nobs instead of plain is a crime to humanity 😢

[@benballard-ho7tu]

I was just thinking that myself! Who even buys plain hob nobs? 🤷🏻‍♂️ No rich tea biscuits either? That's just not cricket!

[@DaffCookie]

I have to buy the plain GF ones as I'm allergic to dairy and the free from choccy ones still have milk in them 😭

[@TanyaRando]

A slice of mature cheddar on a digestive is lovely.

[@juliedowning7782]

And on a Jaffa cake! 😋

[@neilgayleard3842]

Stilton with a light drizzle of honey.

[@TanyaRando]

@@juliedowning7782 I’ve never tried that, I’ll be popping to the local shop soon 😂

[@TanyaRando]

@@neilgayleard3842 I’ve never tried this either but I like both of them so I may give this a go!

[@grahamtravers4522]

Some (blue) stilton cheese is even better.

[@CeeJay190488]

Rusks are still my favourite ‘breakfast’ mash one up with a bit of warm milk & it’s like a different alternative to porridge. Used to eat it all the time when I was trying to lose weight but not sacrifice vitamins 😂

[@lynshaw8691]

Look up the British adverts for Jaffa Cakes , 'full moon half moon, no moon" and yes a cup of tea or coffee for dunking the digestive and hob nob in, yum. 😊

[@peterrussell3854]

Try Digestives with cheddar cheese and slices of apple. Sounds weird, but tastes great.

[@ladykaycey]

I like digestives with butter and cheddar cheese. I was given Scotch pancakes with butter and cheddar cheese when I was little and I still love them like that 😊

[@Gabaja21]

Before quitting sugar I used to love digestives with a really strong cheddar and jam. Don’t knock it til you try it 😁

[@nsim8930]

Yes! Delicious

[@Deltic07]

You're doing it all wrong! Us Brits have grown up drinking tea, heathens not withstanding, and biscuits go with tea, that's why we have so many of them. Rusks are not really biscuits, so they don't count. Jaffa cakes, it's all there in the name, they are cakes with Jaffa orange in them, that's what the smashing orangy bit in the middle™ is. Also, you can't judge a Jaffa cake in one piece, you eat the whole packet and eat each one in a different way. Chocolate down, then chocolate up, then pull the orange bit out and eat that first, etc, etc, etc Digestives, need tea. Chocolate digestives need tea or use as the base for a cheesecake. Hobnobs, plain or chocolate, need tea, or use for the best cheesecake base ever. Custard creams, need tea, also breathe in when biting to stop the crumbs from going everywhere. This is a difficult technique, use with caution. Bonus tip, break one side off to dunk it, then eat the custardy bit, then dunk the other side. Any chocolate based biscuit should be eaten when nobody else is there to steal any. HTH 👍

[@VespaT5]

All correct.

[@Dietman7]

I joined youtube so i can bookmark this instructions

[@VespaT5]

Also, all chocolate covered biccies go great with a glass of cold milk.

[@skylineuk1485]

I’ve been trying to clean that spot on the back wall off my phone screen for over a minute now 😂.

[@NoelCraigNI]

If you ever get the chance explore what I assume is a British concept(?) of 'Broken Biscuits'. It's surprising how many biscuits get cracked, chipped or snapped in the process of making them. These are not discarded but are instead placed in big 1Kilogram+ boxes. You never know what will be in the box because it's different every time but sometimes you get lucky and it's full of chocolate. An example of one of these products would be 'House Lancaster Broken Biscuit Assortment' weighing in at 1.3Kg. I've never been disappointed.