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Digestive biscuit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A digestive biscuit, sometimes referred to as a sweetmeal biscuit, is a British semi-sweet biscuit or cookie. The name "digestive" comes from a belief that the biscuits had antacid properties due to the use of bicarbonate of soda when they were first conceived. Digestive biscuits are frequently eaten in the UK with tea or coffee. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Digestive_biscuit   (251 words)

Health Digest -- Recommendations and Resources Digestion is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, in order to chemically convert the substance into nutrients. A digestive biscuit is a semi-sweet biscuit known for its qualities that enable it to be easily digested. Digestive biscuits are frequently eaten in the UK with tea; the biscuit is partially dunked to soak up a small amount of tea, quickly removed, and the sodden part eaten. www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/68/health-digest.html   (887 words)

Halfbakery: Biscuit resurfacing device   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) However, should the biscuit have been submerged for any lengthy period of time (more than around 4 or 5 seconds) it will have lost, what is known among other experts in the field (i.e pooduck) as 'snackular confinement'. Because I was raised in a family where a biscuit is a doughy lump, or dough cut in a wide cylinder, slightly sweet, risen and baked and then split and smeared with butter and honey. Biscuits are fine to dunk in tea or coffee, but in my opinion the most sensorially rich experience is that of dunking a croissant into coffee. www.halfbakery.com /idea/Biscuit_20resurfacing_20device   (1389 words)

Great Moments in Science - Biscuit Dunking Physics Biscuits (or what the Americans call "cookies") have been around for about 2,300 years, but only very recently have we started applying science to biscuits. Some new-fangled modern biscuits have a central creamy section which is prone to melting leaving behind two tasteless wafers, while other biscuits will simply collapse into a sloppy mess. He found that the best dunking time for a gingernut biscuit was 3 seconds, but 8 seconds for a digestive biscuit. www.abc.net.au /science/k2/moments/s97177.htm   (852 words)

united biscuits The biscuit preferences of company board members bear an uncanny resemblance to their business mindset and professional style – these are the findings of a new study commissioned by UB, a leading European manufacturer of biscuits and snacks. Take one biscuit and you are seen as conformist, two biscuits, confident and three or more as being overly competitive or aggressive. This biscuit is rich in experience as well as texture and is likely to be chosen by the individual with a high business acumen and sound judgement. www.unitedbiscuits.co.uk /80256C1A0047922E/vWeb/pcHHUS5MJDCC   (979 words)

The science of biscuit dunking Biscuits have been around for about 2,300 years, but only very recently have we started applying science to biscuits. Thanks to physics, we have discovered which biscuits are best for dunking, and we've even discovered that tea and coffee are not the best liquids for dunking your biscuits in. Now a biscuit is basically dried-up grains of starch, which are glued together with sugar. seven.com.au /sunrise/fact_050922_biscuitdunking   (541 words)

The Cellar - Digestive Biscuit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) The undisputed king of the large diameter biscuits, this is truly an iconic biscuit. I have seen girls slip a sheet of kitchen roll in the bottom of their biscuit tins, when opening a new packet of digestives, and although this is completely unnecessary, it is strangely alluring. The correct way to eat a digestive biscuit (imo) is of course to dunk it in your cup of tea. cellar.org /printthread.php?t=6935   (446 words)

United Biscuits The name Digestive was derived from its high content of baking soda as an aid to food digestion. Over one hundred years later the McVitie's Digestive remains a firm favourite and is the highest selling brand in the everyday biscuit segment. Over 71 million packets of McVitie's Chocolate Digestives are eaten in the UK each year – that's an astounding 52 biscuits per second. www.mcvities.co.uk /80256C1A0047922E/vWeb/pcTSTT5EPGEC   (456 words)

EventWise Party Game They then pass their biscuit round to the next player who puts a spoon of theirs on. Once the biscuits have gone right round the circle, it is time to eat. Everyone must guzzle their biscuit and leave no food on their face or in their mouth. www.eventwise.co.uk /asp/Game_394.asp?CategoryId=83   (176 words)

Society of Chemical Industry:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) The famous biscuit rapidly caught on, partly due to its attractiveness as an early convenience food. The chocolate digestive, topped with milk chocolate, was baked in 1925, and named Homewheat, as unlike rival biscuits, it used British wheat. Today over 71 million packets of chocolate digestives are eaten in the UK each year, apparently 52 biscuits per second. www.soci.org /SCI/general/2004/html/ge370.jsp   (482 words)

Biscuit of the Week Its a little known fact that the incisor teeth of the male human are specially adapted to prize apart the two biscuits of the custard cream so that the tasty cream layer can be got at. A complete one off, the Garibaldi biscuit is unlike any other, and as such commands a unique position in the biscuit world. Affectionately known as dead fly biscuits, yet again the sheer fact they have a nick name marks them out from their other biscuit brethren. www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com /biscuits/previous.php3?item=11   (427 words)

GlobalGophers | UK FOOD | McVitie's Similar to other products, the simple digestive biscuit was first created to aid digestion - the biscuit contains a lot of baking soda which is thought (or at least it was a hundred years ago) to aid digestion. McVitie's Digestive Biscuit is still as popular today - especially with the addition of chocolate to make the Chocolate Digestive in 1925. The Hobnob is similar to a digestive biscuit but has a sweeter flavour. www.globalgophers.com /UKfoodarticles/mcvities.htm   (188 words)

i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - The Caribbean Comes To Carlisle Local Biscuit Lover Rises To ... Her dream of the Caribbean even stretched to her choice of biscuit ingredients which she believes will complement each other perfectly and offer an exciting twist to the nation’s favourite digestive. McVities was also delighted to see that one of the most popular entries was for White Chocolate Digestives which the biscuit makers have in fact been creating for several months and are now available as a Limited Edition in all good supermarkets at a recommended retail price of £1.15 for 300g. The White Chocolate Digestives variant is the latest in a long line of new introductions to the range this year, including the hugely popular Milk Chocolate and Orange Digestives and Mint Chocolate Digestives. i-newswire.com /pr49594.html   (523 words)

McVities Homewheat milk choc: Digestive Biscuit 7oz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) McVities Homewheat milk chocolate coated Digestive biscuits in 7oz size. One side of the biscuit is milk chocolate coated. Because they are made from wheat flour and easy to digest, Digestives are one of the most popular brands sold in England. www.britshoppe.com /mcvithommilc.html   (51 words)

McVities Milk Chocolate and Orange Digestives - Food Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk First invented in 1839, and so named because the recipe contained bicarbonate of soda and it was supposed to help the digestive system, it was still going strong in 2004 when it was voted the UK's favourite biscuit in the McVitie's "Dunk for Britain" poll. The chocolate digestive was first baked in 1925 and little has changed since. Immediately popular, it has stayed that way for eighty years, and there were apparently more than 70 million packs of chocolate digestives sold in the UK in 2004, suggesting that every member of the population has eaten a chocolate digestive at some point in the last twelve months. www.dooyoo.co.uk /food/mcvities-milk-chocolate-and-orange-digestives   (234 words)

greenzowie's moblog But if the biscuit world could elect a head of state, a figurehead monarch, as it were, they would surely elect the Bourbon biscuit by a landslide majority. a traditional timeless biscuit that somewhere along the line gained the title 'viscount' a biscuit already accustomed to mixing with the aristocrasy, always well turned out in immaculate green, and welcomed at even the most special of occasions. all the biscuits of the biscuit world eagerly await 'the return of the king'.... moblog.co.uk /view.php?id=2134   (997 words)

Cook's Thesaurus: Crackers digestive biscuit = digestive Notes: These British crackers are similar to American graham crackers, only they're more crumbly and less sweet. hardtack = hard bread = pilot biscuit = pilot bread = sea bread = ship biscuit = ship bread = tack Notes: Hardtack is an unleavened, unsalted biscuit that sailors used to eat while on long sea voyages. Toddlers use them as teething biscuits, while adults add them to soups. www.foodsubs.com /Crackers.html   (1231 words)

apostropher: I'm just a biscuit-eatin' cracker. This results in the build-up of forces which are ultimately released in the formation of cracks or in the break-up of the biscuit. The biscuit you have with your tea is a sweet one; the one you have with your cheese is a savory one. Unless it's a digestive biscuit which you have with either tea or cheese (but only cheddar because it's yucky with brie). www.apostropher.com /blog/archives/000635.html   (470 words)

Chocolate Biscuit Cake Put the digestive biscuits into the plastic bag and tie a knot in the top. Bash the biscuits gently with the rolling pin until you have crumbs. 5) Pour the melted margarine and chocolate over the biscuit crumbs and stir with a wooden spoon until all the crumbs are chocolatey. www.parsleysoup.co.uk /vegan_kids/chocolate_biscuit_cake.htm   (221 words)

Euro dollars - marketing strategies of biscuit manufacturers McVitie's, Kellogs' and Skanemejerier Ekonomisk Forening ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) McVitie's, part of United Biscuits, recently completed research on the drivers that motivate biscuit consumers and is using these as the focus for new development opportunities. The company's first product in the UK to embody the new criteria is Milk Chocolate Digestive Caramels, which combines two successful ingredients from the confectionery sector in a biscuit format. Positioned as an everyday treat, it consists of a layer of caramel between a digestive biscuit base and a milk chocolate topping. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3289/is_3_168/ai_54336658   (264 words)

Amazon.com: Carr's Assorted Biscuits for Cheese, 7.05-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12): Grocery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) It was always traditional in her day to wake up to a hot cup of tea and a digestive biscuit, and it certainly is a delightful way to start the day. The types are the square Cream Cracker, the thick and circular Digestive, the light Small Table Water, the cookie-like Small Wheatmeal, the heavily textured Oyster Cracker, the large Cornish Wafer, the Oblong Water, the small disc-like Bran Carlton and the traditional Choice Grain. These English biscuits are the real deal--crackers that are perfect by themselves, with cheese, as a compliment to soup, or with any type of dip. www.amazon.com /Carrs-Assorted-Biscuits-Cheese-7-05-Ounce/dp/B000BF54RS   (1892 words)

Biscuit of the Week A steady performer the shortcake is often overlooked but always a welcome sight on the biscuit plate. It really comes into its own in those little packs of biscuits you get in hotel rooms, with the biscuit eater will greeting it like a long lost friend. I'm not big on plain chocolate, although judging from your comments it seems that plain chocolate hobnobs are rated higher than milk chocolate ones. www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com /biscuits/previous.php3?item=9   (340 words)

digestive biscuit definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta digestive biscuit definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta Search for "digestive biscuit" in all of MSN Encarta U.K. semisweet cookie: a semisweet round cookie that is made from whole-wheat flour encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561503685/digestive_biscuit.html   (87 words)

Carbs in Digestive Biscuit Not recommended on low carb diets, cookies (like Digestive Biscuit) are typically calorie-dense foods with no dietary fiber and little or no nutrition. Moreover, some cookies are high in refined carb sugars and high on the Glycemic Index, which means they can cause a rapid rise in blood-glucose levels, leading to excessive insulin production and a sudden drop in blood sugar. Note: Nutritional values in some cookies and biscuits can vary, so the above carbohydrate details for Digestive Biscuit are intended as a guideline only. www.carbs-information.com /cookies/carbs-digestive-biscuit.htm   (411 words)

The Hindu Business Line : Parle seeks larger slice of Marie market To revive its share in the Marie biscuits category, Parle Products Pvt Ltd has entered the premium segment with its new variant — Parle Digestive, unleashing a high profile campaign, featuring actress Kajol. The biscuit major is offering the premium variant as its existing brand Marie Choice had failed to register healthy growth rates. The USP of the product is that it is a high fibre and low fat digestive biscuit that consists of psyllium husk that is generally found in Isabgol. www.thehindubusinessline.com /2006/03/28/stories/2006032800790500.htm   (447 words)

The English Cheesecake Company This rich creamy cheesecake is baked to perfection on our classic digestive base and topped with sour cream. An addictive layer of Belgian chocolate hazelnut cream sitting on vanilla cheesecake and a digestive base. Digestive biscuit base thickly covered with toffee, fresh sliced banana and whipped cream. www.cheesecake.co.uk /shop.html#   (431 words)

Dunking biscuits vs dry [Archive] - HEXUS.community discussion forums On the biscuit front, though, I came to the inescapable conclusion that there definitely are some sorts that are perfect for dunking and others that are utterly spoilt by it. Your classic american biscuit is the Oreo, which in status could probably be compared to the chocolate digestive. Hob-Nob's are the marines of the biscuit dunking world, this has been seen by nearly everyone including comedians, it's just a shame you seem to miss 1/2 a cup of coffee by dunking these. forums.hexus.net /archive/index.php/t-72143.html   (2457 words)

McVities Biscuits McVitie are a subsidiary of United Biscuits who are the market leaders in biscuits in Western Europe. Delicious wheatmeal biscuits with one side covered in milk chocolate. McVities biscuits are the ideal accompanyment to an English cup of tea! www.britishdelights.com /mcvities.htm   (208 words)

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