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 5 ай бұрын

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

@TheJaxxT 5 ай бұрын

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

@EdsCanineAcademy 5 ай бұрын

Agreed. Tea is a must for this

@fionagregory9147 5 ай бұрын

Ginger nuts are best for dunking.

@GOLDESCAFLOWNE 5 ай бұрын

Spot on

@grahamstubbs4962 5 ай бұрын

@artasium1 These are wise words.

@DesertRoamerUK 5 ай бұрын

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

@MaterialGurl16 5 ай бұрын

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

@benballard-ho7tu 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@caitlynabbott970 5 ай бұрын

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

@sarahnunns8263 5 ай бұрын

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

@craigbrewster6977 4 ай бұрын

ginger nuts are the indestructible biscuit for tea dipping

@am-jddr 3 ай бұрын

Oh yes full pack easy

@FlorntBringby 3 ай бұрын

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

@clairegriffiths7326 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Try the digestives with a bit of butter! Amazing

@garylizard 3 ай бұрын

@@clairegriffiths7326 correct. With a lid as well

@kazz288 4 ай бұрын

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

@angelaregan475 3 ай бұрын

Dunking to me is revolting.

@dermotshaw6775 2 ай бұрын

Bro... This got me emotional 😂

@ChrisRoughley-do1rs 11 күн бұрын

Amen

@jenniferb590 5 ай бұрын

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

@hubert2038 5 ай бұрын

😂😂

@KC-gy5xw 5 ай бұрын

But they taste so good!!

@uk-critz579 5 ай бұрын

you got to have warm milk with them for sure

@gailharper9236 5 ай бұрын

But they are really nice to eat, definitely not biscuits

@MichaelLynch1 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😅

@cilla268 5 ай бұрын

"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 5 ай бұрын

OR Coffee as is in America.

@seanmcmichael2551 5 ай бұрын

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

@davidcross8028 5 ай бұрын

Tea is too wet without a biccy.?

@CeleWolf 5 ай бұрын

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

@Temeraire101 5 ай бұрын

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

@emilyal-zeibak7862 4 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

😂 yep

@deborahprkn 3 ай бұрын

Yes lol.

@1WillowMoon 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@yoddytoddy 3 ай бұрын

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

@pjlightning1995 4 ай бұрын

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.

@pamelsims2068 5 ай бұрын

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

@DiGiDaWgZs 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@marlene7969 5 ай бұрын

But I hate tea…

@c_n_b 5 ай бұрын

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

@davinatest8467 3 ай бұрын

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

@Gazbeard 4 ай бұрын

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

@philipharrison1701 3 ай бұрын

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?

@Ddjj338ddjj 5 ай бұрын

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

@Niceandyogurty 2 ай бұрын

Prefer dipped in coffee

@aniainlondon 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

dunking biscuits? how common.

@bobbymimms 5 ай бұрын

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

@Kittyburgla 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@marionday5407 4 ай бұрын

Farleys

@pamelabowden3017 3 ай бұрын

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

@DenisePeel 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@DE-xt7jv 4 ай бұрын

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

@24magiccarrot 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@24magiccarrot 5 ай бұрын

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

@marlene7969 5 ай бұрын

@@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 5 ай бұрын

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

@johnm8224 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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_ 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@matthewdale4135 5 ай бұрын

You're correct cakes go hard, biscuits go soft

@Rachel_M_ 5 ай бұрын

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

@johnm725 4 ай бұрын

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

@fsimpson216 2 ай бұрын

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...

@alistairpbigos251 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

And it leads to eating whole box

@SeasideBandit 5 ай бұрын

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

@no-oneinparticular7264 5 ай бұрын

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

@mothermaclean 5 ай бұрын

@@no-oneinparticular7264 lmao

@lynnd.5135 5 ай бұрын

I hate them so much 😢

@shininglightphotos1044 5 ай бұрын

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

@paulmilner8452 5 ай бұрын

exactly but making it even more bizarre someone would send them

@user-fl8oy3cz8m 5 ай бұрын

A joke ? 😂

@atrinder8944 2 ай бұрын

Or old people moving from solid food to soft.

@user-bz8nw1zs4j 4 ай бұрын

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

@janetlogan2031 2 ай бұрын

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

@justinereid6374 4 күн бұрын

Or Carlisle?!! With the legendary “cracker packers”

@saxonrose9531 3 ай бұрын

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

@samk9729 5 ай бұрын

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

@mattsmith5421 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@felicitywoodruffe4087 5 ай бұрын

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

@mattsmith5421 5 ай бұрын

@@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 5 ай бұрын

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

@martinbatley9512 5 ай бұрын

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

@raphaelandrews3617 4 ай бұрын

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

@jazz2012 3 ай бұрын

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

@FlorntBringby 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Tea and biscuits is the way guys

@steveymoon 4 ай бұрын

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

@raphaelandrews3617 4 ай бұрын

I think that sound awful but may taste really good.

@billytwo-hats9632 3 ай бұрын

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

@johnchristmas7522 3 ай бұрын

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

@smcmullan995 3 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@joshuachalkley6883 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

So true 😂😂

@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey 5 ай бұрын

Especially with each variety of rich tea finger!

@fayesouthall6604 5 ай бұрын

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

@roserobson6707 5 ай бұрын

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

@andylett2255 5 ай бұрын

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

@jesus-loves-you-7777 3 ай бұрын

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

@TonyHavenMusic 2 ай бұрын

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

@W0rdsandMus1c 5 ай бұрын

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

@geoffdevall9179 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@RonSeymour1 5 ай бұрын

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

@Jahbs 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@edwardbrownlee6746 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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_ 4 ай бұрын

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

@brendanpaaske 4 ай бұрын

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

@jeanrobinson705 2 ай бұрын

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!

@carltaylor6452 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@stevieb1505 5 ай бұрын

Butter then a slither of Stilton 🤤🤤

@Melanie_7796 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@jessieb7290 4 ай бұрын

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

@matthewfranklin7541 4 ай бұрын

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

@Melanie_7796 4 ай бұрын

@@matthewfranklin7541 oh my god remember that 😹 ☘️

@lynettemahoney1710 3 ай бұрын

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

@jaysloan9032 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

You can also break up digestive as a cheese cake base

@dawnrosewallflower508 Ай бұрын

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

@markmosley3547 5 ай бұрын

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

@vinnyganzano1930 5 ай бұрын

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

@jojeffrie962 5 ай бұрын

Ha ha most excellent comment 😂😂😂😂

@susangarvey9415 5 ай бұрын

@@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 5 ай бұрын

The best biscuit ever! DIP ME!😂😂

@martinbatley9512 5 ай бұрын

Digestive with cheese goes really well together

@creightonjason 4 ай бұрын

Blue stilton tBH

@michellestephenson217 4 ай бұрын

Philly cheese for me

@BelleNewman 4 ай бұрын

Even better - ginger nuts with cheese!

@saraking6527 4 ай бұрын

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

@creightonjason 4 ай бұрын

@@saraking6527 Thats worth a try

@neillgowans4350 3 ай бұрын

Dark chocolate hobnobs are a genuine delicacy. 😂

@mikiejheyhey 3 ай бұрын

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

@lynnejamieson2063 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

They make a lovely cheese cake base

@andreab449 5 ай бұрын

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

@lynnejamieson2063 5 ай бұрын

@@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 5 ай бұрын

or banoffee pie@@lailachopperchops9290

@GlitterMoonbeam 5 ай бұрын

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

@ManOGatt 5 ай бұрын

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

@rogerthepigeon2950 5 ай бұрын

Love this. Definitely settled the argument.

@stephenlee5929 5 ай бұрын

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

@richardjohnson2026 5 ай бұрын

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

@davidthrower1553 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@rustynail1194 4 ай бұрын

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 🤤

@lo1079 4 ай бұрын

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

@TanyaRando 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

Same here, melt the sponge off first.

@shaunportlock4924 5 ай бұрын

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

@VickyAitch 5 ай бұрын

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

@charlottehardy822 5 ай бұрын

I would have to agree

@TheJaxxT 5 ай бұрын

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

@spritbong5285 5 ай бұрын

British biscuits are predestined to be dunked in tea.

@kevdipple5000 5 ай бұрын

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

@normanwallace7658 5 ай бұрын

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

@davidcross8028 5 ай бұрын

Or coffee.!

@annamarialajos2763 5 ай бұрын

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

@CeleWolf 5 ай бұрын

Or with coffee

@cazgreen1 4 ай бұрын

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

@IsisBarom 3 ай бұрын

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!

@dchippie 5 ай бұрын

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

@Bridget410 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

My kids dad loved eating them with the kids

@spritbong5285 5 ай бұрын

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

@CarolWoosey-ck2rg 5 ай бұрын

Going to get myself some- I'm 67!

@Cat-yn6mk 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@rogenastyles9625 4 ай бұрын

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.

@hughmuir3063 3 ай бұрын

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.

@wendyjkennedy 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

Eating biscuits without tea is a punishable crime in UK

@TheStar798 5 ай бұрын

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

@janemoney5144 5 ай бұрын

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

@rintin1874 5 ай бұрын

You need to be drinking tea trying biscuits 😂

@neilgayleard3842 5 ай бұрын

No, coffee.

@elemar5 5 ай бұрын

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

@WookieWarriorz 5 ай бұрын

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

@W0rdsandMus1c 5 ай бұрын

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

@johnbanton5921 4 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

Snap

@user-rd7qu8kk6d Ай бұрын

Custard creams are the real deal when you dunk them in tea and eat them moist

@MrRiceGuy95 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely shocked at the Jaffa cake reaction, damn 😂

@user-ld6fr5tk9h 5 ай бұрын

Surely the only way is by the packet 😂

@DavidCoates-yt5rs 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

@@user-ld6fr5tk9h haha exactly!

@rocketrabble6737 5 ай бұрын

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!

@linnysau 5 ай бұрын

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

@geoffpoole483 5 ай бұрын

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.

@GeoffBoulton 3 ай бұрын

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

@jasonsmith4052 3 ай бұрын

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

@markthomas2577 5 ай бұрын

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

@jennief700 5 ай бұрын

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

@Jjudes9665 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@kathleenleslie5527 5 ай бұрын

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

@Jjudes9665 5 ай бұрын

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

@myraroberts8208 3 ай бұрын

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

@DavidWilson-YT 4 ай бұрын

Great to watch you trying these biscuits. Foxes never disappoint. Regular Digestives are my personal fav.

@MsAngelwithin 5 ай бұрын

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

@daphneparkin6869 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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.🥴

@stevejacques9359 4 ай бұрын

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.

@lizanderson8458 3 ай бұрын

Rusks is really a baby food, next step up from milk when weaning on to solid foods…..you add a little warm milk till it melts then feed baby, it isn’t a biscuit! 😂 you should have tried all with a cuppa tea ☕️

@skylineuk1485 4 ай бұрын

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

@jellymogcreative4298 5 ай бұрын

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. 👍🏽😂

@stuey-77 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@ElizabethDebbie24 5 ай бұрын

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.

@helenrichardson8550 3 ай бұрын

Farley's rusks are meant to be placed into a bowl, hot milk poured over, then mixed into a loose paste and fed to babies. This is normally given to babies once they're a little older and needing something more than breast milk, prior to them being fully weaned onto solid foods. Hope this helps guys 😊

@kathystirrup1874 3 ай бұрын

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

@atrinder8944 4 ай бұрын

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

@1WillowMoon 3 ай бұрын

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

@andrewmurrell4962 5 ай бұрын

The legal definition of a Jaffa cake is it IS a cake, when stale biscuits go soft and soggy but cakes go stale and hard. But they are still awesome.

@Niceandyogurty 2 ай бұрын

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!

@Chippeddiamonds2 2 ай бұрын

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.

@ABirdOnTheMoon 5 ай бұрын

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

@faithpearlgenied-a5517 5 ай бұрын

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

@-elle-o.o 5 ай бұрын

I regret to inform you luvvy.. 😅😅

@amigadude 25 күн бұрын

Fox's biscuits factory is 15minutes from my house. I did my 2 weeks work experience in their I.T. department when I was in high school, helping them load the giant tapes to back up the databases & I got to play with their brand new IBM PS2 machine... until the PSU let out the magic smoke :D

@darrenlegallais1974 2 ай бұрын

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 😊👍🏼

@Welcometotherox 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

I love Farleys rusk 😂

@DevonMel 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@lo1079 4 ай бұрын

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

@thomaseland3136 4 ай бұрын

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. 😊

@bluesilvahalo3576 5 ай бұрын

I had to stop the video half way through and get a cuppa tea, just watching you was making my mouth dry lol!

@jessieb7290 4 ай бұрын

I’m having a coffee. Such a nice video

@jazz2012 3 ай бұрын

Farley's rusks are meant to be served with warm milk when the rusks soak up the milk they taste divine. I've been eating them all my life and I am 67!

@glenntownend9047 5 ай бұрын

The hobnobs must be dunked in hot stong english tea to appreciate them . Same with digestive biscuits.

@bobbank74 3 ай бұрын

Farleys rusk is essentially a baby toddler type food, it can be eaten out of the packet or with warm milk poured on top and it breaks down into a sort of pudding 😊

@katebatt7538 3 ай бұрын

Never forget that in the UK we tend to dunk biscuits in our tea or coffee, especially plain biscuits like hobnobs and digestives.

@colourific 5 ай бұрын

Farleys Rusks are really for babies. You mix them with warm milk. Adults don’t normally eat them

@kathrynplatten-higgins3464 5 ай бұрын

Oh yes we do!!! Lol

@vallee3140 5 ай бұрын

we sure do@@kathrynplatten-higgins3464

@SuperMaureen2009 4 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself 😂

@andythoms8130 4 ай бұрын

Sad comment lol do yourself a favour go eat some lol

@iansmith1286 4 ай бұрын

Still enjoy a rusk every now and then, and I’m in my mid sixties !

@keithmullings4886 4 ай бұрын

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..

@TheresAnAngieAmongUs 4 ай бұрын

When my twins were babies i used to give them Farley's rusks with their warm milk, they loved it my Mom used to pinch them :)

@badwolfplays910 3 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen so many bites taken from Jaffa cake and enough left to share, they fit in the mouth whole

@billisenci 5 ай бұрын

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

@benballard-ho7tu 5 ай бұрын

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

@DaffCookie 5 ай бұрын

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 😭

@peterrussell3854 5 ай бұрын

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

@ladykaycey 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@nsim8930 5 ай бұрын

Yes! Delicious

@21fryboy 4 ай бұрын

I love how everyone in the comments is saying tea😂😂😂😂😂 no doubt you need tea it changes all of them. you will get addicted 😂😂😂😂

@lynettereed8079 2 ай бұрын

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!

@countesscable 5 ай бұрын

I think packets of biscuits should include the instructions: “Best enjoyed dunked in tea”

@papapabs175 4 ай бұрын

Dunking is an art form, so many failures in the past 😂

@Deltic07 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

All correct.

@Dietman7 5 ай бұрын

I joined youtube so i can bookmark this instructions

@VespaT5 5 ай бұрын

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