There have been many topics on tea, and other beverages. In fact there is an interesting one on the go at the mo'.

 

My question is not about what tea you drink but about what you dip into it; dunking.

 

Back in the UK I dunked 'nice' bickies. In fact a cup of tea would be an incomplete experience without them.

 

Now I'm in the LOS and 'beng beng' and a small biscuit with a pineapple filling are my favourites. Funnily though, I never dip anything into coffee.

 

There must be other stuff that would be a great tea dunk. Anyone!?

 

 

Mcvities Rich Tea  ( Tops and Friendship )  or Tesco Shortcake ( sold out )

3 minutes ago, DonDoRondo said:

I prefer sopping to dunking.

Sorry DonDoRondo, I'm not familiar with the term sopping. Explain please.

Moved to the beverage forum for biscuit-related discussion.

1 minute ago, owl sees all said:

Sorry DonDoRondo, I'm not familiar with the term sopping. Explain please.

Same as soaking..

9 minutes ago, transam said:

Same as soaking..

So you put the bickie in a saucer and pour tea on it. Whet next; suck it up through a tube?

 

Don't get it. Anyway, I don't want to stray too far from dunking.

1 minute ago, owl sees all said:

So you put the bickie in a saucer and pour tea on it. Whet next; suck it up through a tube?

 

Don't get it. Anyway, I don't want to stray too far from dunking.

As far as I know the word sopping is a Brit word. If one is caught out in a storm and get soaking wet, we can and do say sopping wet....

Malted milk biscuits in coffee was good. Custard creams in Tea. (UK)

Here in the Los they do a nice biscuit with jam in the centre similar to jammy dodger style sold by the tin but due to dietry change dont participate in the "dunking" experience any more.????

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Custard creams in Tea

 

So good.

3 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Custard creams in Tea. (UK)

Custard creams; now you're talking.

 

I'd forgotten about them. Lovely.

 

7 minutes ago, transam said:

As far as I know the word sopping is a Brit word. If one is caught out in a storm and get soaking wet, we can and do say sopping wet....

Yes! But how do you get to do it? Is it the same as dunking, just a different term.

1 minute ago, owl sees all said:

Custard creams; now you're talking.

 

I'd forgotten about them. Lovely.

 

Yes! But how do you get to do it? Is it the same as dunking, just a different term.

No, you use a spoon to fish it out....

Since the invention of the Hobnob, no other biscuit will do.

 

Mcvities Ginger Nuts come close.

2 minutes ago, transam said:

No, you use a spoon to fish it out....

Got it. What is is really is then, iswhen you misjudge the dunking and the bickies fall into the tea. All of us dunkers have been there. Beng beng (my #1) are also chocolate coated so timing is of the utmost importance.

Is dental care in UK so bad that soaking/dunking a buiscit has become a necessity?

Like other activities, you need to get the time right, pulling out too soon is not good, leave it in too long and it goes soggy and limp.........sorry, back to biscuits...????????

1 minute ago, Vacuum said:

Is dental care in UK so bad that soaking/dunking a biscuit has become a necessity?

No, it's a bit like we like HP sauce on chips...A combined flavour thingy...

9 minutes ago, transam said:

No, it's a bit like we like HP sauce on chips...A combined flavour thingy...

Yes, well, I can agree with th HP sauce, but diluting a biscuit in hot water (enhanced by tea flavour) I don't understand.

21 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

timing is of the utmost importance

 

Critical, even.

1 minute ago, Vacuum said:

Yes, well, I can agree with th HP sauce, but diluting a biscuit in hot water (enhanced by tea flavour) I don't understand.

Do your taste buds need attention.....?

I used to dunk ginger nut biscuits in my coffee.

Every morning i have my toast and marmalade, my wife has 1 slice and dunks her toast with marmalade on in her coffee.... crazy sod.

2 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

Yes, well, I can agree with th HP sauce, but diluting a biscuit in hot water (enhanced by tea flavour) I don't understand.

 

It's a local ethnic ritual not fully understood by non practitioners.

Well I never thought TV could be so useful!

 

My favourite snack is also a beng beng (mainly as they remind me of a 'picnic' bar back home) but never once did I think of dunking it, in fact since 8 years in Asia dunking has become just a vague memory - until now! Thank you TV.

 

 

2 minutes ago, blackcab said:

 

It's a local ethnic ritual not fully understood by non practitioners.

Ah, that explains it all. 555

For the amateur bakers amongst us that miss this delicacy......

 

https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/homemade-custard-creams.html

 

For those who know not what they miss....

 

 

Disgusting habit.

 

Bourbon Biscuits....

 

Just looked up this picture to post, & bugger me there was a Vegan recipe for them! Those people are everywhere!!

 

 

 

Tesco in Malaysia carries Tesco-branded digestives, a little of the grainy taste but still sweet overall.  Dunking for longer than the count of 3 and you'll have to fish it out with a spoon.

There are several types of Tesco-branded biscuits down there, strange but I've never seen these in Thailand.

 

Just now, bendejo said:

Tesco in Malaysia carries Tesco-branded digestives, a little of the grainy taste but still sweet overall.  Dunking for longer than the count of 3 and you'll have to fish it out with a spoon.

There are several types of Tesco-branded biscuits down there, strange but I've never seen these in Thailand.

 

 

seen Tesco branded Rich Tea fingers, not tried though.

It's simple really, without being overly analytical, we Brits like to eat crunchy biscuits, which some like to dunk, Mericans like to eat softer less crunchy "cookies" that they don't like to dunk, unless it's a biscuit, then they like to dunk or soak in gravy! - Elementary! 

“Biscuits, biscuits: wherefore art thou biscuits?  ????

20 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

seen Tesco branded Rich Tea fingers, not tried though.

They could be better: a lot better.