McVitie’s has announced the launch of its brand new Signature range which features three unique flavours. These flavours include caramel chocolate rounds, chocolate cream swirls and chocolate caramel biscuits. Caramel chocolate rounds The caramel chocolate rounds consist of a gooey caramel centre inside a golden biscuit and a thick layer of milk chocolate. These were … Read more
Simon Girma won the inaugural National Dunking Championship in central London. The tea and biscuit lover, aged 35, entered the tournament, hosted by McVitie’s, which challenges contestants to compete in a ‘dunk off’ – where they submerge their biscuit in a hot beverage for the longest duration possible without it breaking. Upon retrieving the biscuit, … Read more
A CREATIVE designer from North London has been crowned as the first-ever winner of the National Dunking Championship. Simon Girma won the inaugural National Dunking Championship in central London. 3 Simon Girma (right) looks focused as he takes part in the inaugural National Dunking Championship 3 Simon held his nerve and posed proudly with his … Read more
The age-old confectionery conundrum has been whether a Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit, but now there’s a new twist that’s sending chocolate orange aficionados into a frenzy. It turns out we’ve all been munching on Jaffa Cakes the wrong way round! A representative for McVitie and Price, the company behind Jaffa Cakes, … Read more
The clever reasoning behind the naming of Hobnobs, a beloved biscuit among tea-drinking Brits, has only just come to light. Channel 4’s The Secret World Of Biscuits recently delved into how the unique Hobnob managed to ‘stay ahead of the pack’. The show explored the origins of the irresistible biscuit, which first graced supermarket shelves … Read more
Scientists have revealed the perfect formula for dunking biscuits, discovering that Rich Tea, Hobnobs, and Digestives should be submerged – for less than ONE second. Dr Helen Pilcher, who has a PhD in stem cell biology, conducted an experiment to discover the optimal time to submerge biscuits in hot drinks – and at what point … Read more
