Is the quintessential Tunnocks Caramel Wafer

MonkeyMonster
MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
edited October 2011 in Commuting chat
The best 11's biscuit in the whole wide world? By 11's I mean to have around 11 o'clock with a hot beverage like tea or coffee.
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    Dark chocolate version? Then yes; absolutely.
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  • No poll option for "Other biscuits are better"?

    I only ask, because of the awesome fig roll.
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Milk chocolate hob nob is the Ozymandias of biscuits.
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  • Asprilla wrote:
    Milk chocolate hob nob is the Ozymandias of biscuits.

    What, mummified and kept in a sarcophagus?
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Asprilla wrote:
    Milk chocolate hob nob is the Ozymandias of biscuits.

    What, mummified and kept in a sarcophagus?

    King of Kings.

    And Egyptian.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Asprilla wrote:
    Milk chocolate hob nob is the Ozymandias of biscuits.

    I don't know what that means but +1 anyway because you mentioned chocolate hob nobs

    Edit, should have carried on reading eh! Bit like a Koenigsegg then? But less literal?
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Asprilla wrote:
    Asprilla wrote:
    Milk chocolate hob nob is the Ozymandias of biscuits.

    What, mummified and kept in a sarcophagus?

    King of Kings.

    And Egyptian.

    You mean it tastes like sand ?
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,773
    Tunnocks were nicknamed cocaine here for a while.
  • memsley89
    memsley89 Posts: 247
    Ginger Nuts for me... if I have tea anyway.
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Asprilla wrote:
    Asprilla wrote:
    Milk chocolate hob nob is the Ozymandias of biscuits.

    What, mummified and kept in a sarcophagus?

    King of Kings.

    And Egyptian.

    You mean it tastes like sand ?

    Muhammed Al Fayed - eee's fuggin Egyptian....Tunnocks is better though.
  • FoldingJoe
    FoldingJoe Posts: 1,327
    Asprilla wrote:
    Milk chocolate hob nob is the Ozymandias of biscuits.

    You mean a character from a graphic novel?
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    memsley89 wrote:
    Ginger Nuts for me... if I have tea anyway.

    Gingernuts and Philadelphia, the cheese not the city. Like little cheesecake french kisses.
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    i prefer the tunnocks coconut log thing...but hey ho....

    biscuits are ace hmmmkay.
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  • Those or Mint Viscounts. Reminds me of Sunday tea around my grans.
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  • In order

    1. Tunnocks caramel wafer at just slightly above room temperature
    2. Jacobs fig roll
    3. Simmers Abernethy biscuits
    4. McVities Milk Chocolate digestive, at just below room temperature
    5. Custard cream
    Coffee is not my cup of tea

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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    M and S Extra Thick Dark Chocolate Gingers - the biscuit's biscuit
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    With Tea - hob nobs
    Snack - Tunnocks or fig roll
    Serious snack - Soreen

    Sorted, no further posts required I think!

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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Not heard of these, but will try them.

    In return you shoudl try Sansburys stem ginger and chocolate cookies, TTDiff.

    Yum.
  • memsley89
    memsley89 Posts: 247
    prawny wrote:
    memsley89 wrote:
    Ginger Nuts for me... if I have tea anyway.

    Gingernuts and Philadelphia, the cheese not the city. Like little cheesecake french kisses.

    OH MY GOSH... :shock:
    You've just become my hero!


  • memsley89
    memsley89 Posts: 247
    No poll option for "Other biscuits are better"?
    I only ask, because of the awesome fig roll.

    I imagine he left it off this poll,
    as surely the fig roll is classed as a cake, not a biscuit!?
    (probably been argued before, but i'm feeling dangerous :twisted: )