Identify this biscuit
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When I went to buy a second hand saw recently I had a cup of tea at the sellers house and some absolutely lovely biscuits. They were round and a little smaller than a hob nob, gingery flavoured but a bit soft and chewy rather than crunchy. They appeared to be formed of thin strips or flakes, and when dipped in tea seemed to release a nice tangy flavour. I scoffed the lot, and even asked about them, but I think he thought I was a bit of an oddball and claimed not to know. I know he was an Aldi man by the bag for life I saw on the back of the door, but no other clues.
There were odd signs of some organic good life stuff too so it might be that Aldi was a blind alley and they were some kind of health food.
I've had a good look in Aldi and other supermarkets, and even had a sample squeeze of some of the packets to check if they're the right consistency (sorry) but haven't found anything like them.
Any ideas? Pics?
There were odd signs of some organic good life stuff too so it might be that Aldi was a blind alley and they were some kind of health food.
I've had a good look in Aldi and other supermarkets, and even had a sample squeeze of some of the packets to check if they're the right consistency (sorry) but haven't found anything like them.
Any ideas? Pics?
blueg33 said:
JuanCarlosFandango said:
Florentine might be the one.
Really, they have chocolate on them and are basically some nuts and dried fruit welded together with caramelI'm reading the hob nob reference as size only as OP then went on to say "a bit soft and chewy rather than crunchy. They appeared to be formed of thin strips or flakes".
Sounded very florentine to me.
Edited by trickywoo on Friday 30th November 15:55
trickywoo said:
blueg33 said:
JuanCarlosFandango said:
Florentine might be the one.
Really, they have chocolate on them and are basically some nuts and dried fruit welded together with caramelI'm reading the hob nob reference as size only as OP then went on to say "a bit soft and chewy rather than crunchy. They appeared to be formed of thin strips or flakes".
Sounded very florentine to me.
Edited by trickywoo on Friday 30th November 15:55
They don't really have thin strips or flakes.
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Despite being friendly enough to offer me a cup of tea and some biscuits he was distinctly stand offish and got more so when I ate all the biscuits. I don't think it would be well received. Besides the variety of biscuits I will get to try via my detective work is quite good.
Anzacs definitely look the right sort of thing. Might be a special delivery job?
They definitely didn't have chocolate on, and while it's conceivable that there would be a chocolate variety it would be a bit of an odd combination in my book.
Hash cakes would explain the munchie attack and subsequent obsession, and paranoia about outstaying my welcome. However I don't think they were.
I didn't know sticky biscuits was a euphamism for.. that. I was never much into rugby.
Despite being friendly enough to offer me a cup of tea and some biscuits he was distinctly stand offish and got more so when I ate all the biscuits. I don't think it would be well received. Besides the variety of biscuits I will get to try via my detective work is quite good.
Anzacs definitely look the right sort of thing. Might be a special delivery job?
They definitely didn't have chocolate on, and while it's conceivable that there would be a chocolate variety it would be a bit of an odd combination in my book.
Hash cakes would explain the munchie attack and subsequent obsession, and paranoia about outstaying my welcome. However I don't think they were.
I didn't know sticky biscuits was a euphamism for.. that. I was never much into rugby.
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