From Edinburgh to all of Great Britain
In 1830, Robert McVitie and his father opened a bakery on Rose Street in Edinburgh. It was there that one of their employees, Alexander Grant, developed the Digestive biscuit in 1892, which remains the standard recipe more than a century later.
Dipping biscuits
- Digestive : made with whole wheat, crumbly and lightly sweetened. There is also a Caramel version.
- Rich Tea : delicate and light, the most subtle.
- Hobnobs : oat flakes, crunchy and solid, milk chocolate or sticky toffee pudding flavour.
- Ginger Nuts : hard and flavoured with ginger.
Jaffa Cakes and other sweet treats
Jaffa Cakes are made of sponge cake, orange jelly, and a thin layer of chocolate. In 1991, a British court even had to rule on this: they are cakes, not biscuits. There are also:
- butter shortbread ;
- chocolate-orange bars;
- Iced Gems, mini biscuits topped with a dab of coloured icing.
See the Biscuits section, and to go with them, the Teas .
