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Foxygloves Wed 05-Apr-23 07:35:55

A comment on another thread about dunking a Nice biscuit got me thinking.
I (to my shame) have always dunked. I did remember not to when my D’s took me to the Ritz for a landmark birthday but in everyday life, give me a cuppa and give me a biscuit and I’m anybody’s.
But which biscuit is best for dunking? Does it depend on the beverage?
Tea biscuits are clearly streets ahead for tea, but ginger nuts run them close.
Hobnobs too, although they can be fragile, therefore risky.
hmmhmm
Or have you raised your hands in horror at this breach of etiquette? grin

Bodach Wed 05-Apr-23 09:27:50

Never have; never will - so long as I have a tooth remaining in my mouth...

Septimia Wed 05-Apr-23 09:34:49

Yes - mainly ginger nuts and preferably in coffee; sometimes rich tea, preferably in tea! Never chocolate biscuits and never my home-made shortbread biscuits.

ixion Wed 05-Apr-23 09:48:10

Certainly not😱
Never have, never will.

Witzend Wed 05-Apr-23 09:50:15

No, I can’t say it’s ever really appealed.

Biscuits are one thing, but the mother of my French exchange girl (I was 14) used to dunk her bread and butter tartine in a big bowl of milky tea every morning. The sight of those globules of melted butter floating on top of her tea honestly made me feel 🤮!

Yammy Wed 05-Apr-23 09:52:27

No, I never have been I like a crispy biscuit and never drink tea anyway.

multicolourswapshop Wed 05-Apr-23 09:53:05

I dunk ginger snaps and I even dunk mars bars to lick the melted chocolate it’s delicious grin

henetha Wed 05-Apr-23 09:54:56

I'm known as the Devonshire Dunker. Particularly with digestives, rich tea or Hobnobs.
But not in posh venues (a rare event!)

Blondiescot Wed 05-Apr-23 09:55:45

No, not a dunker here either! Never seen the attraction of a soggy biscuit.

Galaxy Wed 05-Apr-23 09:56:33

No. Not to do with etiquette but just the thought of the sogginess is making my toes curl.

lixy Wed 05-Apr-23 10:02:07

I do dunk. My favourite is a custard cream after a swift dunk in my coffee - have to get the timing right or it doesn't work at all.
DH has 2 Rich Tea with his morning coffee and dunks those as a matter of course. He enjoys the jeopardy he says!

Apart from the Rich Tea we have a 'no biscuit' rule at home unless I make them when the GC's are visiting, but every now and then a packet arrives somehow!

Baggs Wed 05-Apr-23 10:15:01

DD1 once dropped a whole custard cream biscuit into my tea. I didn't know till I got to the bottom. Ate it with a spoon. Might have given her a spoonful too.

Back then I don't think I did dunk. Still don't as a matter of course, just occasionally for v hard biscuits. My flapjack sometimes needed a dunk. GS1 – who was very shy as a small child – soon learned to come over and get his bit. I was chuffed that he showed this trust in me and my taste 🥰

Callistemon21 Wed 05-Apr-23 10:21:17

Not Nice biscuits, they collapse into a soggy mess.
I'd have to be desperate to eat one anyway.

In fact, I rarely dunk and try not to eat biscuits now. But ginger nuts always needed dunking or else you could break a tooth on them. The new ginger biscuits are not so tough.

Digestive and Hob Nobs are best 😁

However, my mother would tell me off if I dunked so I'm cautious about it.

Blossoming Wed 05-Apr-23 11:19:56

Only at home.

Foxygloves Wed 05-Apr-23 11:40:52

multicolourswapshop

I dunk ginger snaps and I even dunk mars bars to lick the melted chocolate it’s delicious grin

Mmm mm!
Now you’re talking! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

crazyH Wed 05-Apr-23 11:43:53

No, I don’t dunk - biscuits are meant to be crunched !

Ailidh Wed 05-Apr-23 12:19:54

Never. I don't see the point of sodden, soggy biscuits.

timetogo2016 Fri 07-Apr-23 15:04:04

I am a dunker,biscuits and chocolate,only at home though.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 07-Apr-23 15:07:14

Of course. Biscotti is also much better soaked in coffee.

dogsmother Fri 07-Apr-23 15:10:42

Of course I dunk. Also been known to spread butter on digestives …..

Whitewavemark2 Fri 07-Apr-23 15:14:12

Oh and croissants are nice dunked as well. I of course dunk all British type biscuits.

NanaDana Fri 07-Apr-23 15:53:37

Used to dunk, but daren't have biscuits in the house now, otherwise I'd be piling on the pounds again. Love the Peter Kay sketch about biscuit dunking. Great observational comedy. "Rich tea? The one dip wonder"...

HeavenLeigh Fri 07-Apr-23 15:56:39

Oh yuk never, if I eat a biscuit I like to eat it as it is no dunking for me.

Nicegranny Fri 07-Apr-23 16:15:45

I would dunk anytime anywhere with anyone as long as it wasn’t chocolate covered biscuits.

Oreo Fri 07-Apr-23 19:29:28

Redhead56

Ginger nuts are wasted on dunking they are too good! As are short bread especially homemade ones digestives are good for dunking they have the right texture.

Yeah, ginger nuts are great dunked, shortbread biccies are just asking to be dunked, so I do.😁
Rich tea? Haven’t tried those yet but I will.
Am a Southerner born and bred so not a Northern thing.
I even dunk fig rolls. Shameless😂

Callistemon21 Fri 07-Apr-23 19:37:36

My flapjack sometimes needed a dunk

DIL used to make the best flapjack! But she hasn't made any for ages, must give her a gentle nudge 🙂