Grown up biscuits for grown up people (Asda Smart Price Digestive Biscuits)

Member Name: bruffyboy

Product:	Asda Smart Price Digestive Biscuits
Date:	14/06/09 (26 review reads)
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Advantages: price

Disadvantages: colour

Sainsburys have proven themselves in the digestive biscuit realm, so how would Asda fare?

As a young boy, I often had to stay with my aunty who had a cool looking biscuit jar, but all it was filled with was digestives. It used to drive me crazy, and I would rather go without than take them. These days, I'm not much different when it comes to a biscuit for dunking into a brew, but for bases on cheesecakes, or eating with some cheese, you can't beat them.

A digestive biscuit is so called because it was at first believed they helped you with your digestion, but this was later proven to be untrue! Anyway, what are they? They are made of coarse brown wheat flour (which is where the unique look and taste comes from), as well as the usual sugar, vegetable oil, wholemeal and high-fructose corn syrup. Because of these ingredients, the biscuit is only semi-sweet, meaning it won't appeal to those who want something sweet (like when I was little). However, this also makes it the ideal companion for something like cheese, as the biscuits don't have an overpowering taste, and allow you to enjoy the flavour of the topping.

At 38p for a 400 gram pack, these are as cheap as they come, and Asda have done a great job with them. I honestly don't think there is any difference between these and the expensive ones. The texture is crumbly and dry, the taste is semi-sweet and has the distinct brown wheat flour taste. The look is not quite the usual dark brown, but a tad lighter, although this doesn't affect the taste.

For those who want something a bit sweeter, Asda do the same biscuits but covered in milk chocolate too!

Summary: do it