Buttery, soft and so moreish! (Jacob's Cornish Wafers)

Member Name: i_am_joy

Product:	Jacob's Cornish Wafers
Date:	06/04/09 (83 review reads)
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Advantages: Taste delicious, more interesting than Cream Crackers, versatile

Disadvantages: You'll get lots of flakes on you while eating!

I love Jacob's Cream Crackers but have become bored of them over the years, for this reason I have been looking more towards other products in the Jacob's range. My favourites at the moment are their Cornish Wafers which are delicious round crackers that are extremely versatile and can be eaten with or without toppings at any time of day.

What sets these apart from standard crackers is how soft they are, the Cornish Wafers are much flakier than other crackers and have a delicious buttery flavour which lingers for a long time after I've finished eating. I sometimes just have them thinly spread with butter for a snack but often will have the decadent breakfast of smoked salmon and cream cheese on top of these wafers, as suggested on the packet, which is what I had this morning.

There is no snap when you bite through a Cornish Wafer, more like it crumbles into your mouth and the part you've bitten off slowly gets softer and softer as you chew. They are not claggy in the slightest though and chew down nicely, I love the flakiness of them because it makes it feel like you're eating something so much more exciting than a cracker. Saying that, the flakes can leave quite a mess down the front of my blouse and when they end up in the keyboard I cuss these delicious little wafers but it's not their fault it's mine for eating over the computer!

Other good toppings for Cornish Wafers that I have tried include a spread of Boursin topped with a slice of wafer thin ham, strong cheddar cheese and Branston pickle, tuna mayo, red salmon and cucumber plus anything you fancy really. I did a nice lunch the other day using Cornish Wafers, I scrambled an egg using very little milk to give a solid scrambled egg after cooking then arranged the egg on top of the wafers. This I topped with some sliced cherry tomatoes for a delicious light lunch which really rung the changes from scrambled egg on toast.

One thing you do have to watch is how you store the Cornish Wafers as they go soft very quickly if you leave them exposed to the air. I have a special tin that I store all my crackers in and this keeps mine in perfect condition but if you plan on leaving your crackers in the packet only then be aware than you will need to tuck the packet in carefully so you completely wrap the remaining crackers securely.

These are available from all of the big supermarkets and I've noticed they're appearing more and more in smaller shops alongside the regular Cream Crackers, they cost around 85p a packet and are absolutely delicious!

Summary: A really nice change from normal crackers.