Not for Dunking. (Jacobs Ritz Cheese Sandwich)

Member Name: Emmald

Product:	Jacobs Ritz Cheese Sandwich
Date:	16/04/09 (92 review reads)
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Advantages: A tasty snack cracker

Disadvantages: None

Whenever I see a box of Ritz crackers I think of Christmas, when we were children that was the only time of year that the bright red box was brought in through the front door.
Mum used to hand them out as though they were precious gems and the contents of the box lasted the family all over the festive period!
How times have changed, now I would buy a box of Ritz crackers any day of the week without feeling guilty and sit and eat far too many feeling really guilty!

This all goes to show just how spoilt we are today, as the great depression took hold in America during the 1930s everyone yearned for something good and tasty. Most readily accepted that cakes and cookies were too much to hope for but were over the moon when the National biscuit company introduced the Ritz cracker to the market.

Ritz crackers have been on the go for over 60 years, the brand is now owned by Kraft foods.
The plain Ritz crackers are tempting enough without adding that rich cheesy centre and I could systematically demolish a box of those crisp salty crackers with no problems.

Ritz cheese sandwich have taken things a step further, there are two delicious Ritz crackers sandwiched together with a thick layer of cream cheese.
The Ritz packaging has remained unchanged, the bright red plastic packet using the banana yellow lettering. The packet is well sealed so the crackers remain crisp and fresh and although there is a pull tab to open the packet I always seem to end up using the tip of a sharp knife to do the job.

These Ritz cheese sandwich biscuits would be good to put on the table at a buffet or just to eat as a snack at a party or to serve when you have guests, but if you do that it means that you're going have to share them!
Each Ritz sandwich biscuit is small and circular, the edge is fluted, the top has a few small holes and if you look closely you can just see the salt crystals sitting on the crust.
Each golden biscuit is a mass of flaky layers and as you bite into one small crumbs have a habit of falling everywhere. To make the cheese crackers Ritz have placed a layer of rich cream cheese in between two of their tasty crackers.
The layer of cream cheese is a very rich creamy buttercup colour, the ingredients state that dried cheese is used, whether this is what creates the unusual flavour remains a mystery.
The cream cheese also has a pleasant `kick` to it, which is maybe down to the cayenne pepper which is also in the listed ingredients.

When you bite into the deep cracker the flaky biscuit falls away yet the cheesy centre remains firm making the biscuit much more interesting.
Each Ritz sandwich biscuit contains 51 calories, 0.9g protein, 5.9g carbohydrates of which 0.5g is sugar, 2.6g fat of which 1.8g is saturates, 0.3g fibre and 0.3g salt.

A glass of wine in one hand a Ritz cheese sandwich biscuit in the other and a good film to watch, what more could anyone ask for!
If by any chance you are buying Ritz biscuits for children then the cheesy type may be too rich for them but I am sure that the plain Ritz crackers will go down a treat.

Summary: A good tasty cheesy snack biscuit.