The perfect biccie! (McVities Classic Rich Tea)

Member Name: englishdavid

Product:	McVities Classic Rich Tea
Date:	02/06/09 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Taste, simplicity, crunch

Disadvantages: Dunking can be hazardous

McVities Rich Tea biscuits have always been part of my life. I remember eating them as a youngster and I have never tired of their simplicity and flavour. They're quite pricey for 'plain' biscuits, but the premium is well rewarded in terms of taste. The price varies widely from shop-to-shop depending on current offers but 75p for a packet of 30(ish) sounds pretty good. How to describe them? They are very light, dry and crisp biscuits. This crunch is actually particularly useful in helping to work out how long the packet has been open - the crisper, the fresher! They have a VERY mild tea flavour, are slightly sweet and chew to a cream-like, almost buttery feel.

So now onto my pet hate and the biscuit's Achilles' heel: They're just ever-so-slightly too big to dunk into my reasonably sized mug without having to nibble the edge off first so they'll fit. A trite matter, granted, but it still aggravates me. And on the subject of dunking, Rich Tea's are ridiculously fragile. Tea exposure of more than a couple of seconds leads to the heartbreak that is seeing the biscuit break, float briefly and then sink to the bottom of the mug to form a sludge which is very difficult to remove completely, even with the most perfectly shaped spoon. These little tragedies plague my day. Such is life! There's a real art to dunking these fellows, and it's a skill worth mastering.

For the calorie conscious, the stats that matter are as follows (values per biscuit):

Calories: 36
Protein: 0.6g
Carbs: 5.7g
Fat: 1.2g
Fibre: 0.2g

These are pretty reasonable numbers compared to some of the more 'elaborate' biscuits so a couple of Rich Tea's with your afternoon cuppa as an ocasional treat probably won't do you too much harm.

In summary, you can keep your Chocolate Hob-Nobs and other such fancy creations. I'll always be a Rich Tea man.

Summary: As British as Roast Beef and Yorkies!