A Classic for Dunking! (Tesco Rich Tea Biscuits)

Member Name: JJJJ

Product:	Tesco Rich Tea Biscuits
Date:	18/12/08 (194 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Not too sweet

Disadvantages: N/A

Having a cup of tea wouldn't be the same without a biscuit (or ten) to 'dunk' into it - and i've certainly dunked my fair share of biscuits into a fair few cups of tea over the years! Sometimes I can get a bit carried away, and demolish half a packet of whatever i'm eating - then end up forcing myself to do around 100 sit-ups before going to bed.

Whilst I was in the supermarket last week, I came across the humble 'Rich Tea' - a biscuit we always had in the house during my childhood, and I though I would revisit it, and give it a go.

Rich Tea was apparently developed in 17th century in Yorkshire for the upper-classes as a light snack between full-course meals. The biscuit is circular, fairly thin and has the words 'Rich Tea Biscuit' engraved on the top side.

Tesco Rich Tea Biscuits cost 38p for the 200g packet, so this is certainly not a product which is going to break the bank. There is also a 'value' version available, costing 25p for a 300g packet, but I haven't yet tried that one.

The biscuits themselves are nice and crunchy, not too sweet and have a subtle flavour. In comparison to the McVities variety, there really isn't much to choose between them.

In terms of the ingredients, the biscuit contains: Wheat Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Malt Extract, Salt, Raising Agents (sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), and Glucose Syrup. Each biscuit contains 36 Calories, which is 2% of your recommended daily allowance.

Rich Tea biscuits in general are not the most exciting biscuits in the world, but they are certainly good with a cup of tea. The Tesco version is more than adequate for my dunking needs, and the flavour is spot-on. For the price, you can't really go wrong with these.

Summary: Rich Tea Biscuits