What do you call this biscuit?

[danny la rouge]

It just gets worse.

What wrong with you? That’s just normal!

 

[Spymaster]

These threads always give me a bit of a yearning for Scotland, and send me shopping on the internet. Last time I bought some tablet, and the time before, Macaroni pies.

So, I've just ordered myself a chunk of Lanark Blue cheese, and some Heather Cut Comb honey.

 

[iona]

Had to look up a recipe to make some now Danny's put the idea in my head, and apparently

These delicious biscuits actually go by many names, including but not limited to Imperial Biscuits, Deutsch Biscuits, German Biscuits, Belgian Biscuits (in New Zealand, although these can be a little different too), Linzer Biscuits, Double Biscuits, and even Freedom Biscuits!

 

[quimcunx]

OMG, this is a massive topic of debate in my family. I would call it a German biscuit. I've heard -- and I've no idea of the truth of it -- that they started to be known as Empire biscuits for patriotic reasons in WWI. And that seems the more predominant term these days.

My BIL calls them Belgian biscuits which is ludicrous but then he's from Dundee and they have all kinds of weird words for stuff there so .

These weren't really a feature of my childhood. I've asked on the family whatsapp and the weedgie says empire but that she's heard dundonians call them Belgian.

 

[Sue]

Had to look up a recipe to make some now Danny's put the idea in my head, and apparently

Well this is clearly absolute madness. (Not that Danny put the idea in your heard but all these alleged names.)

 

[moochedit]

No. It’s a popular biscuit everyone has. I thought, until this thread.

I think i've eaten something simalar before (without the cherry on top) but no idea what it's called

 

[Sue]

These weren't really a feature of my childhood. I've asked on the family whatsapp and the weedgie says empire but that she's heard dundonians call them Belgian.

And (((quimcunx)))

 

[Sue]

I think i've eaten something simalar before (without the cherry on top) but no idea what it's called

Well with a jelly sweetie on top, that'd be known as a German biscuit.

 

[seeformiles]

Yes, it's two shortbreadish biscuits sandwiched together with jam with icing and a jelly sweetie on top. I mean what's not to like???

Sounds good to me

 

[danny la rouge]

Had to look up a recipe to make some now Danny's put the idea in my head, and apparently

Proud to be ruining your health as well. Quite emotional.

 

[moochedit]

Well with a jelly sweetie on top, that'd be known as a German biscuit.

Ah... jelly not cherry...i misread

 

[Santino]

Nepalese muffin

 

[danny la rouge]

Ah... jelly not cherry...i misread

Can be either. More usually jelly tot.

 

[moochedit]

Yes, it's two shortbreadish biscuits sandwiched together with jam with icing and a jelly sweetie on top. I mean what's not to like???

Does sound good. Why are scotland hoarding all these things?

 

[quimcunx]

And (((quimcunx)))

I suspect other things have always appealed more. As treats go it doesn't seem that sumptuous.

 

[quimcunx]

I do like an Abernethy biscuit mind. Not sure you can get them down here either.

 

[Sasaferrato]

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The popular biscuit of shortbread, jam, icing and jelly tot/glace cherry?

Empire biscuit.

 

[iona]

Proud to be ruining your health as well. Quite emotional.

Not like I need much encouragement tbf

I do like an Abernethy biscuit mind. Not sure you can get them down here either.

You definitely can. Lots of big supermarkets have them.

 

[danny la rouge]

I suspect other things have always appealed more.

Pineapple tarts?

 

[danny la rouge]

I do like an Abernethy biscuit mind. Not sure you can get them down here either.

An Abernethy with butter or cheese! Luxury. (We used to call them Underneathy biscuits because they went underneath cheese).

 

[Sasaferrato]

Pineapple tarts?

Yum!

 

[PR1Berske]

This thread has been a lot of fun to run through and I'm tempted to start one about Chorley Cakes and Eccles Cakes up here.

 

[danny la rouge]

This thread has been a lot of fun to run through and I'm tempted to start one about Chorley Cakes and Eccles Cakes up here.

I don’t know the former.

 

[PR1Berske]

I don’t know the former.

They're very rare. I've seen them in Tesco.

 

[quimcunx]

An Abernethy with butter or cheese! Luxury. (We used to call them Underneathy biscuits because they went underneath cheese).

I usually eat them straight or dunk them. Haven't had them with cheese or butter. I want to now.

 

[quimcunx]

Not like I need much encouragement tbf


You definitely can. Lots of big supermarkets have them.

I normally only go to little ones. I'll try the big tesco.

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

What do I call it?

Abomination.

 

[quiet guy]

I've never come across these.

 

[gosub]

These threads always give me a bit of a yearning for Scotland, and send me shopping on the internet. Last time I bought some tablet, and the time before, Macaroni pies.

So, I've just ordered myself a chunk of Lanark Blue cheese, and some Heather Cut Comb honey.

There is SOME decent scran in Scotland

 

[ElizabethofYork]

I've never come across these.

Nor me.