As this biscuit blog builds up, I will be comparing the same type of biscuits from different UK stores. I do not know whether I can bring myself to compared digestives between the different shops, I may leave that to my mother. However, ginger 'nuts' as they are termed are certainly on the cards as will be rich tea and malted milk biscuits. Though the sampling will naturally be spread out over weeks, even months, you can link through to all the relevant postings as I am carefully tagging each of them at the bottom. This allows you to compare what I say about the nature of the same type of biscuit sold in different stores.
This week I have strayed beyond Lidl to Tesco where the woman in my house primarily shops. These are the large packets of Everyday Value Ginger Nuts. It says on the side that they have '30 servings' by which I assume they mean 30 biscuits, though I rarely eat single biscuits, usually I count two biscuits as a 'serving'.
I do like the mid-1960s styling of Tesco products introduced 2-3 years ago. Marks & Spencer did something similar. For someone of my generation these are very nostalgic as in the early 1970s this seemed a 'classic' styling, so I guess it is ideal for targeting people in their 40s and 50s. These biscuits are alright especially for a value brand. They are small in diameter and do not have a satisfying gingery flavour or an after taste which you would expect from a ginger biscuit whether of the nut or stem ginger variety. They also lack a really good snap when bitten, but avoid being powdery like some of the worst ginger nuts, They could be a 2½-star biscuit, but lack the tang you can even find in some cheap versions. They do their job which I suppose is all you can ask for from a value version biscuit.
Rating:
*****
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