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Ali from The Office Diet · 03-30-2008, 01:20 PM

Hi all,

I'm working on a blog article for a blog with a predominantly American audience (mine is a bit more UK oriented.)

If you're American, does "digestive biscuit" mean anything to you? If so, what? I don't want to totally confuse readers by referring to something non-existant in the US...

Thanks!

Ali

Dave Kaminski · 03-30-2008, 01:45 PM

I'm an American and I've never heard of it.

Ali from The Office Diet · 03-30-2008, 02:29 PM

I suspected that would be the case ... I think I'll leave it out, then. Cheers, Dave!

Ali

Akashic_Librarian · 03-30-2008, 02:37 PM

Hmm a Mcvities Digestive and a brew...can't go wrong!

beautyscientist · 03-30-2008, 02:55 PM

I haven't seen a digestive biscuit for years. I was beginning to wonder if I had eaten them all.

Lucas · 03-30-2008, 04:03 PM

British terminologly is always strange to me. Englanders talk like us, only slightly weird (or we talk like you only slightly weird). I would translate that as an antacid tablet, lol.

wellbeing · 03-30-2008, 04:22 PM

Here in the States, if you can look in some specialty food shops (such as the one I used to own), you might be able to find them (presuming you knew what they are in the first place).

Curious Little Factoid: One of the reasons they never got a toe-hold here in the States was their name. Our FDA some long time ago ruled that the term "digestive" was a "medical claim" that had never been proven.

@Lucas--
They're not antacids at all but pretty tasty plain-ish cookies. We had a hard time keeping McVitties and Hob Nobs in stock; we used to joke that their recipes called for a little smidge of crack.

@Ali--
I'm afraid there's no real American equivalent that I could suggest for your article.

Jennihul · 03-30-2008, 04:26 PM

I see them at World Market but to Americans it would be just another cookie, something we eat too many of anyway.

Instead we have a multi-billion dollar industry selling Tums, Rolaids, Zantac and Pepto-Bismol.

Jennifer

freedomclub · 03-30-2008, 05:33 PM

No we don't have them at all. I've never even heard the term before. I'm shocked someone hasn't brought the market to the U.S. yet.

Lucas · 03-30-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wellbeing

@Lucas--
They're not antacids at all but pretty tasty plain-ish cookies. We had a hard time keeping McVitties and Hob Nobs in stock; we used to joke that their recipes called for a little smidge of crack.

So what does the term "digestive" have to do with a biscuit? Most english terminology makes at least some sense to me (biscuits=cookies, tin=can, chips=fries, etc), but a "digestive biscuit" just doesnt make sense to me.

Jennihul · 03-30-2008, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freedomclub

No we don't have them at all. I've never even heard the term before. I'm shocked someone hasn't brought the market to the U.S. yet.

Um, hello. Read my post above yours.

Jennifer

jennifer · 03-30-2008, 09:28 PM

i live about 100 yards away from the mcvities factory and can smell bicuity goodness whenever i open my windows

digestives are my favorite, i never really thought about the name before...

ReallyGoodIdeas · 03-30-2008, 10:29 PM

They're wholemeal biscuits. My husband arrived in Australia from the UK talking about digestive biscuits. They're not just plain, they're wholemeal, so they're meant to be better for your digestive tract.

Hazel

Cantando · 03-31-2008, 10:52 AM

They are very popular over here in the UK. McVities are the best known brand but supermarket chains do their own brand as well. So, if you live in the States and there is a new Tesco supermarket near you, you can probably buy them there. They are either plain wholemeal or covered in milk chocolate or dark chocolate. There are reduced fat versions as well.

We British have a thing about our biscuits. ‘Cookies’ to us mean little round, nobbly biscuits, usually with chocolate chips in them.

I rue the day when McDonald's opened its first 'restaurant' in London in 1974 and chips were renamed to fries. What an abomination!

veranadine · 03-31-2008, 11:32 AM

I am living in the UK right now (originally from the US) and I bought some "biscuits" the other day from the local whole foods that were made in Britain and actually said COOKIES on them. I was so amazed that I had to buy them. LOL

Blessings,

03-30-2008, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ali from The Office Diet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South London, UK Posts: 141	Do Americans have digestive biscuits? Hi all, I'm working on a blog article for a blog with a predominantly American audience (mine is a bit more UK oriented.) If you're American, does "digestive biscuit" mean anything to you? If so, what? I don't want to totally confuse readers by referring to something non-existant in the US... Thanks! Ali

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veranadine Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Isle of Avalon Posts: 252	I am living in the UK right now (originally from the US) and I bought some "biscuits" the other day from the local whole foods that were made in Britain and actually said COOKIES on them. I was so amazed that I had to buy them. LOL Blessings,

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jennifer Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: carlisle, cumbria, uk Posts: 15	i live about 100 yards away from the mcvities factory and can smell bicuity goodness whenever i open my windows digestives are my favorite, i never really thought about the name before...

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ReallyGoodIdeas Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 320	They're wholemeal biscuits. My husband arrived in Australia from the UK talking about digestive biscuits. They're not just plain, they're wholemeal, so they're meant to be better for your digestive tract. Hazel

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Cantando Family Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 1,436	They are very popular over here in the UK. McVities are the best known brand but supermarket chains do their own brand as well. So, if you live in the States and there is a new Tesco supermarket near you, you can probably buy them there. They are either plain wholemeal or covered in milk chocolate or dark chocolate. There are reduced fat versions as well. We British have a thing about our biscuits. ‘Cookies’ to us mean little round, nobbly biscuits, usually with chocolate chips in them. I rue the day when McDonald's opened its first 'restaurant' in London in 1974 and chips were renamed to fries. What an abomination!

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