Bourbon biscuit
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Alternative names | Bourbon cream, Bourbon, Chocolate Bourbon |
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Type | Biscuit |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Region or state | London |
Created by | Patrick Turner |
Main ingredients | Dark chocolate-flavoured biscuits, chocolate buttercream |
The Bourbon biscuit (/ˈbɔːrbən/; is a sandwich style biscuit consisting of two thin rectangular dark chocolate–flavoured biscuits with a chocolate buttercream filling.
The biscuit was introduced in 1910 (originally under the name "Creola") by the biscuit company Peek Freans, of Bermondsey, London, originator of the Garibaldi biscuit.[1][2][3] The new name was taken from the European royal House of Bourbon.[4] A 2009 survey found that the Bourbon biscuit was the fifth most popular biscuit in the UK to dunk into tea.[5]
The small holes in bourbon biscuits are to prevent the biscuits from cracking or breaking and to allow steam to escape during the baking process.[6] Many other companies make their own version of the biscuit under the "Bourbon" name, including major supermarkets.[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30539196
- ↑ Prudames, David (25 Jan 2005). "Museum to remember birthplace of the Bourbon". Culture24. Retrieved 11 Dec 2009.
- ↑ Hibbert, Colette (8 Feb 2005). "Biscuit factory makes 'comeback'". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 Dec 2009.
- ↑ Chambers Concise Dictionary. Allied Publishers. 2004. p. 144. ISBN 9788186062364.
- ↑ "Chocolate digestive is nation's favourite dunking biscuit". The Telegraph. 2 May 2009
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/bourbon-biscuits-holes-why-mcvities-reveals-reason-steam-escape-food-unwrapped-a8023101.html
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/bourbon-biscuits/15001/
External links
- Bourbon biscuit review from nicecupofteaandasitdown.com