Posted by Robyn Lee, May 8, 2008 at 3:00 PM
From April 13 to 19, I traveled around Chile with two other American food journalists on a culinary media trip. Here's another snapshot from that week. —Robyn Lee
While I was delayed at Newark Airport on my way to Chile (curse American Airlines...curse), I killed some time by calling my friend Diana and asking what she'd like for me to bring back for her and her Chilean boyfriend, Ian.
"Negritas! Get Negritas! They're really good!"
"Get a what?"
"It's a type of biscuit. Ian's mom just brought a few bags back from Chile. ...And we ate a bag."
I wrote down the name in my notebook and made it my major goal of the trip to return back to America with a luggage's worth of this coveted cookie, not just for Ian and Diana but for other food-loving friends. And with a 10-pack bag only costing about $2, I could've filled a luggage without going broke.
Nah, I didn't go that crazy; I only bought ten bags.
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In order to gain more customers in China, Kraft reformulated their Oreo in different ways, including lowering the sugar content of the round sandwich cookies and making a new Oreo snack in the form of wafer sticks, now the best-selling biscuit in China.
Posted by Robyn Lee, September 4, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Graphic designer and illustrator Jamie Wieck has depicted Dante's descent into hell through the power of...biscuits! Start with a rich tea biscuit, whip your way through a party ring or two, and don't forget the custard creams. When you get to the iced gems, you know you're screwed. The poster is available for £119.99, although with the same amount of money you could also buy yourself a truckload of biscuits. Decisions, decisions...
If you're unfamiliar with the world of mostly European biscuits, check out the biscuit compendium Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down.
Posted by Lia Bulaong, May 7, 2007 at 2:00 PM
Rasa Malaysia confesses a weakness for Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits so compelling she keeps going back to have them despite her feeling very strongly that chain restaurants are wrong. Her guilt drove her to Googling recipes, and she ended up baking biscuits she says are "about 80% close to the original in terms of taste".
Not bad, but I bet she'll still end up at Red Lobster! What are your chain restaurant guilty pleasures?
Posted by Lia Bulaong, March 12, 2007 at 7:40 AM
Mrs Marv is so hardcore that she made sausage, biscuits and gravy for her mom—all of it completely from scratch. Yes, even the sausage! I think you'll agree with me when I say that I think she is a breakfast rock star.
[via Tastespotting]
