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Title: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: gavin_t on February 12, 2021, 02:27:42 PM
Yes or no?  ;D


Seem to have sparked a massive discussion at work today after returning from the canteen with a Cappuccino and a croissant and proceeding to dunk the croissant in the coffee.  :)

Would have thought I had murdered someone by the look of horror I got from one of the nurses  :-\

Apparently the majority are against biscuit dunking etc entirely. Best bit in my opinion!

Also Best dunking biscuit? vote away...
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: ntpntpntp on February 12, 2021, 02:29:23 PM
NOOOOO!!     Disgusting habit   :D  :D
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Post by: port perran on February 12, 2021, 02:48:33 PM
Yes to biscuits - especially chocolate biscuits.
No to croissants or any sort of cake though.

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Post by: Train Waiting on February 12, 2021, 03:09:32 PM
Aaaaargh; most certainly not!  :sick2:

John
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Post by: guest311 on February 12, 2021, 03:12:21 PM
Digestives or ginger nuts ....

until you find the shelf fillers have been playing football with them, ...

and half drops off into your coffee  :'(
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: chrism on February 12, 2021, 03:30:33 PM
I would never dunk biscuits in my drinks - heck, I don't even dunk ice in my whisky  :smiley-laughing:
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Post by: emjaybee on February 12, 2021, 03:41:49 PM
Bourbons dunked in coffee, but only instant coffee.

Or...

Cadburys Wispa dunked in hot chocolate.
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Post by: Newportnobby on February 12, 2021, 03:45:18 PM
The only thing I dunk in coffee is Bailey's Original.
Nectar :drool:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: RailGooner on February 12, 2021, 03:55:14 PM
KFC dunked in Coke or Root Beer. Yum. Hey, don't knock it till you've tried it. Live life.
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: guest311 on February 12, 2021, 03:58:57 PM
must admit I never really liked hot chocolate ...

but one night when I was on evening shift on the airfield in NI, and the snow clearance crews were out, wandered past them as they were having a break and was offered a corned beef sarnie, well more a doorstop, and one for A/D Rex as well  :food: and a mug of hot chocolate, think it was navy, CHI ??, with a tot of rum in it.  :claphappy:

really warmed me up, and very much appreciated their sharing their break with us.
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: dave d on February 12, 2021, 04:13:10 PM
Biccies - yes - especially ginger snaps :)
Croissants - not for me but if you must ........
Believe that those persons across the channel have a penchant for dunking their croissants, apparently in hot chocolate.
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: port perran on February 12, 2021, 04:20:38 PM
Quote from: chrism on February 12, 2021, 03:30:33 PM
I would never dunk biscuits in my drinks - heck, I don't even dunk ice in my whisky  :smiley-laughing:
Most definitely no ice in whisky even if the tasting notes suggest otherwise.
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: guest311 on February 12, 2021, 04:46:23 PM
looks like I spelled it wrong ...

should have been Kye

https://www.navy-net.co.uk/community/threads/coco-drink.43764/ (https://www.navy-net.co.uk/community/threads/coco-drink.43764/)
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Papyrus on February 12, 2021, 04:50:25 PM
Croissants in cafe au lait for breakfast - tick,

Ginger biccies in coffee - tick,

KFC, Coke and root beer are all disgusting. I dread to think what they are like together... :sick:

Cheers,

Chris
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: daffy on February 12, 2021, 04:57:38 PM
Dunking has been scientifically proven  ;) to improve mental health and wellbeing.

So far I have found no reason to doubt this having dunked a whole range of comestibles in my time, including, but not limited to, MvVities Digestives (with or without chocolate, plain or milk), Ginger Nuts, Custard Creams, Bourbons, Squashed-Fly biscuits, and Penguins.

The latter (not the feathered variety) is a special case, as the dunking is merely a precursor to using the biscuit, while one end is still in the hot liquid of choice, in the manner of a straw, drawing up the fluid through the layers within the chocolate covering.
WARNING!: this is inevitably a messy business.

:D
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Post by: ntpntpntp on February 12, 2021, 08:35:10 PM
bleuch  :sick2:
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Post by: ChrisWV10 on February 12, 2021, 08:50:51 PM
All biccies are dunkable. I'd go so far as to say it's required  :)

Not so sure about croissants? Don't they just go soggy? Still I'm not one to question. I used to dunk beef paste sarnies!  :D
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Post by: guest311 on February 12, 2021, 08:55:41 PM
in Oxo or Bovril ?
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Post by: emjaybee on February 12, 2021, 08:56:49 PM
Well, seeing as someone else has cracked the door open, I have a penchant for dipping ham and mayo sandwiches in my cup a soup.

:-[
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: ChrisWV10 on February 12, 2021, 08:57:19 PM
Quote from: class37025 on February 12, 2021, 08:55:41 PM
in Oxo or Bovril ?

Coffee!  :o
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: guest311 on February 12, 2021, 08:57:58 PM
it takes all kinds
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Post by: emjaybee on February 12, 2021, 08:58:37 PM
Quote from: ChrisWV10 on February 12, 2021, 08:57:19 PM
Quote from: class37025 on February 12, 2021, 08:55:41 PM
in Oxo or Bovril ?

Coffee!  :o

:sick2:

And that's from me!   :worried:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Mr Sprue on February 12, 2021, 09:19:58 PM
For Christmas our eldest son bought us a Tassimo Coffee machine that makes amazing Costa coffee.  Now started buying amaretti biscuits which are awesome dunked in this tasty brew.

The two flavours sort of reminds me being at Liverpool street station where I used to grab a cuppa and a biscuit from a Costa kiosk before catching the train to Romford, after an enjoyable day either at TINGS or Warley!
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Newportnobby on February 12, 2021, 09:41:43 PM
Despite being on decaff coffee for 27 years owing to heart issues, I admit to partaking in a Costa coffee whenever possible, rather than................

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/106/264-120221213901-106307849.jpeg)

:sick:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Mr Sprue on February 12, 2021, 10:16:15 PM
Quote from: Newportnobby on February 12, 2021, 09:41:43 PM
Despite being on decaff coffee for 27 years owing to heart issues, I admit to partaking in a Costa coffee whenever possible, rather than................

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/106/264-120221213901-106307849.jpeg)

:sick:

Too right, life is too short to deny oneself of life's simple pleasures and Starbucks ain't one of them!  :) ;)
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Bealman on February 12, 2021, 10:54:45 PM
I can never make up me mind whether to have red or white wine on me cornflakes in the morning  :D
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: weave on February 12, 2021, 11:51:59 PM
It takes me about an hour to be fully compos mentis in the morning so I find that rosé wine goes well with cornflakes as you don't have to make the red/white decision  :).

I'm not a biscuit dunker but if I had to eat a croissant I'd certainly want to cover it in something that actually tasted nice.

No help at all but if you put bread in soup then why not croissant in coffee? Tell 'em to mind their own.

Cheers, weave  :beers:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Bealman on February 13, 2021, 12:16:31 AM
Never thought of rose! Victoria Bitter is no good - the froth spoils the cornflakes  :no:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: railsquid on February 13, 2021, 01:16:07 AM
Quote from: daffy on February 12, 2021, 04:57:38 PMSquashed-Fly biscuits


??? :goggleeyes:  :confused2:
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Post by: railsquid on February 13, 2021, 01:17:19 AM
What are people's thoughts about dunking Weetabix in baked beans?  :angel:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: jpendle on February 13, 2021, 02:41:44 AM
Quote from: railsquid on February 13, 2021, 01:16:07 AM
Quote from: daffy on February 12, 2021, 04:57:38 PMSquashed-Fly biscuits


??? :goggleeyes:  :confused2:
Garibaldi biscuits.

John P
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Bealman on February 13, 2021, 03:03:12 AM
OK.... the connection being?  :confused2:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Trainfish on February 13, 2021, 03:38:23 AM
Quote from: Bealman on February 13, 2021, 12:16:31 AM
Victoria Bitter is no good

Should have left it at that
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: LASteve on February 13, 2021, 05:34:00 AM
Phillipe's French Dip - roast meat sandwich dunked in gravy. You can drink the gravy so I count it as a valid "drink" to dunk into.

Menu follows: https://www.philippes.com/menu (https://www.philippes.com/menu)

Get the beef, double-dipped with swiss cheese. And get a jar of the mustard for home consumption.
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Post by: emjaybee on February 13, 2021, 08:26:30 AM
Aah, American 'haute cuisine', I am sorely missing my annual doseage of fine fare. Would you believe I can't get a half-pound double stack burger with bacon, pulled pork, cheddar, bbq sauce, onion rings and fries on the side anywhere round here. Shocking.
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Newportnobby on February 13, 2021, 09:37:54 AM
Quote from: Bealman on February 13, 2021, 03:03:12 AM
OK.... the connection being?  :confused2:

If you Google Garibaldi biscuits you'll see the squashed currant filling looks like mashed flies.

Quote from: railsquid on February 13, 2021, 01:17:19 AM
What are people's thoughts about dunking Weetabix in baked beans?  :angel:

That's a drag, man. Just makes me fart
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: njee20 on February 13, 2021, 10:51:27 AM
You're (mostly) monsters! Dunking any food in any beverage is just wrong. I can just, just conceive of dipping a biscuit with exceptional integrity (such as a Hobnob) in a cup of tea, but that's it. Sandwiches in soup? Croissants in coffee?

(https://i.imgur.com/SB0TrPW.jpg)
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Trainfish on February 13, 2021, 11:42:04 AM
Quote from: Newportnobby on February 13, 2021, 09:37:54 AM
Quote from: Bealman on February 13, 2021, 03:03:12 AM
OK.... the connection being?  :confused2:

If you Google Garibaldi biscuits you'll see the squashed currant filling looks like mashed flies.

Quote from: railsquid on February 13, 2021, 01:17:19 AM
What are people's thoughts about dunking Weetabix in baked beans?  :angel:

That's a drag, man. Just makes me fart

Drag? Who mentioned drag?
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: Newportnobby on February 13, 2021, 12:01:41 PM
You can keep all your sweet sickly dessert stuff. For me, the best dunk is to use up any gravy left after a roast meal by dunking slices of bread into it. I'll take bread & gravy rather than a dessert any day of the week. Trouble is, my nephew has also developed a taste for it so I have competition now :doh:
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Post by: Trainfish on February 13, 2021, 12:07:05 PM
Does that mean you're both on the gravy train?

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Post by: guest311 on February 13, 2021, 12:08:18 PM
ahhhh ... Bisto  :thumbsup:

mind you, once had a manager who used to put gravy on his chips  :sick2:

everyone knows its salt and vinegar on chips  :food:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: LASteve on February 13, 2021, 01:32:30 PM
Quote from: emjaybee on February 13, 2021, 08:26:30 AM
Aah, American 'haute cuisine', I am sorely missing my annual doseage of fine fare. Would you believe I can't get a half-pound double stack burger with bacon, pulled pork, cheddar, bbq sauce, onion rings and fries on the side anywhere round here. Shocking.
Criminal. I don't know how you folk get by.
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: emjaybee on February 13, 2021, 02:15:05 PM
Quote from: LASteve on February 13, 2021, 01:32:30 PM
Quote from: emjaybee on February 13, 2021, 08:26:30 AM
Aah, American 'haute cuisine', I am sorely missing my annual doseage of fine fare. Would you believe I can't get a half-pound double stack burger with bacon, pulled pork, cheddar, bbq sauce, onion rings and fries on the side anywhere round here. Shocking.
Criminal. I don't know how you folk get by.

I know right! It's like a form of abuse!

I've even had to resort to making my own Buffalo chicken strips and blue cheese dip. It's a messy process, but by god they're good.

The other thing I'm really missing is Wild Berry Skittles. They did them in this country for a bit, but took out the 'nice' chemicals flavourings so they were rubbish.

:'(
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Post by: dannyboy on February 13, 2021, 03:02:44 PM
I have never been one for much dunking of biscuits, but I'm with Mick  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Newportnobby on February 13, 2021, 12:01:41 PM
use up any gravy left after a roast meal by dunking slices of bread into it.

And I will quite often, at lunchtime, have a bowl of soup and a few slices of dry bread and I have to say, @class37025 (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=311), chips were made for gravy, unless it's fish and chips, then yes, salt and vinegar.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Trainfish on February 13, 2021, 03:06:25 PM
Vinegar? I have never understood why people would put acid on their chips  :doh:

On the subject of chips whenever we have been to the chip shop why does the Chinese lady always ask if I have a sore finger?
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: guest311 on February 13, 2021, 03:09:32 PM
oh dear  :'(

she is asking if you want

SALT & VINEGAR  :worried:

you really need to get out more, and not just to the female dog (changed by forum) shed  :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: chrism on February 13, 2021, 03:47:38 PM
Quote from: Newportnobby on February 13, 2021, 12:01:41 PM
You can keep all your sweet sickly dessert stuff. For me, the best dunk is to use up any gravy left after a roast meal by dunking slices of bread into it. I'll take bread & gravy rather than a dessert any day of the week. Trouble is, my nephew has also developed a taste for it so I have competition now :doh:

When I do a toad-in-the-hole I only put the toads in one half of the tray and have that half for the main course.
The other half has the rest of the gravy poured over it and sugar sprinkled on for the sweet course - unless I have some golden syrup in stock.
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Post by: guest311 on February 13, 2021, 03:56:20 PM
yorkie pudding with golden syrup  :food:

gran used to call them batter puddings, ...

but the same mix for
pancakes
yorkies
batter pudding
toad in the hole.

all  :food: :food:

love pancakes with maple syrup and bacon .... problem is, so does HB if given the chance  :'(
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: gavin_t on February 13, 2021, 08:23:37 PM
Quote from: dave d on February 12, 2021, 04:13:10 PM
Biccies - yes - especially ginger snaps :)
Croissants - not for me but if you must ........
Believe that those persons across the channel have a penchant for dunking their croissants, apparently in hot chocolate.

Yes it was a trip to the continent that sparked the habit after seeing the practice take place.

Had a feeling this would spark a good debate  ;D
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: gavin_t on February 13, 2021, 08:26:46 PM
Quote from: jpendle on February 13, 2021, 02:41:44 AM
Quote from: railsquid on February 13, 2021, 01:16:07 AM
Quote from: daffy on February 12, 2021, 04:57:38 PMSquashed-Fly biscuits


??? :goggleeyes:  :confused2:
Garibaldi biscuits.

John P


Haven't heard them called that since my nan was about bless her. It has always stuck with me though when I see them  ;D
Title: Re: Dunking food/biscuits in drinks.......
Post by: gavin_t on February 13, 2021, 08:29:55 PM
Quote from: class37025 on February 13, 2021, 12:08:18 PM
ahhhh ... Bisto  :thumbsup:

mind you, once had a manager who used to put gravy on his chips  :sick2:

everyone knows its salt and vinegar on chips  :food:


I think that becomes more common place/acceptable the further north you go....
Other half is from the north and has a thing for gravy on chips or curry sauce  :thumbsdown:
Salt and vinegar only is my preference.