Bourbon biscuit explained
The Bourbon (pronounced [1] or [2]) is a sandwich 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.[3] [4] [5] The Bourbon name, dating from the 1930s, comes from the former French and Spanish royal House of Bourbon.[6] A 2009 survey found that the Bourbon biscuit was the fifth most popular biscuit in the United Kingdom for dunking in tea.[7]
The small holes in bourbon biscuits are to prevent the biscuits from cracking or breaking during the baking process, by allowing steam to escape.[8] Many other companies make their own version of the biscuit under the "Bourbon" name, including major supermarkets.[9]
McVitie's chocolate-coated Penguin biscuits are made with the same biscuit mix as their bourbon biscuit, but the filling is different.[10]
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Notes and References
- Web site: BOURBON Definition of BOURBON by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810130232/https://www.lexico.com/definition/bourbon#h70148106551860 . dead . August 10, 2021 . Lexico Dictionaries English . Oxford University Press . 3 August 2020 . en.
- Book: Amis . Kingsley . The King's English . 2 June 2011 . Penguin UK . 978-0-14-196191-0 . 10 August 2021 . en.
- Web site: The link between bourbon biscuits and bourbon whiskey. Hugh. Schofield. 26 December 2014. www.bbc.com.
- Web site: Museum to remember birthplace of the Bourbon . Prudames . David . 25 Jan 2005 . . 11 Dec 2009.
- Web site: Hibbert . Colette . Biscuit factory makes 'comeback' . . 8 Feb 2005 . 11 Dec 2009.
- Book: Chambers Concise Dictionary. https://books.google.com/books?id=iwWuY9tAVq8C&pg=PA144 . Bourbon or Bourbon biscuit . 2004. Allied Publishers . 9788186062364. 144.
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4927255/Chocolate-digestive-is-nations-favourite-dunking-biscuit.html "Chocolate digestive is nation's favourite dunking biscuit"
- Web site: This is why bourbon biscuits have holes in them. 27 October 2017. The Independent.
- Web site: Gi. Melanie. zi. 2020-09-01. The best buorbon biscuits. 2021-10-26. Good Housekeeping. en-GB.
- mcvities . 1037383544602066944 . Hi there, thanks for your message. The biscuits within the penguin is the same as a bourbon but the chocolate and filling is different. :) Thanks!.
