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| Nick Kiwi |
Dear Nicey,
I have never seen the Mikado biscuits which you feature on your excellent site. I had always taken Mikado biscuits to be the thin biscuit sticks dipped in chocolate, to which you make brief mention. They are sold by LU biscuits in France, but I'm fairly sure that the Danone Group (who own LU) sold stick Mikados under their Jacob's brand in Britain. Surely the company can't have been selling two different products under the same name in the U.K. and Eire?
Yours
Nick Kiwi |
| Nicey replies: The world of biscuits has more intrigue and mystery than one might suspect. |
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Biff Tannen
Jacob's Mikado Review |
hi there
i like reading your website when i am sat in the university library where i can only dream of a nice cup of tea. this morning i read the review of the jacob's mikado and when the picture had loaded i was shocked to see what used to be called the 'jamboree'. i'm not sure who manufactured it....but when i was younger my grandparents used to buy them from the local shop. i hope this is of some use to you....and do you have any other information regarding the history of the jam-bo-ree?
~biff~ |
| Nicey replies: The format used in the Mikado is not unique although the underlying biscuit varies quite a bit between bakers. I'll keep a look out for other variants and their names. |
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Benjamin Smith
Jacob's Mikado Review |
Nicey,
Your review of the Jacob's Mikado is both exotic and illuminating. I cannot supress the thought however that the biscuit itself resembles a prop from a 1960's episode of Star Trek.
ben |
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Kathryn Hall
Jacob's Mikado Review |
Dear Nicey,
My congratulations to The Wife on her successful Irish quest. Well done!
I was delighted to hear that the Mikado is alive and well and living up to its former identity, especially since so few things apparently do these days.
Your excellent technical review was very fair, I thought, and it does (thankfully) still appear that the whole is rather more that the sum of its parts - the entire 'ensemble' making such a good impression on the tasters.
I do understand you have objections to coconut, however, have you any plans to complete the set (per the infamous 'ditty') and review Jacob's Coconut Creams too?
Yours ever with gratitude,
Kathryn Hall, Indiana.
(PS - I am still weeping gently at the thought of The Wife's real Tandragee Tayto's) |
| Nicey replies: Kathryn,
You have obviously been waiting for this review, glad you liked it.
We would never shy away from reviewing some of the more challenging biscuits, but I wouldn't hold out too long if you want to see a lemon puff or pink wafer review. |
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| Jon Beck |
After visiting your site today and reading some of the comments posted by various biscuit lovers, I was stumped and befuggled to say the least with regards to the seemingly posh biscuit eaters of todays modern market. Where are the comments about the humble digestive biscuit? This biscuit is a true stalwart of the tea dunking food market. The thing with digestives is regardless of what brand of digestive you buy, they all taste exactly the same. Whether it be Somerfield basic, tesco value, Mcvitie's they all taste as good as each other. It also goes very nicely soggy in your tea and makes for a very enjoyable brew. Remember kids. Do not forget your roots. With all these new fangled bisuits coming out with promises of 'jam' or 'chololate' or 'sugar' (like the ill-fated nice biscuit), you need to remember the digestive. Ultimately reliable and always up for a brew, the digestive is a! true giant of the biscuit world.
Jon Beck
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