McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits - 300g

Rich Tea sits at the very bottom of the British biscuit pecking order, and that is a compliment. It is the plain one, the dependable one, the biscuit built for dunking rather than showing off. Nobody fights over it. Everybody eats it.

People in Canada go looking for it because a mug of tea without one looks unfinished. If you grew up with a packet by the kettle, you know the exact snap and the exact dunk you are after, so it is McVitie's Rich Tea you type in, not just any plain biscuit.

The 300g packet is the everyday size, the one that lives in the cupboard and gets opened mid-afternoon with good intentions. Fold the end over once it is open and pop it back on the shelf. As for dunking, a Rich Tea gives you about two seconds before half of it ends up at the bottom of the mug. Plan accordingly.

McVitie's also make the Digestive, Hobnobs and Jaffa Cakes, so the Rich Tea rarely travels alone. Most people put it in the basket next to a box of proper tea bags, plus a packet of Digestives for days that call for a bit more ambition.