McVitie's Jaffa Cakes - 125g

In Britain the Jaffa Cake lives in the biscuit aisle, eats like a cake and turns up everywhere in between: the office tea round, the school lunchbox, the plate someone puts out when the neighbours pop in. It is one of those things nobody remembers being introduced to. It was just always there.

Which is exactly why you go looking for it once you have moved. You do not want something roughly orange and roughly chocolate. You want the McVitie's one, with that particular give in the middle and the chocolate that cracks just so, because that is what the afternoon tasted like for years.

This is the 125g packet, the everyday one. It sits happily in the cupboard until someone finds it, which will not take long. Dunking is allowed, though the sponge goes quickly, so commit.

McVitie's makes plenty of other British teatime favourites, from Digestives to Hobnobs to Rich Tea, and Jaffa Cakes tend to end up in the basket alongside them. Add a box of proper British tea and the job is done.