McVitie's Triple Pack - 815g

McVitie's is the name on the biscuit packet in more British kitchens than anyone could count. It sits next to the tea caddy and the good mugs. It is less a brand than a fixture, like the kettle itself.

Here is what happens after a move to Canada. You sort the tea, and the tea is fine. Then you reach for something to dunk and the cupboard is empty. People search for McVitie's because a cup of tea on its own feels like it has turned up to a party without its other half.

The Triple Pack is three packets in one, 815g in all, so you can open one and leave the other two sealed in the cupboard for later. That is the theory, anyway. Fold the end over, use a clip if you are organised, and dunk with care. Everyone has lost half a biscuit to the bottom of a mug at least once.

Most people put it in the basket next to a box of proper British tea, and often something for toast while they are at it. A full cupboard of home is a very calming thing.