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If you're familiar with both American & British food, please help me.

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Fucck · 20/12/2019 15:37

What is the Brit equivalent of graham crackers (and are gram crackers the same thing?)
I've pondered this for years now. It's time I was put out of my misery. And I'm trying to follow a particular American recipe

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KenAdams · 20/12/2019 15:39

There isn't one! We get people to bring them back for us when they go.

Graham is pronounced like gram in an American accent.

What are you trying to make, s'mores? If it's a cheesecake, digestives would work.

AGnu · 20/12/2019 15:40

I've used digestive biscuits as a sub before. No idea what it would've been like with graham crackers but it was good!

ItsJustTheOneSwanActually · 20/12/2019 15:40

yeah i'd say a plain digestive would be the closest?

NewName73 · 20/12/2019 15:42

As PPs have said, digestive biscuits is the closest substitute.

MitziK · 20/12/2019 15:42

If you're doing something sweet, smashing up a box of Golden Grahams would work.

Fucck · 20/12/2019 15:43

Yes, S'mores bites things that I've seen.
Ah right, I've always thought in the pictures that they don't particularly look like digestives, that's why it's confused me.

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Fucck · 20/12/2019 15:44

Golden Grahams, noted!

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HavelockVetinari · 20/12/2019 15:45

Definitely similar to digestives. You can order graham crackers online though

HavelockVetinari · 20/12/2019 15:45

My auto correct just tried to change that to Graham Mctavish - I bloody wish i could order him online! Grin

wowfudge · 20/12/2019 15:51

Digestives are closest.

Redpriestandmozart · 20/12/2019 17:41

Most Asian supermarkets seem to stock them.

mindutopia · 20/12/2019 17:42

I use digestives, which actually I think are nicer (I’m American). You can buy graham crackers in American shops and online but they are expensive and not all that interesting anyway.

SillyUnMurphy · 20/12/2019 17:47

I think Arrowroot biscuits would work as a good substitute

Katinski · 20/12/2019 17:47

Another vote for Digestives.

ArnoldBee · 20/12/2019 17:52

I've made Smores with Rich Tea but that's how my son likes them.

jcurve · 20/12/2019 17:54

Another vote for Arrowroots.

QueenOfTheSandals · 20/12/2019 17:56

We always make smores with (chocolate) digestives Wink

EweSurname · 20/12/2019 17:57

DS wanted s'mores recently and a random recipe online said using chocolate covered digestives was an easy way to get a good approximation. No idea if they pass as I've never eaten a proper s'more but DS wolfed them down!

StoneColdSaidSo · 20/12/2019 18:28

We go back regularly to visit my family and always bring a couple of boxes back. I haven’t really found anything In the uk that tastes the same as them, especially if you’re using them for cheesecake crust. For s’mores rich tea or chocolate digestives work. I also use the milk chocolate liebniz if we run out of Graham’s. You can order them on amazon and some online American food stores, but they’re triple the price of what they are in the us!

tiddlydink · 20/12/2019 18:33

Digestives with some extra cinnamon thrown in would be the closest but not the same.

SpaceCadet4000 · 20/12/2019 18:36

We used to get Graham crackers from the Tescos at Earls Court when we lived in London, but that might have just because there are lots of Americans in London.

Thanks OP.... I'm now going to head to Walmart after work to get Smores ingredients!!

Sprinklemetinsel · 20/12/2019 18:44

Bath Olivers?

francienolan · 20/12/2019 21:38

Digestives. Are you making a Graham cracker crust?

HeyMicky · 20/12/2019 21:55

Hovis digestives are a wee bit closer to cracker than biscuit - they live with the cheese biscuits rather than the sweet biscuits

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