Crucial biscuit question - which are posher: Rich Teas or Custard creams?

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We're split down the middle at HQ and it's more important than you think!

Damn you MN, I have to go and buy biscuits now

I'm thinking rich tea are slightly posher too.

Hmmm, Rich Tea is posher, agree that CC are a bit too bling to be posh.

What on earth is going on in MN Towers?

Neither of them are posh.

But why would anyone want a rich tea if there are custard creams on offer?

Think they are both a bit charlady common, ackcherly

I think you need to buy something like Butter Thins from Fortnum & Mason to qualify as posh.

Agree that Choco Liebniz and Boasters are the luscious biscuits of choice, but only if you scran the whole packetful at a time. Not for sharing dear god no.

Have been giving this some more thought. If you are thinking in terms of a meeting scenario, the rich tea does require dunking which may place it below the custard cream.

ooh rich tea

RICH TEAS are like a plain tuile kind of biscuit

cc are deffo chavvy

Ok, this time Garabaldis and fig rolls. So neither posh but which is less posh?

Dunking

For preference, I would have a custard cream. Why would you eat a Rich Tea, they are like eating paving slabs. Vile.

Why don't you really push the boat out and get some chocolate digestives (plain choc though )

that's difficult, that is

I would say fig roll less posh

But you are not posh.
posh people like ME have black tea and plain biscuits

its like any adornement is rough

nothing more delish than plain choc digestives

listen MN HQ
go for plain to be posh

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Yes, garibaldi def posher.

Fig rolls better.

In the biscuit world, posh does not mean better.

Garibaldis are more common than figrolls, because I can imagine being able to buy a couple of them in cellophane at a service station. So figrolls are marginally posher.

oi justine
have i missed a webchat

If a biscuit is named after an Italian national military hero, then by default it is posh

Good logic, BoF. But it really is marginal because you can imagine someone eating either of them and thinking "this is one of my 5 a day".