Marie biscuit
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Biscuit
A biscuit is a baked, edible, and commonly flour-based product. The term is used to apply to two distinctly different products in North America and the Commonwealth Nations....
similar to a Rich tea
Rich tea
Rich tea is a type of sweet biscuit, the ingredients generally include wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil, and malt extract. The biscuits are popular in the United Kingdom, where their plain flavour and consistency makes them particularly suitable for dunking in tea and coffee...
. It is made with wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil and, unlike the Rich Tea biscuit, vanilla
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod...
flavoring. The biscuit is round and has its name engraved into its top surface. The edges of the top surface are also engraved with an intricate design. While the Rich Tea biscuit is the most popular version of this biscuit in the United Kingdom, it is the Marie version that is most popular in most other countries, particularly Sweden, Portugal, Mexico, Australia, Costa Rica, Pakistan, India, South Africa, and Spain. Like the Rich Tea biscuit, many consider the Marie's plain flavor to make it particularly suitable for dunking
Dunk (biscuit)
To dunk is to dip a biscuit , bread, buttered toast, cake, or doughnut into a beverage, especially tea, coffee, or cold milk. Dunking releases more flavour from confections by dissolving the sugars, while also softening their texture...
in tea. Other popular methods of consuming the biscuit includes using two to make a sandwich with butter and marmite
Marmite
Marmite is the name given to two similar food spreads: the original British version, first produced in the United Kingdom and later South Africa, and a version produced in New Zealand...
or condensed milk
Condensed milk
Condensed milk, also known as sweetened condensed milk, is cow's milk from which water has been removed and to which sugar has been added, yielding a very thick, sweet product which when canned can last for years without refrigeration if unopened. The two terms, condensed milk and sweetened...
spread in between, covering it with golden syrup
Golden syrup
Golden syrup is a pale treacle. It is a thick, amber-colored form of inverted sugar syrup, made in the process of refining sugar cane juice into sugar, or by treatment of a sugar solution with acid. It is used in a variety of baking recipes and desserts. It has an appearance similar to honey, and...
, and crumbling it up in custard
Custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on a cooked mixture of milk or cream and egg yolk. Depending on how much egg or thickener is used, custard may vary in consistency from a thin pouring sauce , to a thick pastry cream used to fill éclairs. The most common custards are used as...
and jelly
Fruit preserves
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits and sugar, often canned or sealed for long-term storage. The preparation of fruit preserves today often involves adding commercial or natural pectin as a gelling agent, although sugar or honey may be used, as well. Prior to World War II, fruit preserve...
. Marie biscuits are frequently served to children. Babies may be served the biscuits softened in milk as their first solid food. Marie biscuits are also a common ingredient in home baking recipes. In Spain
Spain
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, Natilla custard is typically served with a Maria on it. In Ireland they are known as Marietta and manufactured by Jacob's
Jacob's
Jacob's is a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers. The brand name in the Republic of Ireland is owned by Jacob Fruitfield Food Group and in the United Kingdom it is owned under license by United Biscuits.-History:...
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History
The Marie biscuit was created by an English bakery Peek FreansPeek Freans
Peek Frean is a brand of biscuits and related confectionery. The brand is owned in the UK by United Biscuits, although the Peek Frean name is no longer used in the UK. In the US and Canada the brand is owned by Kraft Foods.-History:...
in London in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha...
. It became popular throughout Europe, particularly in Spain where, following the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, the biscuit became a symbol of Spain's economic recovery after bakeries produced mass quantities to consume a surplus of wheat.
Manufacturers
The major international manufacturers (initially sorted by name) of this kind of biscuit include:| Country/Region | Producer | Brand |
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| Arcor | Maná | |
| Arnott's Biscuits Holdings Arnott's Biscuits Holdings Arnott's Biscuits Holdings , is a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company of the United States.In Australia Arnott's is the largest producer of biscuits and the second-largest supplier of snack food.-History:... |
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| Triunfo Triunfo Triunfo is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.It is also the richest municipality in Brazil, with a per capita income of R$122,750 .-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul... |
Bolacha Maria | |
| Maria | ||
| Riviana Pozuelo | Maria | |
| Bakers | Blue Label |
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| Blue Bird Foods | Alidoro | |
| Bonn Food industries | Mariebon | |
| Britannia Industries | Marie | |
| Parle Products Pvt Ltd | Marie | |
| ITC Limited | Marie Light | |
| C.A. Sucesora de Jose Puig & CIA | Maria Puig | |
| English Biscuit Manufacturers | Peek Freans Peek Freans Peek Frean is a brand of biscuits and related confectionery. The brand is owned in the UK by United Biscuits, although the Peek Frean name is no longer used in the UK. In the US and Canada the brand is owned by Kraft Foods.-History:... |
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| Fibisco | ||
| Gamesa Gamesa Gamesa is Mexico's largest manufacturer of cookies . The company also makes pasta, flour, ready to eat cereals and other related products. It is headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, and have production facilities in eight states across Mexico and one in Colombia... |
Marias | |
| Productos Alimenticios Pascual S. A. | Maria | |
| Goya Foods Goya Foods Goya Foods, Inc. is the manufacturer or distributor of a brand of foods sold in the United States and many Latin American countries, with company headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey.... |
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| Grupo Siro | María, María Clásica and María Dorada | |
| Cuétara | María ORO | |
| LU-Fontaneda | La Buena María | |
| Hup Seng Perusahaan Makanan (M) Sdn. Bhd. | Cap Ping Pong |
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| Kharkiv Biscuit Factory | ||
| Kantolan | Kulta Marie | |
| Katalina Foods | ||
| Khong Guan Biscuit Factory (S) Pte Ltd | Khong Guan |
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| Maliban | Gold Marie | |
| CBL (Munchee) | Tikiri Marie | |
| Ghandour Food | ||
| Kinh Do Corporation Kinh Do Corporation Kinh Do Corporation is a business group of Vietnam with an emphasis on food production, including baked goods, confections, snacks and soft drinks. The corporate group also includes companies in the fields of financial services, real estate and a retail bakery chain... |
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| Marie Regal Biscuits | ||
| Morinaga & Company Morinaga & Company is a confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since August 15, 1899. Their products include candy and other confectioneries. Morinaga has Ayumi Hamasaki and Mao Asada appear in their commercials.... |
MARIE | |
| Muhab Food Co. Benghazi | Hala Biscuit |
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| Pally Holland | ||
| NorgesGruppen NorgesGruppen NorgesGruppen ASA is a Norwegian corporation that operates as wholesaler and retailer within grocery stores and kiosks. It is the largest trading company in Norway, with a 36,7% market share within groceries. In 2006 it had 1,898 stores and 766 kiosks... |
First Price First Price First Price is a popular Norwegian low cost brand with products ranging from food and drinks to cleaning and animal food. It is property of NorgesGruppen who also owns the stores in which is sold.- List of First Price products :*Food**Bacon... |
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| Biscuits & Foods | Gorona | |
| Confectionary Factory Spartak | ||
| Disha Foods | Treff | |
| Guld Marie | ||
| Lobels | ||
| BEST BUY | ||
| AS | Marie | |
| Verkade Verkade Verkade is a Dutch manufacturing company. The company is headquartered in Zaandam and was one of the oldest existing family companies in the Netherlands until its takeover in 1990 by British United Biscuits, which in turn was taken over in 2006 by Blackstone Group and PAI Partners... |
Maria | |
| Jacob's Jacob's Jacob's is a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers. The brand name in the Republic of Ireland is owned by Jacob Fruitfield Food Group and in the United Kingdom it is owned under license by United Biscuits.-History:... |
Marietta |
External links
- Biscuit of the Week, a review at Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit DownNice Cup of Tea and a Sit DownNice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down is a website which mainly discusses tea and biscuits, with content including news and reviews of biscuit brands. It is owned and maintained by Stuart Payne and his wife Jenny Payne, who live in Cambridge, England, and has spawned a spin off book of the same...
- Review of Maria Cookies, reviews of various international brands