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Moray Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 7:53 PM |
We don't need no Oreo's. We already have the very british custard cream
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Turtleneck Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 7:53 PM |
Aletways wrote: It's very interesting to see that Argentina's "snack culture" is more simmilar to the "US snack culture" (although some things they tried to sell here didn't prosper, like donuts) than to the British one.
Like someone said in this thread, I wouldn't dunk anything on my tea. I do it on coffee and chocolate milk (I don't like plain milk).
And I agree with Anne, Chocolate Digestive sounds like some kind of medicine to me. Apart from that, I really want to try British cookies now!
Chocolate milk! YYYEEEEEAAAAHHHHH! My favorite!
I think digestives are sold only in the baby food aisle now in the US. But they aren't chocolate, they're more like a graham cracker. |
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Chiito-chan Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 7:53 PM |
Aletways wrote: I love Oreos.
There used to be a comercial here a few years ago with two kids. The older kid tought the small one how to eat them: he first sepparated the two cookies, ate the cream in the middle, then joined the two cookies again and dipped the Oreo in milk. The little kid had a non-spill baby cup, so he couldn't dip the cookie.
i love oreos and that advertisiment (anuncio) |
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Moray Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 8:02 PM |
This thread deserves this video:
Peter Kay on Hob Nob Biscuits - DUNK ME! |
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Turtleneck Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 8:08 PM |
It's like they said in Pulp Fiction. They have the same stuff over there as they have over here. It's just that everything is a little bit different.
Like when my mom lived in Germany. They had the equivalent of Downy fabric softener over there, but it was yellow instead of blue and had a different girl on the front and a different name, but it was so obviously Downy.
In Japan they have Pringles, but they are something else...Chip Stars, I think.
They have Gator Aid, but they call it Pokari Sweat (something like that--they thought that Gator was gross, but sweat was okay. That was the explanation we got.)
It's the same thing, only different. |
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Typing to Reach You Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 8:21 PM |
weirdmom wrote: Typing to Reach You wrote: Bah I don't want yet another American product on our shelves. We're happy with our Jaffa Cakes and Chocolate Digestives thank you very much. And it's not as if we force them on the American market.
But maybe I'm missing the point of capitalism lol.
I have to point out how humorous I find the name "Chocolate Digestive." It's not particularly catchy. Really anything with "digestive" in its name doesn't sound like something I'll eat unless I am having tummy troubles.
Yeah, maybe not the best name in the world, but then that's what digestive biscuits were originally made to do - cure tummy troubles. And they taste good so who cares. :P
Coca Cola was originally created as a cough medicine. Fortunately, they didn't call it that or we'd all be drinking 'Coca Cough Cure' or summit. |
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Moray Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 8:36 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: It's like they said in Pulp Fiction. They have the same stuff over there as they have over here. It's just that everything is a little bit different.
Like when my mom lived in Germany. They had the equivalent of Downy fabric softener over there, but it was yellow instead of blue and had a different girl on the front and a different name, but it was so obviously Downy.
In Japan they have Pringles, but they are something else...Chip Stars, I think.
They have Gator Aid, but they call it Pokari Sweat (something like that--they thought that Gator was gross, but sweat was okay. That was the explanation we got.)
It's the same thing, only different.
Totally true Kayte. Another fine example - you have Hershey's bars and we have dog poo! |
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Turtleneck Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 8:38 PM |
Moray wrote: Turtleneck wrote: It's like they said in Pulp Fiction. They have the same stuff over there as they have over here. It's just that everything is a little bit different.
Like when my mom lived in Germany. They had the equivalent of Downy fabric softener over there, but it was yellow instead of blue and had a different girl on the front and a different name, but it was so obviously Downy.
In Japan they have Pringles, but they are something else...Chip Stars, I think.
They have Gator Aid, but they call it Pokari Sweat (something like that--they thought that Gator was gross, but sweat was okay. That was the explanation we got.)
It's the same thing, only different.
Totally true Kayte. Another fine example - you have Hershey's bars and we have dog poo!
We have Hershey bars and dog poo. But we don't eat the dog poo. |
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Sun 25 May, 2008 8:59 PM |
Moray wrote: We don't need no Oreo's. We already have the very british custard cream
We have something very simmilar to those in Argentina too!
They're called Mellizas:
And the chocolate version, Rumba:
And I googled the Chocolate Digestives (I was intrigued by their name haha) and they look like the "Medallones Havanna", they're orange cookies covered with chocolate:
If you want to see delicious argentinian cookies and stuff click here, everything they do is superb.
I love cookies / biscuits / galletitas!!!
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galletitabonita Posted Mon 26 May, 2008 1:58 AM |
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window wrote: Moray wrote: We don't need no Oreo's. We already have the very british custard cream
We have something very simmilar to those in Argentina too!
They're called Mellizas:
And the chocolate version, Rumba:
And I googled the Chocolate Digestives (I was intrigued by their name haha) and they look like the "Medallones Havanna", they're orange cookies covered with chocolate:
If you want to see delicious argentinian cookies and stuff click here, everything they do is superb.
I love cookies / biscuits / galletitas!!!
I want the last one!!!
I love "galletitas" too hahaha
so delicious xD |
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alyrtle Posted Mon 26 May, 2008 2:37 AM |
i had an OREO MILKSHAKE yesterday!
it was delicious! |
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the boy with a cryptic name Posted Mon 26 May, 2008 9:42 AM |
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window wrote: And I googled the Chocolate Digestives (I was intrigued by their name haha) and they look like the "Medallones Havanna", they're orange cookies covered with chocolate:
Those sound like Jaffa Cakes:
Chocolate digestives don't have anything apart from chocolate and biscuit. *salivates* :P |
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Ruudio Posted Mon 26 May, 2008 10:18 AM |
| I live in the Uk. We have been able to get oreos over here for years. Its just they have only just been introduced properly. First tried them in the US 8 years ago and been buying them here since. I love them with or without milk! |
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Aletways Posted Mon 26 May, 2008 3:50 PM |
Jaffa Cakes are orange flavoured cookies?
From the pictures I've seen they don't look much like a cookie, they look more like sponge cake (???) with chocolate. Am I right? |
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the boy with a cryptic name Posted Mon 26 May, 2008 5:00 PM |
Aletways wrote: Jaffa Cakes are orange flavoured cookies?
From the pictures I've seen they don't look much like a cookie, they look more like sponge cake (???) with chocolate. Am I right?
Yeah, they're more spongey than biscuity. And I don't think what you call cookies are what I would call cookies.
Orange biscuits sound pretty nasty, but I don't like orange flavour much, so that could explain it :) |
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