小餅干大講究：從餅干看英國(guó)各地的飲食差異
Soggy bottoms are preferred in the North – but southerners tend to favour a quick dunk.
北方人通常把餅干底部都泡得軟軟的，而南方人則只是蜻蜓點(diǎn)水般稍微泡一下。
Yes, England is divided when it comes to eating biscuits, according to a poll showing 65% of those north of Stoke are big dippers.
沒(méi)錯(cuò)，在吃餅干的正確方式這個(gè)問(wèn)題上，英國(guó)內(nèi)部意見(jiàn)不一，一份民調(diào)顯示，斯托克城以北地區(qū)，65%的人都喜歡把餅干泡久一點(diǎn)。
They happily wait for the biscuit to go soft before tucking in – risking it ending up in the mug.
他們滿懷欣喜地等著餅干慢慢泡軟之后才吃——雖然有可能一不小心就讓餅干在杯子里化掉了。
But in the more tentative South, more than 50% of tea and coffee breakers minimise moisture with a brief plunge and delicate first bite.
不過(guò)在更加謹(jǐn)慎的南方住民里，超過(guò)50%的人都只是把餅干稍稍蘸一下茶或者咖啡，再小小地咬下第一口。
Custard creams are king in Yorkshire, says the Waitrose Food and Drink report, while chocolate digestives rule in Lancs, Oxford and Cambridge.
《維特羅斯(Waitrose)食品和飲料報(bào)告》顯示，蛋奶凍夾心餅干在約克郡(Yorkshire)的人氣無(wú)人能敵，而在蘭開(kāi)夏郡(Lancs)、牛津郡和劍橋郡，巧克力消化餅干才是王道。
Curiously Oxford prefers dark and Cambridge, milk.
令人奇怪的是牛津郡的人喜歡就著只加少量牛奶(或奶油)的咖啡吃餅干，劍橋郡的人更喜歡就著牛奶吃。
Ginger nuts are tops in the North East.
東北地區(qū)人民的最?lèi)?ài)是姜汁餅干。
Traditional Rich Tea is a favourite in the south west and Wales while Midlands folk enjoy Malted Milk.
傳統(tǒng)的下午茶餅干是西南地區(qū)和威爾士地區(qū)人們的心頭好，中部地區(qū)人民則青睞麥乳精餅干。
Cookies are the number one choice in the East of England but bizarrely the Sussex coast breaks with tradition preferring KitKat bars to biccies.
曲奇是東英格蘭地區(qū)人們的首選，但 令人詫異的是，蘇塞克斯郡沿岸地區(qū)的人們打破傳統(tǒng)，他們更喜歡奇巧(KitKat)巧克力棒，而不是餅干。
Unsurprisingly, shortbread is the top choice in Scotland.
黃油酥餅毫無(wú)意外地是蘇格蘭人民的最?lèi)?ài)。
Waitrose said: "The nation's dunking habits produced surprising results. Choice of biscuit could definitely be linked to your postcode."
維特羅斯表示：“這個(gè)國(guó)家泡餅干的習(xí)慣導(dǎo)致了驚人的結(jié)果。你選擇的餅干絕對(duì)可以和你居住的地區(qū)聯(lián)系起來(lái)。”
Londoners go for posh "breakfast biscuits".
倫敦居民喜歡更有腔調(diào)的“早餐餅干”。
But if children did the shopping, we'd all be eating Jammie Dodgers, according to data from 343 Waitrose stores.
不過(guò)343家維特羅斯連鎖店的數(shù)據(jù)顯示：如果讓孩子們購(gòu)物的話，我們吃到的估計(jì)都是果醬夾心餅干。
Soggy bottoms are preferred in the North – but southerners tend to favour a quick dunk.
北方人通常把餅干底部都泡得軟軟的，而南方人則只是蜻蜓點(diǎn)水般稍微泡一下。
Yes, England is divided when it comes to eating biscuits, according to a poll showing 65% of those north of Stoke are big dippers.
沒(méi)錯(cuò)，在吃餅干的正確方式這個(gè)問(wèn)題上，英國(guó)內(nèi)部意見(jiàn)不一，一份民調(diào)顯示，斯托克城以北地區(qū)，65%的人都喜歡把餅干泡久一點(diǎn)。
They happily wait for the biscuit to go soft before tucking in – risking it ending up in the mug.
他們滿懷欣喜地等著餅干慢慢泡軟之后才吃——雖然有可能一不小心就讓餅干在杯子里化掉了。
But in the more tentative South, more than 50% of tea and coffee breakers minimise moisture with a brief plunge and delicate first bite.
不過(guò)在更加謹(jǐn)慎的南方住民里，超過(guò)50%的人都只是把餅干稍稍蘸一下茶或者咖啡，再小小地咬下第一口。
Custard creams are king in Yorkshire, says the Waitrose Food and Drink report, while chocolate digestives rule in Lancs, Oxford and Cambridge.
《維特羅斯(Waitrose)食品和飲料報(bào)告》顯示，蛋奶凍夾心餅干在約克郡(Yorkshire)的人氣無(wú)人能敵，而在蘭開(kāi)夏郡(Lancs)、牛津郡和劍橋郡，巧克力消化餅干才是王道。
Curiously Oxford prefers dark and Cambridge, milk.
令人奇怪的是牛津郡的人喜歡就著只加少量牛奶(或奶油)的咖啡吃餅干，劍橋郡的人更喜歡就著牛奶吃。
Ginger nuts are tops in the North East.
東北地區(qū)人民的最?lèi)?ài)是姜汁餅干。
Traditional Rich Tea is a favourite in the south west and Wales while Midlands folk enjoy Malted Milk.
傳統(tǒng)的下午茶餅干是西南地區(qū)和威爾士地區(qū)人們的心頭好，中部地區(qū)人民則青睞麥乳精餅干。
Cookies are the number one choice in the East of England but bizarrely the Sussex coast breaks with tradition preferring KitKat bars to biccies.
曲奇是東英格蘭地區(qū)人們的首選，但 令人詫異的是，蘇塞克斯郡沿岸地區(qū)的人們打破傳統(tǒng)，他們更喜歡奇巧(KitKat)巧克力棒，而不是餅干。
Unsurprisingly, shortbread is the top choice in Scotland.
黃油酥餅毫無(wú)意外地是蘇格蘭人民的最?lèi)?ài)。
Waitrose said: "The nation's dunking habits produced surprising results. Choice of biscuit could definitely be linked to your postcode."
維特羅斯表示：“這個(gè)國(guó)家泡餅干的習(xí)慣導(dǎo)致了驚人的結(jié)果。你選擇的餅干絕對(duì)可以和你居住的地區(qū)聯(lián)系起來(lái)。”
Londoners go for posh "breakfast biscuits".
倫敦居民喜歡更有腔調(diào)的“早餐餅干”。
But if children did the shopping, we'd all be eating Jammie Dodgers, according to data from 343 Waitrose stores.
不過(guò)343家維特羅斯連鎖店的數(shù)據(jù)顯示：如果讓孩子們購(gòu)物的話，我們吃到的估計(jì)都是果醬夾心餅干。
