3 Fascinating Things about Biscuits

Biscuits are popular items of snack food all throughout the world. They first began to be used by the sea faring voyagers as they could withstand long durations of storage, even under extreme conditions. From those days, biscuits transformed from extremely hard food items to softer versions. The present Biscuit Industry boasts of numerous varieties of biscuits. But in spite of the popularity of biscuits, most of us do not know some fascinating facts about them, as discussed below.

The Origin of the Name

Biscuit was originally spelt as “bisket” (from the 16^th to the 18^th century) as a derivation from the Latin phrase “panem biscotum” which meant baked twice. This name came into operation as biscuits were baked twice in the original days before the Biscuit Industry had the modern machineries to work with.

 

Dunking Increases the Taste

We have all dunked biscuits into various beverages (especially tea) at some point of time or the other. However, what most do not realize is the reason why dunking is such a popular activity. Dunking blends the flavors of the biscuit and the beverage. Thus, when a dunked biscuit is consumed, you get to enjoy the blended flavors of both the biscuit and beverage at the same time.

Food Item Causing the Highest Number of Injuries

Biscuits are also known to cause the highest number of accidents and injuries among all food items. There have been many reports of people choking on biscuits. Also, since biscuits are usually consumed with hot beverages, spillage is another common reason of accidents.

The above are 3 of the fascinating things which many Biscuit Lovers do not know of. With the Biscuit Manufacturing Companies now being able to manufacture at high rates, biscuits have become such a common part of our lives that these facts escape our notice.