Ginger biscuits are a popular type of snack food. They are often referred to as gingernuts. They are biscuits (U.S. cookies) flavoured with powdered ginger. They generally measure 5cm in diameter and are usually eaten with a cup of tea or coffee, and 'dunked' or dipped. This action is considered unpleasant by some. In UK popular culture there is a similar if not as publicized debate over this dipping and dunking as there is over marmite.

There are pronounced regional variations in the texture and flavour of gingernuts. In Australia alone, the states of Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland each have available gingernuts with identifiably different qualities of crunch, texture, flavour and absorption rates. (All use Queensland ginger.)

The Queensland gingernut is generally regarded to be superior to those of the southern states.

See also

External links

• Arnotts (Australia) Gingernut

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