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Bushra Lotus Caramelised Biscuits Review	Hi there, You probably get lots of requests to identify biscuits, so sorry if this is another one you can't help with! I don't know if you have seen the Direct Line adverts on TV, where there is a woman in the garden with her dog, and she tucks into a biscuit after Direct Line make her happy. It's a square biscuit. looks the same colour as the Lotus Caramelised biscuits and has swirly patterns on it. They look like a nice biscuit to have with a cup of tea but I have no idea what they are! Of course you might not have seen the adverts, in which case never mind! Thanks, Bushra
	Nicey replies: I hadn't noticed but I shall pay special attention now and report back my findings. I like studying adverts, at the moment I'm paying special attention to the Pantene shampoo advert. The girl with the very long hair is so pleased at how shiny its become that it has turned her ever so slightly evil. She uses her mirror shine hair to annoy a sleeping stubbly bloke by dangling the ends of it in his face. I've noticed that just lately the stubbly bloke has anticipated her doing this and is now partially awake. Presumably he finds it increasingly hard to sleep soundly knowing that hair dangly girl could sneak up at any moment.
Walter Bauters Lotus Caramelised Biscuits Review	In Belgium we do eat sometimes "speculoos" biscuits as the filling of a buttered whitebread sandwich. This is a cherised memory of my infancy. The Lotus caramelised biscuit you describe, is member of the "speculoos" family. (Just now, I discovered your sweet website. So my comment comes a little late) sincerely, Walter Bauters
	Nicey replies: Walter, Hats off to you Belgian people, biscuit sandwiches, you have our respect.
Holly Lotus Caramelised Biscuits Review	Hello Nicey and Wifey, For Christmas, my boyfriend and I received your book from my parents.  Now as sitting down with a nice cup of tea and a biscuit is a way of life for us, we were amazed to find that we had been missing out on a number of biscuits featured in the book (which may become our bible).  Whilst filling my shopping basket with biscuits to try in my local Asda, I came across the Lotus biscuits and threw them in (I already had 5 different packets so another one couldn't hurt).  And yes, the whole packet was consumed in one go.  I believe that, like the Rich Tea, these are SO MUCH BETTER when dunked.  They also seem to react well to the whole range of tea (my boyfriend has tea no milk no sugar and I have milky with 2 sugars so we pretty much cover the spectrum), so I think they may have become my new favourite biscuit. I just wanted to share that with you. Holly and ummm.... Boyfy. PS Where do you stand on cats?  They are an essential part of our cup of tea/sit down/biscuits routine, as is the playstation, and a blanket in winter. PPS I love your book and website.
	Nicey replies: For many years I had a black cat called Brian, who assisted me with sit downs. His signature welcome was to jump on to your lap, stand up on his back paws and place a front paw on each clavicle then affectionately head butt your chin. It was wise to move one's mug or cup out of the way when this happened.
Alison Brown Lotus Caramelised Biscuits Review	I think these biscuits are just wonderful - when I can get them. having once had the experience of finding a whole aisle of them in a Belgian hypermarket some time in the 1980s - an event from which I have not yet recovered - it is a great disappointment that most of the time they seem to be missing even from the hallowed shelves of Mace's on the University of Sussex campus (a fine repository of different national biscuits). I suppose the cross-channel journey must just be a little too much for a biscuit of such fine calibre to undertake in the ordinary way. his is truly a "go-anywhere" biscuit. The flavour is an indescribable mixture of spices and caramel, and the texture - that rare combination, dry enough to be taken on journeys, biscuit, and yet crumbly enough to be a satisfactory substitute for cake in any emergency tea party situation. Yet this is a biscuit ordinary enough for everyday, and in my home that is good news, for any biscuits which can be labelled "special" are consumed either not at all, or all at once. As for dunking, they are ideally suited to the purpose, the long "cats tongue" shape affording excellent access even when the tea is almost gone. This could be why they are sometimes served, in woefully small packets, on trains and in certain cafes (I think it was Debenham's where I last met one).  A Spekoloos in such a lonely state is a sad sight indeed. I belive - though it was a long time ago - that I saw a toast -shaped Spekoloos biscuit on sale in that hypermarket aisle. Perhaps I was deluding myself, for surely nobody, even in Belgium, would eat biscuits on toast for breakfast? I sincerely hope that other visitors to this site may be able to come up with explanations. Yours sincerely, Alison Brown
	Nicey replies: Try a Lotus Caramelised Biscuit which are widely available, I think you'll find you are on familiar ground.