“Could you go for a chocolate digestive and tea?” – my sister asked me shortly after arriving at her flat in London.  There is nothing more refreshing than a digestive and tea after a long flight.

Digestive biscuits are extremely popular in the UK.  They are a cross between a cookie and a cracker, slightly on the sweet side.  The term 'digestive' probably came from the belief that the significant levels of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) used in the recipe aided in digestion.
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