6 Fun Facts About Biscuits!

Ah, what can we tell you about biscuits, other than that they taste good and make snacking a necessary pastime (Joke!). But, there are fun facts that we can share with you about biscuits.

Fun Fact #1

The word 'biscuit' has Latin origins, which is 'bis cotus'. The Latin meaning is "twice baked/cooked".

Fun Fact #2

The original spelling of the word biscuit is 'bisket', according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Fun Fact #3

It's been established in a scientific manner that the best way to dunk a biscuit is the horizontal way, according to one Dr Len Fisher of Bristol University.

Fun Fact #4

A chef in Roman times by the name of Apicius invented the earliest biscuit recipe, which was eaten with honey and pepper.

Fun Fact #5

If you dunk your biscuit in coffee or tea, the flavour you get is more than 10 times greater than if you eat your biscuit without dunking them in such drinks. 

Fun Fact #6

If you want to keep your biscuits fresh for longer, put a slice of bread in the biscuit tin. 

We have a variety of biscuits for you to try out some of these fun facts. Enjoy!

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The definition of 'snack'

What's the definition of 'snack'? If you just Google "definition of snack", you will find that it means a small amount of food eaten between meals. But what does this small amount of food consist of? Nowadays, people associate the word 'snack' with packets of potato chips or corn-based snacks under brands such as Twisties, Chacho's and Cheezels.

But, at Dinasou.com, where you can Shop, Earn & Save and Buy Anywhere With One Click, we sell other types of snacks, too. For one, we've included papadams as part of our range of snacks. Normally, Malaysians have papadams with nasi kandar, right? But, papadams on their own taste as good, if not better, so why not make it a snack? We also sells snacks that are not conventional snacks. One of them is Buah Mo Far Kor. This snack is like an asam - sour and salty at the same time. We know a lot of Malaysians love this kind of snack. But, there's more to Buah Mo Far Kor. It can alleviate sore throat, help curb the problem of bad breath and is also good for those who suffer from motion sickness. 

Tajmahal Pappad Appalam
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Meenas Appalam
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Buah Mo Far Kor
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Wanna know something about Julie's?

The above are just some of the types of biscuits sold under the brand Julie's on Dinasou.com. So, what's the dealio about Julie's?

According to its website, the brand Julie's, which is manufactured by PERFECT FOOD, the brand has been in the market since 1982. That's more than 30 years ago, which makes Julie's one of the oldest biscuit brands in the country. In June 2006, Perfect Food received a food standard certification from the British Retail Consortium. Although this was nearly 10 years ago, the fact that the company received recognition from an international body shows that Julie's is a well known brand outside of Malaysia.

Well, these are just a couple of facts that we could glean from the website. With such a popular brand that's readily available in most, if not all, supermarkets, hypermarkets and grocery stores across Malaysia, we at Dinasou.com want you to be able to purchase Julie's biscuits with just one click of the mouse from wherever you are. That's our motto: Grocery Shopping Made Easy! Buy Anywhere With One Click.

Snacks: Facts vs Taste ...

Everybody loves snacks. This is not a sweeping statement. Even those who abstains from junk food would occasionally buy a packet to munch on. But, here's a fact or two from webmd.com about junk food. Junk food is low in satiation value, which leads to over-eating. Simultaneously, they replace other, more nutritious food.

But, Dinasou.com is not encouraging you to eat more junk food. We only list down such facts with the hope that you will be educated in such issues. At the same time, we want you to know that we sell a wide range of snacks, such as the ones pictured above, and one or two of them are actually healthy. Take the Chen Pi Mei Conserved Plum snack for example. Imported from China, it only has 100 calories per serving and has 0% fat. The serving size is about seven pieces of of the individually wrapped plums. Or the Pei Tien Staple Grains 168 snack. It has at least 9 healthy grains, including Mung Bean, Buckwheat, Pearl Barley and Small Red Beans, among others.

Above all, all these snacks taste good, which in turn will make you feel good. What is important is moderation, which is why we listed those facts from the abovementioned website. Check out other snacks that we sell here. Let's Shop, Earn & Save at Dinasou.com!