Some cakes are biscuits. Some crackers are biscuits. Many biscuits are neither crackers nor cakes. So what are they?
A nice cup of tea and a sit down has put together a brief taxonomy of biscuits, charting their various
incarnations and degrees of relatedness. The most useful part of the guide, as in every great taxonomical reference, is
the "how to spot biscuits" section. It includes key points, vital for biscuit identification:
Does it come in a packet?
Does it have two sides?
Can you dunk it in tea?
You could very well have a biscuit on your hands. But check out the guide to find out precisely what level of biscuit you're dealing with before proceeding. Unless you have already dunked it in your tea, in which case, you should eat it.









