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to dunk or not to dunk

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sue1169 Sun 04-Dec-16 17:02:37

Yesterday my best friend came for a cuppa and I dunked a biscuit in my cup of tea....my friend was shocked and stated that she thinks its bad manners and quite common haha!! We did laugh about it and I shall still dunk and she never ever will...what do gransnetters think??

ginny Sun 04-Dec-16 17:04:22

Dunk away.

Ana Sun 04-Dec-16 17:05:24

I think we had a thread about this recently, but anyway I'm happy to reiterate that I hate dunking and have never done it! smile

Rinouchka Sun 04-Dec-16 17:08:46

Oooh yes to dunking! You can't get more stylish than Romans and they have special dunking biscuits called "cantucci".

Slurping is rude, dunking can be very stylish...and fun. Ignore/correct your friend who is too uptight (à la Mrs. Bucket)!

grannylyn65 Sun 04-Dec-16 17:08:49

Well I wouldn't dunk in front of company!!

Anya Sun 04-Dec-16 17:17:19

Only dunk biscotti in coffee.

You'd break your teeth otherwise grin

Rinouchka Sun 04-Dec-16 17:23:05

Yes! Biscotti/cantucci should not be munched with dunking. However, you could dunk them in Vin Santo or other alcoholic drink, especially at Christmastime!

Rinouchka Sun 04-Dec-16 17:23:33

"Without" dunking....

grannylyn65 Sun 04-Dec-16 17:23:48

I love biscotti ?

rosesarered Sun 04-Dec-16 17:26:30

I am an unapologetic dunker of longstanding.The best are ginger nuts with tea and rich tea biscuits, also with tea.Have never dunked into coffee, that would be absurd [haha]

glammanana Sun 04-Dec-16 17:29:15

I'm all for dunking its my guilty pleasure but never in front of anyone as there is every chance I will loose my biscuit in the drink
blush

sue1169 Sun 04-Dec-16 17:30:38

?? shortbread.oaties&gingernuts my faves for a dunk ?

rosesarered Sun 04-Dec-16 17:30:53

or teeth. tchgrin

rosesarered Sun 04-Dec-16 17:31:30

post was to Glamma

rosesarered Sun 04-Dec-16 17:32:34

I do draw the line at dunking choc digestives [that is definitely to be frowned upon.]

kittylester Sun 04-Dec-16 17:32:44

Never - the risk of losing some biscuit is too great.

cornergran Sun 04-Dec-16 17:38:44

Digestives and custard creams, even the gluten free ones, are just made for dunking in a cup of tea. Only those though. Any others are just wrong smile !

Jalima Sun 04-Dec-16 17:51:30

oh dear rosesarered choc digestives are lovely dunked blush
All that lovely slightly melted choccy

Hobnobs are quite good too. Gingernuts are best.

However, I rarely eat biscuits, because if I start I can't stop.

rosesarered Sun 04-Dec-16 17:55:32

tchgrinPhilistine! Dunking choccy biscuits.

Jalima Sun 04-Dec-16 17:58:39

grin

I can't remember the last time I bought any - I think it was when an acquaintance came round for a brew so I didn't dare dunk!

Christinefrance Sun 04-Dec-16 18:03:31

No never dunk can't bear soggy biscuit or crumbs in my drink.

sue1169 Sun 04-Dec-16 18:08:08

Toast with butter&marmalade is amazing when dunked in tea ?

Ana Sun 04-Dec-16 18:10:07

Oh Yuk and Double Yuk!...the grease globules on the top of the tea....shock

Anya Sun 04-Dec-16 18:14:27

I'm obviously in need of some dunking coaching. If I try with anything less solid that a ginger nut I end up with a morsel clutched between two fingers while the rest slowly dissolves into my tea.

Now Cadburys milk chocolate dunked in hot chocolate - that I can manage.

sue1169 Sun 04-Dec-16 18:16:39

Sounds yum Anya?