Do they eat smores in the UK?

People make many different variations of s’mores using different types of cookies/biscuits and chocolates, so you could try this in the UK using whichever biscuits and chocolate you prefer.

What is the UK version of a graham cracker?

We don’t really have anything that is specifically like a graham cracker in the UK. In cheesecake bases where recipes indicate using graham cracker crumbs, we would typically use digestive biscuits. Digestives are slightly similar in that they are quite plain, wholegrain-y, crisp ‘biscuits’/cookies.

What were s’mores originally called?

Etymology and origins S’mores appeared in a cookbook in the early 1920s, where it was called a “Graham Cracker Sandwich”. The text indicates that the treat was already popular with both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

What is the Australian substitute for graham crackers?

There are no products made for the Australian market that are the same as graham crackers. If you’re making what we call a biscuit crumb base (say for a cheesecake, slice or tart) then the Australian way is to use Arnott’s Marie (marr-ee) biscuits. You can also use Digestives, or Arnott’s Granita biscuits.

Why is it called smores?

Etymology and origins S’more is a contraction of the phrase “some more”. S’mores appeared in a cookbook in the early 1920s, where it was called a “Graham Cracker Sandwich”. The text indicates that the treat was already popular with both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

Why is it called Smore?

S’more is a contraction of the phrase “some more”. S’mores appeared in a cookbook in the early 1920s, where it was called a “Graham Cracker Sandwich”. A 1956 recipe uses the name “S’Mores”, and lists the ingredients as “a sandwich of two graham crackers, toasted marshmallow and 1⁄2 chocolate bar”.

What city eats the most s mores?

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan, hails as the city that eats the most s’mores. The world’s largest s’more was made in 2014 in Pennsylvania. This s’more weighed 267 pounds and was comprised of 140 pounds of marshmallows, 90 pounds of chocolate, and 90 pounds of graham crackers.

What are digestive biscuits in Australia?

A digestive biscuit, sometimes described as a sweet-meal biscuit, is a semi-sweet biscuit that originated in Scotland. The digestive was first developed in 1839 by two Scottish doctors to aid digestion.

Are smores American?

Of the three main components of a s’more, only one is a natural-born American. Marshmallows date back to ancient Egypt (where they were made from the actual marsh mallow plant). Chocolate is of Mesoamerican origin. But Graham crackers were invented—or at least inspired—by a Connecticut Presbyterian minister, Rev.

What are graham crackers Australia?

They’re really very similar cookies/crackers/biscuits, and it’s a common enough substitution that it’s even mentioned on Wikipedia. Cook’s Thesaurus implies that they’re called wheatmeal biscuits in Australia.