chocolate digestives

Coated British cookies

Chocolate digestives are British biscuits—round, semi-sweet, and wheat-based—coated on one side with milk or dark chocolate.

They're a staple of tea-dunking culture in the UK: I'll put the kettle on and break out the chocolate digestives.

The "digestive" name dates from Victorian-era health claims about the biscuit's supposed digestive benefits, now largely forgotten.

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