digestives
Tea-time biscuits
Digestives are a type of British biscuit, round and semi-sweet, made with whole wheat flour.
Originally marketed in the 19th century with claims about aiding digestion—claims now considered dubious—they remain enormously popular in the UK, often enjoyed with tea or coated in chocolate.
The term also functions as an adjective relating to digestion: digestive enzymes, digestive tract.
As a noun in this sense, a digestive is something that aids digestion, such as an after-dinner drink.
Coarsely milled grain flour
- wholemealUsing entire grain
- oatmealBoiled grain breakfast
- dunkingBrief submersion in liquid
- gingernutCrisp spiced biscuit
shortbread · plain · tea-time · buttery · homemade · cracker · graham · cookie
Brief submersion in liquid
- cuppaInformal British tea
- elevensesMidmorning refreshment break
- biscuit tinMetal container for cookies
- tea breakBrief refreshment interval
afternoon tea · saucer · brew · nibble · cozy · snack · accompaniment · pairing
wheatmeal
Coarsely milled grain flour
gingernut · shortbread · plain · tea-time · buttery · homemade · cracker · graham · cookie · scone
dunking
Brief submersion in liquid
- cuppaInformal British tea
- elevensesMidmorning refreshment break
- biscuit tinMetal container for cookies
tea break · afternoon tea · saucer · brew · nibble · cozy · snack · accompaniment · pairing · ritual
stomach
Digestive organ below chest
gut · gastric · bile · saliva · esophagus · bowel · colon · absorption · peristalsis · flora
antacid
Substance neutralizing stomach sourness
- laxativePromotes intestinal evacuation
- probioticHealthful live microorganism supplement
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
peppermint · ginger · fiber · bitters · tonic · herbal · senna · charcoal · mint · fennel
- British foodfish and chips, full English, bangers and mash, Sunday roast, shepherd's pie
- cookieschocolate chip cookie, sugar cookies, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodle
- tea breakcuppa, teapot, teacup, teabag, brew
- snackschips, crackers, cookies, granola bars, chocolate
- crackerscracker, crackers, saltine, saltines, water cracker
digestivescrackers
Crispy flat biscuits
cream crackers · water biscuits · saltines · oatcakes · crispbreads
digestivesindigestibles
Matter stomachs cannot process
antacids · antidiarrheals · binding agents · irritants · loperamide
- digestive tractInternal food processing passage
- digestive systemOrgans processing ingested food
- digestive biscuitSlightly sweet wheat cookie
- digestive enzymesFood-processing biological catalysts
- digestive upsetGastrointestinal disturbance
- digestive aidPromotes food breakdown