Biscuits

The word ‘biscuit’ originally referred to a tough, dry rusk. French for ‘twice cooked’, biscuits were baked in long rolls, sliced and baked again so they would last a lona time. Today, biscuits come in all forms — sweet or savoury, chewy, soft or crisp, plain or flavoured. In America, biscuits are called cookies, a word derived from the Dutch koekge, meaning ‘little cake’. In England, they’re called biscuits, and in Australia it can be either.