On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Peter Borg (Lysator) wrote:
There is no Twinkie equivalent in terms of flavour, texture, and chemical composition, however, there is a thing called "Tunnock's Caramel Wafer" which has abominably high sales volume.
Perfect! Thank you, Peter. I sensed my Creme Egg suggestion was a bit wide of the mark, but now I know why.
Mistral, the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer is the way to go. I bet they'd deep-fry marvelously, too.
It's basically a caramel wafer thingy covered in chocolate. The most harmful thing in it is sugar, and it's very tasty and goes well dunked in tea - or anything else hot.
Check out http://www.tunnocks.co.uk
Tunnock's have been going for ever, and are actually of Scottish origin.
They are a true cultrual icon, and a Scottish institution.
Iain