THREE whole years ago I made this now-regrettable post shortly after arriving in Germany:

Part 1 – Best Biscuits for Dunking in Germany

It is now about time I hold my hands up and admit I was wrong. VERY wrong. After now residing here for nearly 4yrs and experimenting with almost every biscuit available, I have come to the conclusion that there is a main player in tea-dunking biscuit town and I just can't get enough of them. Ladies & Gentleman, without a shadow of a doubt, the new and undisputed champion of biscuits, particularly for dunking into black tea (I use Yorkshire Tea) is: the REWE Bio Hafer-Cookies (Vollmilchschokolade).

Where to start? These biscuits strike the perfect balance between texture and flavour. A perfect level of sweetness and a subtle crunchy texture bringing alive that golden oat goodness. The result of this is nothing short of delightful and if you're anything like me, you'll be reaching for more – but go easy! These are for savouring.

Lets talk dunking. These biscuits have a particularly great durability for dunking – I normally aim for 3-5secs but I believe that these babies can go beyond depending on your preference. I cannot think of a better combination in or out of the biscuit world. So good in fact that I went through a phase of dunking 4-5 in one sitting. I know! You'll be pleased to hear that these days I am limiting myself to 2 a day.

The only negative for me is the price point and if I am not mistaken REWE have cheekily raised the price recently to €3.39. Probably due to demand caused by me.

That should pretty much cover it and a sense of relief washes over me as I deliver this all important correction on my previously narrow-sighted post. Which leaves me with nothing more to say other than, enjoy!

by _StevenSeagull_

17 comments

  2. Not gonna lie, I don’t care for dunking but I read the post just to check you were using the right tea.

  3. I don’t get why you would dunk cookies in a liquid. It just ruins the texture and the taste doesn’t change in any way.

  4. And what’s your favourite tea brand available in Germany?

  5. Why would I inflict this upon myself when I can just buy McVities Rich Tea, the best option, to dunk either way?

  6. Parle-G. Recently learned about them from someone from India.

  7. Iirc Aldi has Bio-Hafer-Cookies pretty similar for around 2.30.
    Yorkshire tea, a man of culture.

  8. Good post, thanks for the review! I’ll grab a pack this week for verification purposes.

  9. They are nice, but my absolute favourites are “Othello Kekse” from Wilkhana. They seem to not be known outside of eastern germany maybe even Thuringia but i love these things

  11. Brilliant! Now I’m interested to know if you managed to find something like Cornish Pasty here? I miss those delicious West Cornwall pasties.

  12. Here’s a man who can admit they were wrong. I dunk my hat to you, both for your humility but also for your perseverance in the field of dunking science.

  13. I agree that those Oat cookies are just great! Just ate some today with my Assam-Tea.
    But have you tried Spekulatius cookies?

  14. Not English, but these are my favourite dunking Kekse, too! <3

  15. i love me some hobnobs, but for dunking in tea, nothing beats proper cantuccini

  16. No…”Maria Kekse” are the best if you can find them.
    I don’t like dunking anything with chocolate or Oats in them. Leibniz is acceptable if you are quick between the dunks.

  17. Alright matey, three years ago I [took your recommendation](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/nxbho3/comment/h1fg803/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) and you asked whether Mrs tf749 was happy. I didn’t have the heart to tell you then that she wasn’t convinced (didn’t hate them, didn’t understand the hype). My standing in our relationship took a hit and I’ve been recovering ever since. Can these biscuits repair my english-standing?

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