從餅乾看英國各地飲食差異

Soggy bottoms are preferred in the North – but southerners tend to favour a quick dunk.

北方人通常把餅乾底部都泡得軟軟的，而南方人則只是蜻蜓點水般稍微泡一下。

Yes, England is divided when it comes to eating biscuits, according to a poll showing 65% of those north of Stoke are big dippers.

沒錯，在吃餅乾的正確方式這個問題上，英國內部意見不一，一份民調顯示，斯托克城以北地區，65%的人都喜歡把餅乾泡久一點。

They happily wait for the biscuit to go soft before tucking in – risking it ending up in the mug.

他們滿懷欣喜地等着餅乾慢慢泡軟之後才吃——雖然有可能一不小心就讓餅乾在杯子裏化掉了。

But in the more tentative South, more than 50% of tea and coffee breakers minimise moisture with a brief plunge and delicate first bite.

不過在更加謹慎的南方住民裏，超過50%的人都只是把餅乾稍稍蘸一下茶或者咖啡，再小小地咬下第一口。

Custard creams are king in Yorkshire, says the Waitrose Food and Drink report, while chocolate digestives rule in Lancs, Oxford and Cambridge.

《維特羅斯（Waitrose）食品和飲料報告》顯示，蛋奶凍夾心餅乾在約克郡（Yorkshire）的人氣無人能敵，而在蘭開夏郡（Lancs）、牛津郡和劍橋郡，巧克力消化餅乾纔是王道。

Curiously Oxford prefers dark and Cambridge, milk.

令人奇怪的是牛津郡的人喜歡就着只加少量牛奶(或奶油)的咖啡吃餅乾，劍橋郡的人更喜歡就着牛奶吃。

Ginger nuts are tops in the North East.

東北地區人民的最愛是薑汁餅乾。

Traditional Rich Tea is a favourite in the south west and Wales while Midlands folk enjoy Malted Milk.

傳統的下午茶餅乾是西南地區和威爾士地區人們的心頭好，中部地區人民則青睞麥乳精餅乾。

Cookies are the number one choice in the East of England but bizarrely the Sussex coast breaks with tradition preferring KitKat bars to biccies.

曲奇是東英格蘭地區人們的首選，但 令人詫異的是，蘇塞克斯郡沿岸地區的人們打破傳統，他們更喜歡奇巧（KitKat）巧克力棒，而不是餅乾。

Unsurprisingly, shortbread is the top choice in Scotland.

黃油酥餅毫無意外地是蘇格蘭人民的最愛。

Waitrose said: "The nation's dunking habits produced surprising results. Choice of biscuit could definitely be linked to your postcode."

維特羅斯表示：“這個國家泡餅乾的習慣導致了驚人的結果。你選擇的餅乾絕對可以和你居住的地區聯繫起來。”

Londoners go for posh "breakfast biscuits".

倫敦居民喜歡更有腔調的“早餐餅乾”。

But if children did the shopping, we'd all be eating Jammie Dodgers, according to data from 343 Waitrose stores.

不過343家維特羅斯連鎖店的數據顯示：如果讓孩子們購物的話，我們吃到的估計都是果醬夾心餅乾。