简介：NigelSlatertakesusonanostalgic,funnyandheart-warmingjourneybackintime-throughthebiscuittinsofmumanddad,thedoiliesandsaucersofauntiesandgrannies,thelunchboxesoffriendsandsiblings.Nigelchartstheoriginsofthehumblebiscuit,fromitsvitalcontributiontoBritain'snauticaldominanceoftheglobe,throughtothebiscuittinbecomingthatmostubiquitousofhouseholditems.Heexploresthehistoryofourmostfamousbrands,uncoveringtheGeorgianandQuakeroriginsofthebiscuitsweloveandeattoday,meetingeccentricbiscuitanorakswhohavededicatedtheirlivestoaloveofthesesimplebakedtreatsandmeetingscientistswhosquash,dunkandignitebiscuitsforresearchpurposes. Nigelrecallsthebiscuitshefoundinhislunchbox,theoneshecherishedandtheonesthatwouldshapehisformativeyears. Heaskswhyitis,thatofallthetreatsweindulgeinonaregularbasis,thebiscuithasbecomesuchadependableculinarycompanion.WhatmakesBritainanationofardentbiscuiteaterslikenootherintheworld,witha£2.3billionindustrytomatch?…