Article from www.foodsmatter.com November 2010

Kent & Fraser do not make 'average' biscuits. The six flavours we tasted were all interestingly unusual with distinctive flavours and textures – and are all very 'moreish'... As an added plus, the biscuits, inside their rather sophisticated packs, look very 'home made'.

All the biscuits are free from gluten, wheat, egg and soya, but they do contain butter and nuts. The majority use rice flour, with added teff, maize and cornflour.

Stilton & Walnut Savoury Biscuits – an original idea which really appealed to some tasters - and not at all to others! The biscuits are rich and very 'stilton-y' with nice chunky walnuts. Better, we felt, as a savoury snack on their own – not for eating with cheese as the combination would be just too much. Good for a small cheesy hit in that lunch box...

The Lemon Butter Shortbread's glistening top and fresh lemon flavour made it very popular with tasters who also liked its very light, crisp and almost meringue-like texture. Comments included: 'not too sweet', 'very light' and 'really nice!'...

Vanilla & Walnut Shortbreads, like the lemon ones, are almost meringue-light – and do, genuinely, melt in the mouth. Sweeter than the other biscuits, tasters were asking for a heavier input of walnuts!

The Vanilla Butter Crunch Sweet Biscuits rather belie their name as they are almost butterscotchy in flavour – but really delicious in both taste and texture, although quite sweet. 'Seductively crunchy' was one comment – there were no crumbs left at the end of the tasting!

The Spicy Ginger Crunchy Cookies were another crunchy and gingery favourite – lots of ginger, lots of crunch and not too sweet! Not much more you can ask of a genre biscuit – and totally belied its slightly squashed appearance.

Last but not least, the Chocolate Butter Crunch Sweet Biscuits. 'Tastes like the insides of chocolate cake but crunchy' – 'dark, crisp, light and really cocoa-ey – yum' were the comments...

All products are available from independent shops, delicatessens, health food shops, Selfridges, Harrods and Lakeland. You can find them in cafes and restaurants and at National Trust sites across the UK. They are also available in the Netherlands and Spain.

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