Brits claim there is 'wrong' way to dunk biscuits in tea and coffee

What biscuits do you dunk in your hot drink? (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) There's nothing more quintessentially British than the simple pleasure of dunking a biscuit into a hot cup of tea . This tradition is thought to have originated in the 16th century when sailors would soften 'hard tack' biscuits, designed for long voyages, by soaking them in water, soup or any available liquid. It wasn't until afternoon tea became popular in mid-Victorian Britain that biscuits became a staple accompaniment to a cuppa.

Nowadays, approximately 80% of Brits admit to regularly dunking their biscuits, with 38% confessing they "often" partake in this ritual. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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