# English Dopers - what is a "digestive"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 19, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-dopers-what-is-a-digestive/214085 "2003-11-19T13:45:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-dopers-what-is-a-digestive/214085/21 "2003-11-19T16:37:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Popup \* > **And let me point out that they exist in most of (the rest of) Europe as well** We got them in Japan too. 🙂 At least that’s what the English lettering says on the box on some brands. No direct translation or transliteration into Japanese. ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-dopers-what-is-a-digestive/214085/22 "2003-11-19T17:06:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by croakdale \* > \*\*a biscuit, or a cookie as you would call it. \*\* Hello **croakdale** 😉 😉 😉 ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-dopers-what-is-a-digestive/214085/23 "2003-11-19T17:20:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by everton \* > \*\*Plain _means_ dark. The alternative would be “milk chocolate”. \*\* Mein Gott, you are right. Thanks. Milk Chocolate Hob-Nobs are the ones I like. Actually I’d take anything in my tea, biscuit-wise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-dopers-what-is-a-digestive/214085.md?page=1)