# The definitive Custard Creme? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 5, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524 "2017-07-05T04:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524/1 "2017-07-05T04:56:06Z")
Custard Cremes - what’s your brand? It has been brought to my attention that I have never tried a “Custard Creme.” This is reportedly an outrage, and my “Irish” card has been pulled until the deficit has been repaired. LOL! So, naturally, I went straight to Amazon to order some. The available choices are McVities/Crawford’s, Marks and Spencer, Waitrose, Tesco, and Khong Guan. Which should I get? Or is there a definitive Custard Creme which is not on the list? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524/2 "2017-07-05T05:09:56Z")
McVities/Crawfords. Apart from Khong Guan which I have never heard of, but seems to be a Singapore company, the others are all supermarket own-brands. McVities are an actual biscuit manufacturer. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524/3 "2017-07-05T08:20:46Z")
There are nuances, but Custard Creams are pretty similar across a wide range of brands. Bourbon biscuits have a greater spectrum of variability than custard creams. My key criterion is actually that the bas-relief carving of the design must be crisp and the words ‘custard cream’ must be present and clearly readable. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524/4 "2017-07-06T02:45:47Z")
McVities it is. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524/5 "2017-07-06T09:02:20Z")
Do you dunk? You ought to have a nice cup of tea (coffee if you must) and dunk your custard cream halfway into it for a few seconds, before eating. ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524/6 "2017-07-06T11:33:08Z")
When I was a child my mum managed to hoodwink us into believing that Custard Cremes and Bourbons were luxury biscuits, because of the filling. Only when I was of an age to have to buy my own did I find out they are amongst the cheapest there are. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-custard-creme/790524/7 "2017-07-07T07:05:32Z")
OK, but what exactly is ‘rich’ about Rich Tea biscuits?