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María biscuit.
A Marie is a type of sweet biscuit similar to a Rich tea. It is made with wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil and, unlike the Rich Tea biscuit, vanilla flavoring. The biscuit is round and has its name engraved into its top surface. The edges of the top surface are also engraved with an intricate design. While the Rich Tea biscuit is the most popular version of this biscuit in the United Kingdom, it is the Marie version that is most popular in most other countries, particularly Sweden, Portugal, Mexico, Australia, Costa Rica, Pakistan, India, South Africa, and Spain. Like the Rich Tea biscuit, many consider the Marie's plain flavor to make it particularly suitable for dunking in tea. Other popular methods of consuming the biscuit includes using two to make a sandwich with butter and marmite or condensed milk spread in between, covering it with golden syrup, and crumbling it up in custard and jelly. Marie biscuits are frequently served to children. Babies may be served the biscuits softened in milk as their first solid food. Marie biscuits are also a common ingredient in home baking recipes. In Spain, Natilla custard is typically served with a Maria on it. In Ireland they are known as Marietta and manufactured by Jacob's.[1]
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History
The Marie biscuit was created by an English bakery Peek Freans in London in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh.[2] It became popular throughout Europe, particularly in Spain where, following the Spanish Civil War, the biscuit became a symbol of Spain's economic recovery after bakeries produced mass quantities to consume a surplus of wheat.[3]
Manufacturers
The major international manufacturers (initially sorted by name) of this kind of biscuit include:
Country/Region Producer Brand 
ArgentinaArcor Maná 
AustraliaArnott's Biscuits Holdings 
PortugalVieira de Castro Bolacha Maria 
BrazilMaria 
Costa RicaRiviana Pozuelo Maria 
South AfricaBakers Blue Label
- Marie Biscuits
- Cappuccino Marie Biscuits
UruguayBlue Bird Foods Alidoro 
IndiaBonn Food industries Mariebon IndiaBritannia Industries Marie IndiaParle Products Pvt Ltd Marie IndiaITC Limited Marie Light 
VenezuelaC.A. Sucesora de Jose Puig & CIA Maria Puig 
PakistanEnglish Biscuit Manufacturers Peek Freans 
PhilippinesFibisco 
MexicoGamesa Marias 
PanamaProductos Alimenticios Pascual S. A. Maria 
United StatesGoya Foods 
SpainGrupo Siro María, María Clásica and María Dorada SpainCuétara María ORO SpainLU-Fontaneda La Buena María 
MalaysiaHup Seng Perusahaan Makanan (M) Sdn. Bhd. Cap Ping Pong
- Marie Biscuits
- Coffee Marie Biscuits
UkraineKharkiv Biscuit Factory 
FinlandKantolan Kulta Marie 
SyriaKatalina Foods 
SingaporeKhong Guan Biscuit Factory (S) Pte Ltd Khong Guan
- Marie Biscuits (250g/450g)
- Small Marie Biscuits (250g)
Sri LankaMaliban Gold Marie Sri LankaCBL (Munchee) Tikiri Marie 
LebanonGhandour Food 
VietnamKinh Do Corporation 
IndonesiaMarie Regal Biscuits 
JapanMorinaga & Company MARIE[4] 
LibyaMuhab Food Co. Benghazi Hala Biscuit
- Marie Biscuits
- Petit-Beurre
NetherlandsPally Holland 
NorwayNorgesGruppen First Price 
TurkeyŞimşek Biscuits & Foods Gorona 
BelarusConfectionary Factory Spartak IndiaDisha Foods Treff 
SwedenGöteborgs Kex Guld Marie 
ZimbabweLobels 
Hong KongBEST BUY NorwaySætre AS Marie NetherlandsVerkade Maria 
IrelandJacob's Marietta References
- ^ http://www.jacobfruitfield.com/index.php/our_brands/biscuits/traditional_biscuits/
- ^ O'Grady, Sean (20 March 2010). "Minor British Institutions: The Marie biscuit". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/minor-british-institutions-the-marie-biscuit-1922809.html. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ La Tienda. "2-Pack Maria Cookies by Cuetera". http://www.tienda.com/food/products/co-01-2.html. Retrieved 2007-11-09
- ^ "Simple Biscuit Life". MORINAGA & CO.,LTD. http://www.morinaga.co.jp/biscuit/biscuit/detail/marie.php. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
External links
- Biscuit of the Week, a review at Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down
- Review of Maria Cookies, reviews of various international brands
Categories:- Biscuits (British style)
- Spanish cuisine
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