Tea Time

The name "Tunnock's Teacake" has the air of old fashioned brown raisin cake and one would assume a rather lack lustre presence about it; but when I peeled back the red and silver foil I was pleasantly surprised that it was not a serious affair at all!! This Scottish invention is very similar to a Mallowpuff, only with a more buttery biscuit base and the marshmallow has a consistency that is somewhere between shaving cream and a cloud. Apparently a favourite of Supergrass, Tunnock's is a Scottish legend, established in 1890 Thomas Tunnock who paid £80 for a shop in Uddingston. After sinking my teeth into one of these dulcet delights, I now understand why it holds such a whimsical place in British consciousness.