Wicked mother hides in the kitchen, gorging on Hide n Seek Biscuits.
Little Meghna comes running in “I want choclit bifket”
“No chocolate biscuits. Daddy will buy some tomorrow”
Little Meghna retreats, her chubby face drooping a little.
Wicked mother chuckles evilly and proceeds to demolish the rest of the pack of Hide n Seek.
I wish this little story were true. Unfortunately, motherhood comes with many sacrifices, including that of the last deliciously chewy, crunchy biscuit in a pack of Hide N Seek.
Hide N Seek is a version of the Chocolate chip cookie. Little chips of chocolate ‘hide’ in the biscuit. With just the right amount of sweetness, these biscuits don’t cloy. It is heavy on the chocolatey flavour, which definitely goes down well with the youngest members of my family, and I don’t just mean my children.
However, since the taste of cocoa is strong, the sugar lovers in the family – incidentally, also the ones who have diabetes – can be heard complaining that the biscuits are rather bitter. Not true. It’s just very chocolatey, as opposed to sugary sweet.
Wicked mother rejoices at this, since this leaves her more to gorge on.
Hide N Seek comes in nice packaging but is a little on the expensive side, around 15 INR if I am not mistaken. A good 2 –3 bucks more than other biscuits. But this is also a nice thing to serve to guests, who might turn up their noses at plain Glucose or arrowroot biscuits.
They also work as great pacifiers for kids, and offers them something to chew on and keep them busy. (I know, I know!). If your hubby slams down his cup in rage at the sight of yet more Goodday cashew-and-what-nots adorning the table at tea-time, trust me, feed him this and you’ll be certified a great wife, mom and biscuit selector (just like in those ads).
Store your Hide N Seek biscuits in a separate air-tight container. Do not commit the cardinal sin of storing them with other strongly flavoured biscuits like, (horror of horrors) pineapple or orange cream. These flavours will overpower the subtler taste of Hide N Seek.
Try crumbling these biscuits over Vanilla or Chocolate ice-cream, or over custard. But however you have it, you are sure to love it.
And oh, don’t forget to share!