Take 5: Water biscuits
They are a staple on any cheeseboard, but as discovers, all crackers are not created equal.
With pretty scalloped edges and a pleasant golden brown hue, these look appetising but are flaky and disintegrate quickly into a sticky paste in the mouth. A little too flavourful for a water biscuit, they are also slightly sweet.
HK$12.90, Wellcome, citywide
One expects water biscuits to be bland, and in that sense these are perfect. They're almost tasteless, but for the strong flavour of flour - and they taste under-baked. They're also a bit larger than the others and impossible to eat in one bite.
HK$38.50, Wellcome, citywide
These are pale and rather tasteless, perhaps making them a good canvas for other flavours. The texture is crumbly to the point of becoming a fine powder, and they become unpleasantly pasty in the mouth.
HK$14.50, Great Food Hall, Pacific Place, Admiralty
These are lightly salted with a noticeable (but not overpowering) baked flavour. They're thin and crisp and break rather than crumble. A good balance of flavour and texture, not too brittle.
HK$24.90, Great Food Hall, Pacific Place, Admiralty
Although the ingredients don't mention any pepper, there is a peppery twang to these biscuits. They also seem to be saltier than the others sampled, but are otherwise fine. They're flaky and layered, and don't crumble too much.
HK$16.90, ParknShop, citywide
