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Soggy bottoms are preferred in the North – but southerners tend to favour a quick dunk. 北方人通常把饼干底部都泡得软软的，而南方人则只是蜻蜓点水般稍微泡一下。 Yes, England is divided when it comes to eating biscuits, according to a poll showing 65% of those north of Stoke are big dippers. 没错，在吃饼干的正确方式这个问题上，英国内部意见不一，一份民调显示，斯托克城以北地区，65%的人都喜欢把饼干泡久一点。 They happily wait for the biscuit to go soft before tucking in – risking it ending up in the mug. 他们满怀欣喜地等着饼干慢慢泡软之后才吃——虽然有可能一不小心就让饼干在杯子里化掉了。 But in the more tentative South, more than 50% of tea and coffee breakers minimise moisture with a brief plunge and delicate first bite. 不过在更加谨慎的南方住民里，超过50%的人都只是把饼干稍稍蘸一下茶或者咖啡，再小小地咬下第一口。 Custard creams are king in Yorkshire, says the Waitrose Food and Drink report, while chocolate digestives rule in Lancs, Oxford and Cambridge. 《维特罗斯(Waitrose)食品和饮料报告》显示，蛋奶冻夹心饼干在约克郡(Yorkshire)的人气无人能敌，而在兰开夏郡(Lancs)、牛津郡和剑桥郡，巧克力消化饼干才是王道。 | 
