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Al Jazeera
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Al Jazeera
Naim and Wadee'a
DigiDocs Naim and Wadee'a This documentary short explores the life and times of the filmmaker's Palestinian grandparents, Naim Azar and Wadee'a Aghabi , and the consequences they suffered in Jaffa because of the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Zionists in 1948. Their lives are recounted through the oral testimonies of the couple's three daughters and other relatives. The film weaves together personal memories to depict a couple's life before their expulsion—and the lasting impact of displacement on their family. A film by Najwa Najjar.
New Straits Times
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Henry Golding gives thumbs up to Malaysian snacks on LADBible channel
HOLLYWOOD: While busy promoting his latest movie Another Simple Favour, Hollywood-based Malaysian actor Henry Golding recently found time to review his favourite snacks from Malaysia and the United Kingdom on popular YouTube channel Snack Wars by LADBible. The Crazy Rich Asians star was the latest Hollywood actor to appear on the latest Snack Wars episode where he sampled and compared five Malaysian snacks and an equal number of British ones, and eventually made his home country "beat" the UK by a score of 4 to 1. Golding's first round saw him taste chicken-flavoured Mamee instant noodles, his childhood comfort food, and pickled onion Monster Munch, which he is also fond of. "I grew up with both of them, and competition is really tough here, but still my vote goes to Mamee," said Golding. In the second round, Golding sampled Malaysian durian biscuits and M&S jam tarts from the UK, and voted for the "king of the fruits" hands down. "I always say the durian is nectar of the gods, and I love durian biscuits. Nevertheless, I don't think I'll let my Hollywood friends taste these biscuits," he said. When he had to compare British Yazoo milk and Malaysian teh tarik, Golding once again said "yes" to the iconic Malaysian beverage. "Both are great, but teh tarik is my go to drink back home in KL." When it came to comparing Malaysian Mi-Mi crab crisps and British Scampi Fries, Golding also chose the Malaysian snack, as he grew up with it. The only time he let Britain "win" was when he sampled Malaysian rice balls and British Jaffa cakes. "Rice balls are a sweet and lovely dessert for me, but so are Jaffa cakes, and I'll be honest here, I prefer the latter," said Golding. "Anyway, Malaysia wins today. Malaysia Boleh!" The best known Hollywood stars who have appeared in Snack Wars episodes over the years include Timothee Chalamet of Dune fame, Austin Bulter of Elvis The Movie and Florence Pugh of Thunderbolts.
RTÉ News
25-04-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
McVities boss on the correct way to eat a chocolate digestive
The boss of the biscuit factory where McVitie's chocolate digestives have been made for the last 100 years joined BBC Radio Manchester on air to deliver an important message: we've all been eating our biscuits wrong. Mr Coulson told listeners: "One of the very first things I learnt when I got to join McVitie's was chocolate side down to eat the digestive." "Now, up until then I'd always eaten it the other way round, I still do, if I'm honest," he added. "You can do it exactly how you want to do it." While the debate has likely raged since the treat's inception 100 years ago ("it's the world's most incredible debate"), Coulsan says that by eating it chocolate side down, the chocolate "starts to melt, you start to get the flavour, and away you go". Before too many could argue, he adds: "It makes sense, right?" Renowned for its long-standing range of biscuits, UK brand McVities has been around since 1839, when it started as a small provision shop in Edinburgh, Scotland. The brand enjoyed continued success but it wasn't until 1892 that Alexander Grant developed the original recipe for the famous McVitie's Digestives biscuit – a recipe that remains secret to this day. In 1927, the brand continued to innovate in the snack sphere by creating the Jaffa Cake (named after the Jaffa oranges used in their centre), followed by the penguin bar of 1932, and the Hobnobs launch of 1985.
Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
You're eating chocolate digestives all wrong: McVitie's factory boss reveals 'proper' way to enjoy your biscuits
With their more-ish chocolate topping and crunchy base, Chocolate Digestives have for years been ranked among the nation's favourite biscuits. But Britain's biscuit enthusiasts have likely been enjoying their favourite teatime treat incorrectly for years, a McVities factory boss has revealed. For decades, legions of tea-dunkers have savoured Chocolate Digestives with the biscuit side facing down. But in the latest twist in the fraught, years-long debate, Anthony Coulson, general manager at McVitie's chocolate factory in Stockport, has declared the beloved biscuit should be eaten with the chocolate side facing down. The astonishing revelation looks set to split generations of fans of the Chocolate Digestive, which was first rolled out in 1925, eight years after the the Stockport factory opened its doors. 'It's the world's most incredible debate, whether you have the chocolate on the top or the chocolate on the bottom,' the factory boss told BBC Radio Manchester. Mr Coulson, who said he preferred chocolate-on-top, added: 'One of the very first things I learnt when I got to join McVitie's was chocolate side down to eat the digestive. 'Now up until then I'd always eaten it the other way round.' But in an apparent bid to pacify thousands of flabbergasted biscuit eaters, he added: 'You can do it exactly how you want to do it.' The genesis of the Chocolate Digestive happened roughly 25 years after the plain biscuit and two years before McVities launched the Jaffa cake An astonishing 80 million packets of the humble teatime staple are produced every year, with the chocolate made in Greater Manchester. The genesis of the Chocolate Digestive happened roughly 25 years after the plain biscuit and two years before McVities launched the Jaffa cake. Despite the biscuits often being referred to as chocolate-topped, McVities has disclosed the plain variety actually go through a 'chocolate reservoir' and the chocolate is slavered on its underside. McVitie's marketing director Kerry Owens previously said: 'When we make our McVitie's chocolate biscuits – whether that be Chocolate Hobnobs, Chocolate Digestives, or even Jaffa Cakes – they go through a reservoir of chocolate on the production line. 'This essentially "enrobes" the bottom in chocolate - so we can confirm that the chocolate is officially on the bottom of the biscuits.' In 2021, a study by the University of Oxford sought to settle the controversial debate, finding that people should pick up the biscuits with the chocolate side up, but flip them over before eating them. Researchers said this technique helped the brain register the chocolate layer and then turning thm over before indulging boosts the 'oral-somatosensory experience' of the chocolate melting on the tongue.
