Osbourne Biscuit

I was inducted to this biscuit just this year, and I grew to like it. It was by no means my first encounter with it though. I had come across Osbourne Biscuits when I was a child, but of course back then, I did not appreciate the biscuit. I found the biscuits to be dry and tasteless then. Searching my memory however, I do remember some of my aunts eating it dipped in a cup of strong and fragrant home-brewed kopi-o. Osbourne Biscuits, to simply put it, is a household biscuit which could be found in every home.

I was re-introduced to this biscuit at the workplace. I popped into the pantry just as my colleagues were having their teabreak. Many had a hot drink and were eating Osbourne Biscuits.

"Biskut mayat," U told me. Eew. That was a rather morbid for a biscuit. What had it done to deserve such a namesake. "Mayat" meant corpse in Malay.

"Why?" I asked.

"Don't know. We call it that way since young," she explained. "Maybe because when you soak it, it bloats like a corpse," U added. Double Eew. U sure had macabre opinions.

I ate a few pieces at that time, but did not particularly find them to be exceptionally delicious. I had also eaten other brands ... couldn't remember their names .... Cap Bunga Raya or Cap Ayam or something. All I found to be unmemorable. Till I ate Julie's Osbourne Biscuits.

Local brand Julie's Osbourne Biscuits

I found Julie's version to be thin and super crispy, salty and addictive! Very delicious. It went well with everything - whether it was coffee or tea or Milo. Once I started eating, it was quite difficult to stop. I had since recommended Julie's Osbourne Biscuits to a few people ..... and all of them liked it. 

The other day, in Miri .... I went from supermarket to supermarket, just to find this. But somehow, I couldn't find any ..... discontinued? Or in great demand that they were out of stock? Hmn .....