Have YOU been eating chocolate digestives all wrong?

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Image caption, The McVitie's chocolate digestive has turned 100-years-old

Millions of people all over the UK are big biscuit fans.

And what's not to love? The baked snacks are small, sweet and often with a satisfying crunch.

But one of the UK's most loved biscuits, with around 80 million packets made every year, has been causing quite a stir.

Anthony Coulson, general manager at McVitie's chocolate refinery and bakery in Stockport, revealed many of us may be eating our beloved choccy digestives incorrectly...

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The biscuit boss explained that the 100-year-old dunkable delights are in fact meant to be eaten chocolate-covered side facing down.

"One of the very first things I learnt when I got to join McVitie's was chocolate side down to eat the digestive," he shared during an interview with BBC Radio Manchester.

"Now, up until then, I'd always eaten it the other way round... You can do it exactly how you want to do it."

What do you think about digestives being eaten with the chocolate side down? Do you strongly agree, or is it just not your cup of tea? You can have your say by voting below.

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Despite the new revelation, Mr Coulson admitted he still eats the biscuits with the chocolate side facing up.

So why exactly is chocolate side down the way to go?

It's all to do with the idea that if the chocolate side is facing down, it starts to melt and people quickly get the flavour of the biscuit.

"It makes sense, right?" Mr Coulson said.

Are there any foods you eat in ways some would consider a bit strange? Whatever it is, why now let us know in the comments.

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