Woman drives 130 miles to try Biscoff dessert

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published 21 May 2021

A woman has travelled 130 miles just to try a new dessert after reading about it online. Vicky Gee travelled for a total of seven hours, driving from Cambridge to Barnsley and home again, to try the dish that comprises a bubble waffle with ice cream, Kinder Bueno sauce, whipped cream, a Lotus Biscoff biscuit, and Biscoff sauce. Commenting online afterwards, she said: “Thank you so much for it!! It was insane! We will defo be back to visit you.”

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