The thin milk biscuit
Morinaga Marie Japanese Milk Biscuits 21 Pieces
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Morinaga Marie Japanese Milk Biscuits 21 Pieces
A thin round milk biscuit that snaps crisp and then melts away, lightly sweet with a gentle milk taste, sold in Japan since 1923.
Regular price $6.59AUD
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Why we say this
Morinaga has sold Marie since 1923, and this box has 3,196 reviews on monolog, a Japanese review site (October 2026).
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Product information
About
A thin round milk biscuit that snaps crisp and then melts away, lightly sweet with a gentle milk taste, sold in Japan since 1923. It is the same kind of biscuit as an Arnott's Marie, but baked thin and wrapped in packs of three, and in Japan it is as much a base for no-bake cakes as a biscuit for tea. Buy it if you want a light, plain biscuit or a thin base for a fridge cake; if you want a big everyday tin of plain biscuits, this is the wrong box.
On the pack: マリー (ma-ree).
What you're getting
- Twenty-one biscuits in seven sealed packs of three, so you open only what you eat.
- It is a dry biscuit, so pour a drink first; dunked in milk it softens.
- One box is enough for a 15 cm no-bake cheesecake base, with biscuits left over.
- The recipe changed in 2023, and some long-time fans find the milk taste fainter than they remember.
- Allergens: milk, wheat and soy, and it is made on equipment shared with egg. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.
- Also on the label: the margarine and shortening may be made with animal fat.
It is a crisp tea biscuit, not a rich buttery cookie. It is not Manna, Morinaga's smaller, softer biscuit for babies. Morinaga also sells ice creams under the Marie name in Japan; this box is the biscuit. Some boxes come in a limited character print; the biscuits inside are the same.
Ingredients
Wheat flour (made in Japan), sugar, milk, margarine, shortening, whole milk powder, butter oil, glucose-fructose syrup, vegetable oil, salt, fermented flavouring, whey protein concentrate
raising agent, flavouring, emulsifier (from soy).
For your safety, please check both the information on this page and the printed label on the pack. If anything is unclear or the information differs, please contact us before consuming the product.
Allergens
- Contains
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- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
- May contain
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- Egg
Not ingredients — these are made or handled on the same equipment as this product, so traces are possible. We list every shared-equipment allergen stated on the pack or by the maker.
- Dietary notes
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The margarine and shortening may be made with animal fat; the ingredient list does not say which fats they are.
For your safety, please check both the information on this page and the printed label on the pack. If anything is unclear or the information differs, please contact us before consuming the product.
Details
- Maker
- Morinaga · Tokyo
- Made in
- Japan
- Net contents
- One box: 21 biscuits, in seven packs of three
Our guide
How to eat it
Good to know
- For a no-bake cheesecake base, crush 12 biscuits with 40 g of melted butter and press them into a 15 cm tin; chill the finished cake for at least three hours.
- For a layered fridge cake, dip each biscuit in milk one at a time, in and straight out, because a soaked biscuit falls apart; then chill the cake overnight so the biscuits turn soft and cake-like.
In their own words
What Japanese buyers say
- What they like
There are lots of similar biscuits, but Marie's texture and taste are one of a kind.
似たようなビスケットたくさんあるけどマリーの食感、味は唯一無二のおいしさ
from monolog, a Japanese review site
- What they like
Sandwich Marie with whipped cream, stand them in a row, cover the lot in cream and it's done: an easy cake my kids love, so it's our family's go-to sweet.
マリーを生クリームで挟んで横に並べていって、最後に全体に生クリームを塗って完成の簡単ケーキなのですが我が子も気に入っているので、我が家の定番スィーツになっています。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
On its own it soaks up all the moisture in your mouth, so I use it for cheesecake.
そのままは口の中の水分がもってかれるので チーズケーキを作る時に使ってます。
from monolog
- What they like
Soak it in milk till it softens and it tastes so sweet.
牛乳にひたひたしてふやかして食べるとあま～い
from monolog
- What they like
Individually wrapped, so I don't overeat, and it's handy to carry.
個包装なので食べ過ぎないのと持ち運びに便利。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
I loved Marie, but the milky taste has faded; it's just a biscuit now.
マリー好きだったのにミルク感が減って、ただのビスケットや
from monolog
- What they like
I like heavy biscuits too, but one this light is nice.
重いビスケットも好きですが、これくらい軽いのもいい。
from monolog
- What they like
Now it's crisp and snappy, thin and light to eat.
今は、さく！ぱり！で、薄くてライトに食べられる感じです。
from monolog
- What they grumble about
A biscuit I've always loved, but it's got smaller and there are fewer of them, which is a shame.
昔から大好きなビスケットですが、小さくなってるし枚数も減っていて残念です。
from monolog
- What they like
A gentle milk taste; you bite through and it melts away. Of Morinaga's boxed range, this is the only one that's stayed as I remember.
優しいミルク味でさくっと噛んだ後口の中ですっと溶ける、森永箱シリーズの中でこれだけは昔からの印象が変わらないままでした。
from mognavi, a Japanese food and drink review site
- What they like
With coffee, the bitterness and Marie's sweetness go together.
コーヒーだとコーヒーの苦味とマリーの甘いのが合う😉👍️✨
from mognavi
- What they grumble about
It's so dry it catches in your throat.
パサパサなので、喉詰まります。
from mognavi
- What they like
Simple yet deep: the more you chew, the more the flavour spreads, and you can really enjoy a good biscuit.
シンプルなのに味わい深く噛めば噛むほど味が口に広がりクッキーのおいしさを堪能できる。
from mognavi
- What they grumble about
But it crumbles and scatters when you eat it, so it's a bit awkward.
ただ食べるとボロボロと崩れて散らかるので少し食べづらかったです。
from mognavi
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The maker
Where it comes from
- Morinaga
- Tokyo
- Founded 1899
Morinaga first sold Marie in 1923, and the red box has been its look since 1961. The name is said to come from Queen Marie Antoinette, and the pattern around the edge to stand for a family crest.
Product facts here are checked against the maker's own page: morinaga.co.jp (opens in a new tab)
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