There’s only one topic up for discussion this week in my house and that’s the World Cup…..of biscuits. TV’s Richard Osman launched his competition of sweet snacks with total disregard for the controversy it would cause in households and offices up and down the country.
Everywhere I go I am faced with arguments about whether a Jaffa Cake is a biscuit or a cake, whether a caramel wafer can possibly be in the same category as a digestive biscuit and what is better – a chocolate chip cookie or a Hobnob?
The WCOB was split into eight categories – with the top two in each category going on to qualify for the second round.
Richard Osman wrote on Twitter: “Some very tough groups for sure. But there are no easy biscuits these days.”
Controversial entries in the competition included Jaffa Cakes (the clue’s in the name) fig rolls (definitely a cake) wagon wheels (absolutely NOT a biscuit) Penguins (more of a chocolate bar surely) and Club biscuits (again, a chocolate snack in my opinion).
So, what does make a biscuit? I think it has got to be in a packet and not in its own separate wrapper for start. It should also be either crunchy or at least crumbly – not soft like a cake. Chocolate can also feature, but only on one side, not all the way around. One Twitter follower suggested it’s a cake if it goes hard when stale and a biscuit if it goes soft when stale.
The final stages of the competition were due to be announced during the BBC’s live Comic Relief programme.
There should also be a separate World Cup of Best Biscuits for Dunking – because that is another question entirely.
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