2021 Food Olympics - Event #1 Cookies

 

For this event I visited World Market and picked out 11 different cookies from 9 different countries and then added a package of Oreos so I could have an American contestant.  After I had the 12 cookies collected, the rest of the family came for a cookie taste test.  Everyone all 7 of us sampled each of the 12 cookies. Then each cookie was ranked 1-12 by each person.  We added up each ranking, averaged them and had the lowest score win.            

Gold       Italy - Loacker Quadratini Lemon Wafers

These had the most first place votes with 4.  They were wafer cookies with lemon cream that had a strong lemon flavor that was from real lemon juice. These were definitely my favorite.

Silver      Canada  - Canada True Maple Cream Cookies

Another of most of the taster's favorites.  They were maple leaf shaped sandwich cookies with a tasty maple cream filling.  We weren’t rating the cookies by the package, but these had the best box of all the cookies with nice scenic pictures of Canada.

Bronze      US - Oreo

Just the good old Oreo.  This surprised me how well it did, but Oreos are pretty good.

UK - Walkers Chocolate Shortbread Scottie Dogs

These were Scottie dog shaped chocolate flavored shortbread cookies and the best of the 3 shortbread cookies and the most fun.

Japan - Meiji Hello Panda Chocolate Cookies

These came in individual bags.  They’re small cookies with chocolate filling.  They were perfect for the Olympics because they’re from Japan and have pandas playing different sports on the outside of each cookie. Two of us really liked these and in my opinion should have finished better.

Netherlands - Daelmans caramel Stroopwafels

Most taster’s thought These were pretty good. One taster didn’t like these saying they were too sweet. They were Flat waffle sandwiches with caramel filling. Good on top of a cup of coffee.

France - St Michel Galettes Butter Cookies

Shortbread cookie that was just favored over the Irish shortbread, but I personally don’t like shortbread all that much.

Ireland - Grace's Irish Shortbread

Another Shortbread cookie but this one was cloverleaf shaped.  This was slightly worse than the French shortbread.

Spain - Gullon Chocolate Maria Biscuits

Just an okay cookie, with a light chocolate flavor and the worst of the chocolate cookies.

Netherlands - The Old Mill Mini Peanut Cookies

These were really hard cookies with peanuts, and no one really liked them. They did however have a nice white package with a blue Dutch windmill.

Thailand - Pocky Strawberry Biscuit Sticks

These were in stick form and dipped in a strawberry coating.  These weren’t very well liked.

Thailand - Lotte Koala's March Mango Cookies

Cookies with an odd tasting mango filling that no one liked very much.

That was Event #1, Italy, Canada and the United States all medal!  Stay tuned for Event 2, coming soon!