Biscuit Tournament 2018! Round 1!

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On the sweet side of the competition:  

MISSISSIPPI MUD (MM) by Malena Packard:  Chocolate Pecan Biscuit with Icing and Pecans
VS
FRANGIPANE BISCUIT (F) by Melissa Johnson: Sweet Almond Biscuit with Frangipane Fluff, Passionfruit Jam, Mango & Mint

On the savory side of the competition:  

COOL AS A CUCUMBER (CC) by Becca Niolet: Green Onion Biscuit with Cucumbers, Chickpeas, Tomatoes & Sour Cream
VS
IS IT A BISCUIT (IIB) by Mike Aukhertz: Peanut Butter Biscuit with Roast Beast & Kimchi

HERE IS WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE BISCUITS:  

WE ASKED FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND THEY WERE GREAT!  ( WE WILL USE THE INITIALS OF THE BISCUITS THAT ARE BEING COMMENTED ON)

IIB:  Strange Brew
CC: Like a cool summer picnic in your mouth!
MM: I'll get down and dirty for this biscuit any day! 
F:  Frangipane!  More like " Fran, gee, (my) pan (ts) are off! 
IIB:  What the heck was that?!  I mean, whaaa? Its complicated, but I  like it!  Didn't think peanut butter & kimchi would work.  
CC:  Better than the other option. 
F:  What a surprise!  The Mint was a perfect touch!  
MM: Wow! Just the right amount of chocolate!  And this TX girl always loves a good pecan! 
CC:  Tastes like spring. Very Good!
IIB:  Such a delicious unique flavor!  I'd have never thought kimchi would work so well on a biscuit.  Creativity that tastes good.
F:  I really loved the balance of flavors.  When I ate it I felt like i was transported to a tropical Island.
MM:  It tastes like a good fancy brownie! 
F: Great combination of flavors!  Even baby Lolo liked this one!  
IIB:  Too weird for me!
CC: I looooooove cucumbers and the biscuit was very refreshing.  
F:  Just pure yummies
CC:  Surprisingly tasty!  What a creative combination of ingredients!
F:  Left me wanting one more bite! 
CC: Memories of Greece...
F: Probably my one of my favorite sweet biscuits i have tasted in the three years I have been coming to the tournament! 
CC:  Very refreshing!  Plus that little kick of heat was BAM!  Put it over the top!
IIB:  A beastly delicious kimchi experience!  11/10
F:  My tastebuds couldn't stop tangoing with mango & mint! 
MM:  Delish! Like I imagine the bed of the MS River. 
F:  Would eat this on the regular! 
IIB:  WTF.
CC:  A refreshing mouthful of summer.
MM:  Rich as a brownie!  Could be dessert!
F:  I'm not going to lie. No false Modesty.  That frangipane biscuit is bright and elegant! 
CC:  Yummmmmm!  The perfect savory bite in a biscuit! Very cool!!!!!
IIB/CC:  The kimchi biscuit is sneaky ugly delicious, but that green onion biscuit is killer. 
F:  Ive already decided this is the best biscuit in the tournament. Yum!
MM: Perfect ending to a meal
F:  The jam and mango/mint was amazing.  I wanted to lick the mango off the paper it was that good  
MM: Fudgey like a brownie!

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

FRANGIPANE BISCUIT by Melissa Johnson

COOL AS A CUCUMBER by Becca Niolet