Salón Gourmets 2022 Awards: the closest

This year, to which in previous editions, the greatest exponents of gastronomy in Spain have gathered. In the same way, they have taken part in amazing competitions that leave no one indifferent. Contests such as open oysters they are able to hold the attention of anyone who passes by. Who has beaten this year in the gastronomic event of reference? Find out which have been the winners of the Awards of the Gourmet Hall 2022.

Salon Gourmets awards to people

oyster openers

In the first place, we declare that taking your gastronomic company to an event of this magnitude already means winning. However, some have stood out more than others. There have also been spectacular individuals like Yosouf Kay Khalil, of the St. Market Miguel Ostras Sorlut (Madrid). This man accomplished the feat of opening 30 oysters in just three minutes and 15 seconds. In this way he won the fourteenth Spanish Championship of Oyster Openers Écailleurs / Sorlut / Grupo Gourmets.

Bartenders and Brewers

Another notable person is barman Gorka Narciso Lerchundi, winner of the eleventh National Pomace Panizo Cocktail Contest. His Temére cocktail captivated the exceptional jury who chose among the proposals of ten high-level mixologists who reached the final. Also speaking of drink, Gustavo King Abalo beat all his opponents in the Estrella Galicia National Final Beer Drafting Championship. This competition brought together the champions of the regional competitions.

Others Salon Gourmets awards have to do with the more. In this way, another of the contests of Estrella Galicia called XChef Challenge by Cervezas 1906 was also carried out. This consists of preparing dishes harmonized with some beer of the varieties of the 1906 family. Thus, Moncho Mendez (from the Coruña restaurant Millo Orzán, he won with some calçots in squid ink empura with piquillo pepper hollandaise.

pizza makers

In addition, the group Children of Ribera started the first Pizza Championship by Cabreiroa magma. This faced 100 participants for two days in different categories: classic pizza, shovel, taglio y gluten-free. In addition to enjoying an acrobatic display that delighted those present. It also meant that those attending the pizza stage enjoy different presentations, show cookings y masterclasses. Here are the winners:

• Jose Manuel Vallejo – Lemon Food (Melegís. Granada) – gluten-free category.
• Daniele Conte – Sorsi e Morsi (Valencia) – shovel category.
• Brayan Rodriguez Amoedo – Kilometers of Pizza (Madrid) – taglio category.
• Alessandro Damian – La Fabbrica della Pizza (Jávea. Alicante) – classic category.
• Francis Tolu – Venice Pizzeria-Restaurant (Alginet. Valencia) – acrobatics category.

product awards

• EVOO Salon Gourmets Quality Award: 
  – Intense green fruity: Molino de Genil. Mill of Genil Picual (Córdoba).
  – Medium green fruity: SCA Virgen de la Torre. Virgin of the Tower (La Victoria, Córdoba).
  – Ripe fruity: Dehesa del Castillo. Castle of Tudejen (Aranjuez, Madrid).
• Salon Gourmets Ecological EVOO Quality Award: Subbética oil mills. Corner of the Subbética (Carcabuey, Córdoba).
• Quality Award EVOO PDO and IGP Salón Gourmets: Marín Serrano El Lagar SL Oleosubbética. PDO Priego de Cordoba. (Priego de Córdoba. Córdoba).
• High Polyphenol Content Award EVOO Salón Gourmets: Heaven and Earth Picual. Heaven and Earth Olive SL
• Packaging and Innovation Award EVOO Salón Gourmets: Loa 77. Oleum Laguna SL.

Cheese

On the other hand, we have the cheese. In short, the best in Spain is the Olavidia cheese from Cheeses and Kisses. This was declared by the jury of the twelfth edition of GourmetQuesos. It is a championship in which the best in the country participate and has a tough selection process made up of 64 judges who select from 868 samples. Of the 90 finalists in the fifteen different categories, only three have managed to win in each of the fifteen categories. As if that were not enough, the attendees have been able to taste them in the Cheese Tunnel.

Innovations

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