La Llotja de Mar has experienced a great gastronomy festival this Monday on the occasion of the final of the first City of Barcelona and Catalonia Contest of Pinchos and Tapas. The competition system in ‘show cooking’ format has allowed the audience to see the performance and staging of the 24 candidates to represent Catalonia in the final of the National Contest of Pinchos and Tapas City of Valladolid, which will be held in November. they had to elaborate an unprecedented tapa whose raw material cost does not exceed €1.5.
The ‘lounge bar’ of the Hotel Upper Diagonal has prevailed over the rest of the participants with ‘Delicia de sepia’, a snack that includes shichimi and mango mayonnaise, shrimp tartare and tuna salt among its ingredients. The reward reserved for the winner is completed with an artistic award and €1,500.
He Second classified has been Street Food Saucewhich has presented ‘Pibil suckling pig croquette‘. If applicable, the prize also includes artistic award and €1,000.
The contest podium in this first edition is completed with Can Cullereswho has obtained the Third place with a snack called ‘Peu with ball‘. The economic endowment in your case is €500.
three second prizes
On the other hand, the jury has awarded three second prize to Mari’s picnic area (for ‘Viaje al Caribe’, as the most creative cover), Hiu Restaurant (‘Mar i muntanya d’espàrrec blanc’, more sustainable) and Alba Granados (‘Esqueixada de cod with ‘mousse’ of Santa Pau beans’, more traditional).
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Upper Diagonal, Salsa Street Food and Can Culleres they will compete in November in the national contest of Valladolid, representing Catalonia, after having convinced the jury.
Whoever wants it can try all finalist recipes thanks to one tapas route which will remain active until Sunday the 23rd. An ‘app’ (Tapascat) allows you to locate the 48 participating establishmentsspread over seven towns (Barcelona, Girona, Cambrils, Sitges, Vic, Calella and El Masnou), where it is possible to eat the snacks accompanied by a beer for €4.50.