Italy has won the 2016 Coppa del Mondo della Gelateria, also known as the Gelato World Cup. Honestly, most people anticipated that they would win this year’s competition. All participants revealed their masterpieces to the judges. Although it was a tough competition, Italy was able to show off their skills and magic with their theme, ‘Contrast of the sea’.
The Highly Acclaimed Competition
Gelato World Cup is a battle between the best gelato experts. Judges know very well how to spot great gelato. Each representative is required to have their highest possible technical ability, not to mention the artistic level. However, during the event, representatives are tested on their versatility or how the team uses a variety of high quality gelato cups to complement the gelato.
Judges come from all over the globe. Countries such as Australia, Argentina, Morocco, Japan, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Poland, Mexico, Chile, Switzerland, Uruguay, and the U.S. are represented and form the jury. These representatives from the 14 different countries are managed by Ellie Cazaussus, who won the 2014 edition, also a manager of the French team.
Lorena Gava, an art critic was in charge of the art section, a specific jury which was formed by Beppo Tonon and MOF Stephan Didier. In the meantime, chef Valeria Piccini was in charge of the scores in the cuisine division.
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From Bottom to Top
It was definiely not an easy job for the judges to decide who would be declared the winner in this World Cup competition. You can imagine how many countries wanted to be on top and be known as the best. How to find the best gelato does not depend on simply the high quality ice cream cups, but it also concentrates on the taste itself. This is the reason this contest is a test of how technical and artistic the candidate is, and Italy has mastered this art.
Although winning the event is worth it the effort and time, joining and competing with the experts allows you to become a winner even at the stage. As a matter of fact, being silver and third place is still very exciting. As prestigious as this contest is, judges are able to recognize all that you have offered.
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The Spanish team brought home the second place with their theme, ‘Little Red Riding Hood.” Looking at this masterpiece brings you to another dimension where a remarkable work of art is revealed. Even if there were errors when talking about the texture of the ice cream, the judges were amazed by the creativity. Third place goes to the Australian team with the theme based on the “Treasures and mythology of the Pacific.”
Winning the Gelato World Cup is not easy. However, hardwork and perseverance completes to be on top.
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