The peak called ‘Lechazus Deliciosus’, prepared at the Azul Mediterráneo restaurant, in Valladolidreceived this Wednesday the prize for the best tapa of the Autonomous Community during the First Official Competition of Pinchos and Tapas of Castilla y León, which was held this Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ifeza exhibition center, in the capital of Zamora . 27 chefs participated, three from each Castilian and Leonese province. The jury, chaired by Jesús Sánchez, awarded the second prize was awarded to “Fricase”, from the restaurant La Jamada, in Burgos.
Jesús Sánchez, recognized chef with three Michelin stars, three suns from the Repsol Guide, member of the Repsol Sustainable Horeca Community and a green star for his restaurant “El Cenador de Amós”, in Cantabria, chaired a jury formed by Ricardo Costa, from “The Yeatman” restaurant, in Porto (two Michelin stars); the Asturian chef Ricardo Sotres, of “El Retiro”, in Llanes (one Michelin star, two Suns from the Repsol Guide); Cynthia Yaber, from the “Arzak” restaurant in San Sebastián (three Michelin stars and three suns from the Repsol guide); Mandi Ciriza, director of Canal Cocina, the only Spanish television channel specializing in gastronomy; Melinda Padilla, responsible for the gastronomic rating system of the Repsol Guide and Miriam López, deputy director of Grupo Gourmets.
The General Director of Tourism, Ángel González, participated in the awards ceremony of the Competition, during which he highlighted the “involvement” of the Junta de Castilla y León in this type of specialized competitions. “They position the gastronomy of Castilla y León and strengthen the gastronomic identity of the Community, betting on the territory and local products and promoting a model of gastronomic tourism based on sustainability, quality and diversity, encouraging visitors to discover the cultural and gastronomic heritage of the Community”, he underlined.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports highlighted its “commitment” to “the promotion and promotion” of gastronomy and wine tourism in Castile and León to “position” the autonomous community as a “wine reference -gastronomic” at the national level. and international. “To this end, promotional actions such as this First Official Competition of Pinchos and Tapas of Castilla y León are promoted and supported, hand in hand with the professional sector, in this case the Regional Confederation of Hospitality and Tourism of Castilla y León, which brings together more than 2,700 companies in the sector”, according to sources from the Regional Administration.
In this context, the Junta de Castilla y León is currently promoting various gastronomic promotion actions seek “international recognition” of the Community as a “selected, unique and high-quality destination, where high gastronomy can be enjoyed”.
The next promotional actions will be, among others, the I Gastronomic Days ‘Cruzando la Raya. Flavors of the Border”, which will take place in 40 restaurants in the provinces of Zamora and Salamanca, as well as the districts of Guarda and Bragança, in Portugal, from November 1 to December 9.
As part of the International Domestic Tourism Fair, gastronomic experiences representative of the region can be enjoyed, in collaboration with the nine wine routes of Castile and León.
Among the gastronomic events being finalized for 2025 is the celebration of International Competition “Cooking with Truffles”, in Soria, in February, and the International Gastronomy Congress, in Salamancaaccording to the same sources.
