How to participate in paella contests
How to participate in the most prestigious paella contests
If you are passionate about the Original Paella and dream of showing your culinary skills in the most prestigious paella contests, you are in the right place. Participating in these events gives you the opportunity to stand out among the best paella chefs and gain recognition in the gastronomic world, which can translate into a considerable increase in the number of clients and in the turnover of your establishment. In this blog post, we will explain step by step how to participate in the most prestigious paella contests, so that you can make your dream of shining on the culinary scene come true.
Each paella contest will have specific participation requirements, such as the minimum age, previous culinary experience or nationality. Be sure to carefully read the rules and regulations of each event to verify that you meet all the requirements. Also, familiarize yourself with the evaluation criteria that the judges will use to rate the paellas. This will allow you to prepare according to their expectations and increase your chances of success.
Added to this you must have an excellent recipe and practice and perfect your culinary skills. Master the traditional techniques of paella, such as the stir-fry, the preparation of the broth and the perfect cooking point of the rice. Pay attention to details, such as the precise cutting of ingredients and the visual presentation of your dish. Constant practice will help you gain confidence and excel in contests.
Sueca International Valencian Paella Contest
The Sueca International Valencian Paella Competition is one of the most prestigious events dedicated to Valencian paella. Sueca is a town in the Valencian Community, in Spain, known for its tradition in the preparation of this dish and especially for its location in the middle of the L'Albufera de Valencia natural park as it is the main producer of Valencian rice.
This contest, already held since 1961, is the longest-running contest in Spain and its 62nd edition will be held in 2023. It is a contest that is held annually and consists of making Valencian paellas, between 30 and 40 contestants from all over the world. compete for the prestigious recognition of making the best paella in the world.
To participate in this contest you must be a professional cook and of legal age and you must prepare a paella for 15 people, participation normally comes through two ways, on the one hand winning some of the multiple semifinals held around the world ( Tokyo, Copenhagen) or simply by invitation from the organization, our recommendation to participate is to contact the organization by sending a presentation of the company together with the reasons why you want to compete, we leave you the link for the contact form by clicking here. Â
The organizers of the contest will provide each chef and his companion with a 70 cm paella, un trébede, firewood and all the necessary ingredients to cook the Valencian paella with the traditional recipe of sueca.Â
In subsequent years we recommend looking at the web pages of the contest to keep you informed of when to register and to be able to review the updated bases.
In the present 2023 the bases dictate the following:
•Pre-registration open from August 8 to 14
•From August 9 to 13, those selected will be notified
•The contest is held on September 10
We recommend you always check the bases which you can find here.Â
World Paella DayÂ
Every year, World Paella Day is celebrated every September 20, in 2023 it is its fourth edition, in this paella contest, chefs from all over the world come together to compete to create the best paella recipe by participating in this prestigious rice contest.
To participate you must fill out the contact form, send a photo and a video in which you explain why you want to participate in the IV paella contest, your professional history and the country you represent, among all the participants the organization chooses the 10 finalists .
On the day of the competition, the 10 finalist chefs will defend their country with their paella, each participant faces directly another participant in a similar way to a semifinal (face to face), the 5 resulting finalists compete for the top 3 positions in this recognized contest. The recipes of the participants are at the free choice of each contestant, so the creativity / combination of the elements is always a value to take into account.
The winner will receive the world paella day trophy, the second and third place will receive a prize as well while all the finalists will get an event jacket and a finalist certificate.
This day serves as recognition of the best-known dish of Spanish gastronomy and Valencians can share our tasty dish with the rest of the world and thus celebrate the taste of paella together with other countries.
This 2023 registration dates have been from May 5 to 30 and the event is always held on September 20.
In subsequent years we recommend looking at the web pages of the contest to keep you informed of when to register and to be able to review the updated bases.
To register you must follow the following contact form that can be found by clicking here
Fideua GandÃaÂ
This international contest consists of the realization of the original recipe for the fideuà de GandÃa, according to local fishermen, this dish has its origin in the need that arose coincidentally due to the lack of rice that caused the noodle to be used as a substitute by accident.
In this event, chefs from all over the globe gather on the beaches of GandÃa to try to make the best fideua in the world.
It is mandatory to make the fideua with the ingredients that appear on the contest website, competing with paellas of 10 servings of Fideua on this same website you can find the rules of the contest.
The three best chefs will be awarded the diploma of best promise to the GandÃa fideua.
In this contest there are two categories and it is mandatory to participate in both categories, both in the Fideua and the orange dessert.
This 2023 registrations were open from February 6 to 20 and the event was held on June 8.
In subsequent years we recommend looking at the web pages of the contest to keep you informed of when to register and to be able to review the updated bases.
Other events
There are many other rice contests and here we are going to leave some links so that you can go see them.
Baked rice from Xativa: https://www.valenciaextra.com/es/ocio/xativa-busca-mejor-arroz-horno_516748_102.htmlÂ
Rice Contest of the Future: https://www.arrozdevalencia.org/tastarros-2023-concurso-arrocero-del-futuro/Â
Cullera rice: https://visit-cullera.es/2023/04/24/exito-rotundo-de-la-i-bienal-mundial-del-arroz-de-cullera/Â
Valencia Logistics Festival: https://fiestadelalogisticadevalencia.com/
Private Paella Contests
Master paella Experience
From Original Paella we also offer you our contest service called "Master Paella Experience".
As you already know, paella contests are a "TeamBuilding" activity, since they are carried out so that workers can promote their relationship outside the offices. In this contest, groups are formed from 6 to 10 people to later compete and make the best original Valencian paella, at the end, the participants will be able to eat their paella in a deserved way for this work.
The teams will choose the ingredients from the Original Paella shop, or they will be given the ingredients prepared at their stalls.
There will be a monitor for every 5 participating teams who will give recommendations and correct errors.
We hold this event anywhere in the world, although if you visit us in Valencia, we offer concerted venues with special rates.
For more information about this event you can visit our group of Giant Paellas Events by following this link
https://paellasgiganteseventos.es/concursos-paella/
Organize your own contest
From Original Paella we make it easy for you to organize your own paella contest on our website you will find the necessary material to manage a paella contest in a simple, fast and economical way, with packs of 5 equipment that include paella, gas burner, paellero, tripod, shovel and gas connections, you only need the ingredients and the participants to organize a paella contest with up to 40 teams. You can find it by clicking here.
