The best paella in the world is cooked in Japan with orange duck

Japanese chef Kohei Hatashita wins World Paella Day paella competition Orange and leek duck riceEcuadorian Cristian Raúl Arroba won second prize and Colombian Arturo Pedregal won third prize for his quail dish.

Valencia Mayor María José Catalá said, “Today is the only day that Valencians are willing to accept not following the traditional paella recipe, but we will continue to teach the traditional recipe and that is What works for us.” City Council.

he added world paella day It is “a day of recognition and respect for a tradition that everyone in this land cares about and must continue to care about.”

Starting at 10:00 a.m. that day, Poland played Ecuador, Italy played Colombia, India played Germany, Japan played Mexico, the United States played France, and Morocco played Romania.

Very curious version of paella

At the 4th World Paella Day Cup, very unique paellas were cooked inspired by the participants’ different countries of origin and local products. Examples include Transylvanian black truffles, pastrami, coconut milk, black garlic preserves or Andean potatoes.

The jury of this International Paella Competition consists of Juan Ramos Roda, Chef de Cuisine of Llisa Negra; Carmina Crespo, Honorary Manager of L’Altet Restaurant and Wiki Paella; Cristina Prados, Room Manager of BonAmb and 2022 National Room Award; Sommelier of Apicius Yvonne Arcidiácono, chef and chief waiter; José Manuel Casañ and Sam Giansante, singers of the musical group Seguridad Social, represented Eric Gil, the winner of the 2022 World Paella Day Cup, and Juani Kittlein, the runner-up of the same year.

In order to teach the culture of paella, claiming its origins in Valencia, and to allow participants of the World Paella Day Cup to become ambassadors of Valencian gastronomy, a training itinerary is proposed every year around rice, cooking techniques, ingredients, etc. .

This year, from September 16th to 19th, chefs, with the help of experts and paella masters, visit the reference space of Valencian gastronomy.

Together with Santos Ruíz from Valencia’s Arroz region, they visited l’Albufera and learned about the different varieties of rice and in the orchards learned about the ingredients that make up traditional recipes. Zero kilometer product.

The itinerary included masterclasses from Les Bairetes chef Rafa Margós, who taught them how to handle firewood, as well as from Chabe Soler, winner of World Paella Day 2020, and Noelia Pascual, winner of 2021.