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30th Ham Cutting Contest / Dehesa de Extremadura

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Contest Rules

At the prize-giving ceremony that takes place after the competition, the winner receives an Iberian cebo ham DO Dehesa de Extremadura, a prize of €1,000, as well as a trophy and a diploma accrediting him or her as Best Ham Cutter of Spain 2024. The runner-up receives a ham stand and a diploma, and the third place winner receives a knife blanket. In the Best Creative/Artistic Dish category, the winner receives a diploma and a Cebo Campo DO ham.

Winners:

  • First place: Rocío Pérez Benito
  • Second place: Juan Antonio Barbero Peral
  • Third place: Samuel Sánchez Rodríguez
  • Best creative dish: Rocío Pérez Benito

The contestants of this edition were:

  • Eduardo Mateo Biurrun La casa de la Marimorena Zaragoza
  • Pedro Ortega Viñas Week Horse Ifema 2023 Arroyo de la Encomienda (Valladolid)
  • Francisco Javier Torres Jiménez Loncheador de varias marcas Montequinto (Sevilla)
  • Samuel Sánchez Rodríguez Carnicería Samuel Garrucha (Almería)
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The jury for this year's edition was made up of:

  • Elena Diéguez, D.O. Dehesa de Extremadura Regulatory Council
  • Elena Arzak, Arzak Restaurant
  • Pedro Larumbe, Larumbe Group
  • Juan Francisco Hernández, ham cutting of Urrechu
  • Begoña Tormo, TV host (Telemadrid, Canal Cocina)
  • Gonzalo Miró, Televisión Collaborator