Contest Rules
Cachopo is a traditional dish of breaded beef stuffed with cold meat and cheese. In order to enhance this recipe and support those professionals who elaborate it with Asturian Veal, the Regulatory Board organizers this contest where any Spanish restaurant is welcome. Those interested fill up a registration and, during 8 weeks previously announced, receive at some point the visit of a representative of the organization who, in an anonymous way, tastes the dish at the restaurant. From all the contestants the best 12 are chosen to prepare their recipes in Salon Gourmets facing a jury composed by gastronomic critics and top chefs. The jury will evaluate presentation, breading, originality, stuffing, meat texture and of course, taste. Prizes of €1200, €500 and €300 are the awards for the three best Asturian-Style Veal Cutlets (Cachopos) in Spain.
This year the competition was so strong and so close that 14 restaurants were chosen as finalists.
The selected restaurants were visited anonymously by members of the jury until 20 March. The 14 best finalist restaurants presented their cachopos at the final on Monday 7 April at the 38th Salón Gourmets.
winners:
First prize
Candás, Asturias
Second prize
Albacete
Third prize
Gijón, Asturias
There will be 14 contestants in this year's edition, due to the high level presented and the fact that there has been a three-way technical draw:
Soto de Ribera, Asturias
Avilés, Asturias
El Prat-Barcelona
Lastres, Asturias
Oviedo, Asturias
Málaga
Lugones, Asturias
Pola de Siero, Asturias
Jurado: