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Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Competition 2018 – Grand Jury Finalists

Italian/Med ceremony 2015

The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Competition which was judged in Florence, Italy from 23 – 26 February 2018.

The judges were drawn from local experts, food journalists and pastry chefs and members of our permanent international Grand Jury and guest judges.

The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following an initial technical Selection round and two days of Main round judging. The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting. The Grand Jury follow strict rules, which you can read here (PDF).

While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry received a prize.

The 2018 Italian/Mediterranean Chocolatier Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)


Pure/origine repen

Grof gemalen pure/origine donkere chocoladerepen

Gardini (Italy) - "Rustico"

Repen met toegevoegde smaak

Donkere chocoladerepen met een infusie of aroma

T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta al limone

Donkere chocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate with coffee and star anice
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - Dark chocolate with pink pepper and cocoa beans
Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali" , fondente con caffè e cardamomo
Gardini (Italy) - "Speziali": fondente con tè verde Sakura

Donkere chocoladerepen met een vulling

Gardini (Italy) - "Insolito" , Gianduia Salata
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Caramello e Sale di Mothya
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Chinotto di Savona

Melkchocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes

Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte con sale e olio EVO
Gardini (Italy) - Cacao e Sale: latte sale e liquerizia

Witte chocoladerepen met een infusie of aroma

T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta cioccolato bianco al Caramello e Sale delle Hawaii
T'a Milano (Italy) - Tavoletta zafferano e cioccolato bianco

Witte chocoladerepen met insluitsels of stukjes

Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - White chocolate bar with cranberry and cinnamon
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - White Chocolate Bar With Strawberry, Vanilla and Lemon
Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Tiras bar

Ganaches, palets, ganache pralines en truffels

Donkere chocolade ganaches of truffels zonder toegevoegde smaak

Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Dark ganache
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Buffalo Cream
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Vietnam Buffalo Cream

Ganaches of truffels van donkere chocolade met toegevoegde smaak

Fanucchi Daniel (Italy) - Vietnouth
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Basil ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Coffee and Cardamon Ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Earl grey tea ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Grapefruit Ganache
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Rum and Marzipan
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Bonet
Ronen Aflalo (Israel) - A Middle East and Caribbean Date
Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Irish Coffee
Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Lampone
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Alchermes Fiorentino
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta Martinica Dream

Ganaches of truffels van melkchocolade

Giuseppe Manilia (Italy) - Profumo di passione
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Salty Madagascar

Ganaches of truffels van witte chocolade

Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Strawberry cheesecake
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Biancomangiare
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Elisa's Cake
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Torta di cioccolato bianco e Albicocche al Cognac

Ganaches of truffels met een coating of vulling van gemengde donkere/melk/witte chocolade

Chiarascuro (Italy) - Giò latte
Ika Chocolate (Israel) - Zaatar
Paola Francesca Bertani (Italy) - Aleatica
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Pistacchio Bronte
Ronen Aflalo (Israel) - Middle East Praline
Slitti (Italy) - Pralina Cappuccino

Noten

Pralines op basis van noten

Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) - Tartufo Falicetto
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Cannella Calendula
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Cardamomo Malva
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Menta liquirizia
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Cremino Pistacchio

Gianduiotto of cremino van donkere chocolade

Bardini (Italy) - Cremino Bardini
Bardini (Italy) - Gianduiotto Bardini
Guido Castagna (Italy) - Giuinott

Cremino van donkere chocolade met toegevoegde smaak

Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - 2018
Bodrato Cioccolato (Italy) - cremino with salt maldon flakes
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Amarene
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Liquerizia
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Noci
Gardini (Italy) - Cremino Bigusto con Uvetta di Corinto

Met donkere chocolade omhuld marsepein

Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Piura Violetta
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Wild oregano and lemon of Sorrento
Sensaciones de Chocolate (Spain) - Azahar

Pralines op basis van noten met melkchocolade

Giraudi (Italy) - Pralina Pistacchio

Gianduiotto of cremino van melkchocolade

Davide appendino Bean[TO]Ciok (Italy) - Gianduiotto
Giraudi (Italy) - Gianduiotto Classico
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Piccolo Gianduja

Cremino van melkchocolade zonder toegevoegde smaak

Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Cremino Tre Colori
Varvaro (Italy) - Cremino a Tre Strati

Met melkchocolade omhuld marsepein

Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Zuppa Inglese

Melkchocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten

Slitti (Italy) - Mandorle d'Avola

Nut based pralines with white chocolate

Bardini (Italy) - Tartufo Bardini
Tartuflanghe (Italy) - Pistacchio Praline
Tartuflanghe (Italy) - White praline with hazelnuts

Witte chocolade dragees, omhulde hele noten

Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Drageès di Pistacchio Siciliano, cioccolato bianco, polvere di arancia e sale marino

Karamels

Karamel omhuld met melkchocolade

Andrea Bianchini Chocolate Luxory Collection (Italy) - Saladin
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Salty Buffalo Caramel

Overige - fruit/suiker/boter/crème

Donkere chocolade gevuld met een zachte gelei/pasta van fruit

Cioccolato Mezzasoma (Italy) - Amore liquido

Melkchocolade gevuld met een zachte gelei/pasta van fruit

Bruno Chocolate (Israel) - Sesame and Pear

Met donkere chocolade omhuld heel fruit

Cioccolato Orsini (Italy) - Liquorice Grappa Dark
Falicetto Cioccolato Puro Piacenza (Italy) - Sgranfgnòn - Boero - Graffione
Pelagagge Riccardo (Italy) - Clementina candita con honeybush e mango
Pietro Macellaro Pasticceria Agricola Cilentana (Italy) - Boero
Slitti (Italy) - GInger

Met melkchocolade omhuld heel fruit

Slitti (Italy) - Alkekengi
Slitti (Italy) - Black Cherry
Torta Pistocchi Firenze (Italy) - Uvetta cioccolato al latte e mandorla

Met witte chocolade omhulde manon/boter/crème

T'a Milano (Italy) - Dragees caramello e sale rivestito di cioccolato biondo

Smeerpasta

Donkere chocoladepasta (geen melkpoeder)

Guido Castagna (Italy) - +55
La Botteghina del Cioccolato (Italy) - La nocciolosa
Maison della Nocciola (Italy) - Fondente Crema di Nocciole e Cacao
Oberhöller (Italy) - Crema di nocciole e cacao privo di lattosio

Melkchocoladepasta

Giraudi (Italy) - Giacometta Pistacchio
Maison della Nocciola (Italy) - Crema Gianduja
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno alla Nocciola
Piccola Pasticceria (Italy) - Buongiorno allo Zabaione
Slitti (Italy) - Crema da Spalmare Riccosa