The Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA), attached to the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands, calls the Official Agrocanarias Cheese Competition 2020 to be held on the island of Gran Canaria on July 22, in which the preliminary phase will take place, and on July 23 with the celebration of the final.
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Alicia Vanoostende, encourages the cheese producers of the islands to participate in this new edition that "seeks to promote and boost the consumption of this product in the archipelago." In this sense, he pointed out that "the organization of the contest facilitates the delivery of cheese samples to collection points on the islands of origin to facilitate participation."
Cheeses made with raw milk and pasteurized milk may be submitted to the contest. Within these two modalities, cheeses may compete according to their degree of maturation as soft, semi-cured, cured, old and aged. Four categories are established according to the type of milk used in the preparation of the cheeses: goat, cow, sheep and blend milk.
For each of the categories the Grand Gold Medal, Gold Medal and Silver Medal will be awarded. The cheese that has obtained the highest score in the tasting panel will receive the distinction of “Best Cheese in the Canary Islands”. The “Best Organic Cheese of the Canary Islands” will also be awarded with distinction; “Best Limited Production Cheese from the Canary Islands”; “Best Image and Presentation”; “Best Popular Cheese of the Canary Islands” and “Children's Jury”.
The deadline to submit applications will be open until next Friday, June 26, and interested parties may register for the contest through the electronic headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries at the link https://sede.gobcan.es/cagpa/. They can also do so on the ICCA website http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agricultura/icca/.
You can find the rules of the call at the following link:
https://sede.gobcan.es/agp/anuncios/0bdc36bc-03aa-4475-a89a-306fc824cde0
