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Madrid puts its chocolate panettone at the top of the world
The Madrid bakery Marea Bread has won the award for the best chocolate panettone in the world in Milan. Their recipe combines cocoa ganache, 72% chocolate and Madagascar bourbon vanilla, with a natural fermentation of 72 hours.
The tasting was anonymous and conducted by two international juries made up of 20 bakery and pastry specialists. Among the winners of this edition, which brought together professionals from 20 countries in Europe, Asia y América, was Miguel Castro, from Marea Bread.
The Madrid bakery won in the chocolate category at the competition held in Milan, a city where Italian masters usually dominate the main categories. In the traditional category, the top prize went to Fiorenzo Ascoles, a pastry chef from San Valentino Torio, in Salerno. Castro was the only foreign pastry chef among this edition’s winners.
A recipe made all year round
The award-winning piece features a ganache made with cocoa and 72% chocolate. Bourbon vanilla from Madagascar completes a recipe that Marea Bread describes as intense and delicate. The dough is naturally fermented for 72 hours, with no added yeast.
The bakery feeds its sourdough starter daily and makes panettone throughout the year. It is located at calle de Oña, 125, in Virgen del Cortijo, and also has another pastry shop in Burgos.
This international recognition adds to the results that the panettone had already achieved in previous competitions: national champion and world runner-up. Marea Bread was also named Mejor Pan de Madrid in 2022.
The jury included figures such as Iginio Massari, Leonardo Di Carlo y Angelo Musa, along with the reigning champion, Ton Cortes. The award-winning piece costs 32 euros and weighs about 750 grams.