The Children’s Campionato Mondiale di pesto al mortaio 2024 with Ligurian PDOs
On March 23, 2024, the long-awaited and prestigious 10th edition of the Campionato Mondiale del Pesto al Mortaio will be held at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa: the event that brings Liguria and our excellence to the world thanks to hundreds of people competing for the title of champion of everyone’s most beloved sauce.
The event also includes many side events: one of the most anticipated, which will take place at the opening of the day, will be the Children’s Championship, the special non-competitive event organized for very young children. A party to have fun all together under the heady scent of Basilico Genovese DOP and with the sweetness of Olio Riviera Ligure DOP to proudly carry the flag of pesto as a symbol of Liguria in the world!
All Ligurian pesto-loving children can participate!
Here’s how:
💌Write a little letter to Basilico Genovese DOP telling why you would like to participate and what pesto represents to you
📮Put the letter in the mailbox of the Consorzio del Basilico Genovese DOP, located in Salita Santa Caterina 50R in Genoa, Italy
📞Enclose your parents’ phone number and an email address in the letter so we can contact you.
The Consorzio del Basilico Genovese DOP will read all the letters and select the future Little World Champions of Pesto al mortaio!
The Campionato Mondiale del Pesto al Mortaio is organized by the Genoa Chamber of Commerce and the Associazione Culturale dei Palatifini.
The Children’s Championship is an initiative of the Campionato Mondiale di pesto al mortaio carried out in collaboration with the Consorzi di tutela del Basilico Genovese DOP and Olio DOP Riviera Ligure DOP and the Enoteca Regionale della Liguria, and is animated by the actors of the Teatro del Piccione, as part of the Assaggia la Liguria program: an exceptional context to promote the value of Ligurian PDOs in the world.
Event with the support of: Metropolitan City of Genoa and Liguria Region , Program of rural development 2014-2020 www.psrliguria.it.
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development:
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