Pistacchissimo.it launches the "Pistachio Rame di Napoli Challenge" to compile the ranking of the best pistachio Rame di Napoli in Catania and its province (though the challenge is also open to other provinces).
All businesses that make this product can participate: bars, pastry shops, bakeries, etc.
Awards:
- "Pistacchissimo" Award: the main challenge, the 3 Rame with the most intense pistachio flavor!
- "Dough" Award: the 3 Rame with the best dough!
- "Aesthetics" Award: the 3 Rame with the most beautiful appearance!
- "Special" Mentions: the Rame that stood out for some unique characteristic!
We asked you to tag on Facebook and Instagram the shops you wanted to see participate in the challenge, and you suggested more than 20 in 2018 and over 30 in 2019.
We contacted them all, and in the challenges, you will find those who accepted the challenge with their pistachio Rame di Napoli!
2019
2019 Challengers (alphabetical order):
- Bar Alecci - Catania
- Bar Ottagono - Mascalucia
- Bar Trento - Catania
- Biscottificio Allegra - San Giovanni La Punta
- CakeAmoreDiZucchero - Catania
- ChocoFusion - Catania
- GØ "Glutine ZerØ" - Catania
- Panificio Capolinea - San Giorgio - Catania
- Panificio La Farina Antony - Catania
- Panificio LD Nesima - Catania
- Panificio S. Giuseppe - Gelso Bianco - Catania
2019 Winners:
- 1st Pistacchissimo Award: Panificio La Farina Antony * (Catania) rating 9/10
- 2nd Pistacchissimo Award: Bar Trento (Catania) and Panificio Capolinea * (Catania) rating 9/10
- 3rd Pistacchissimo Award: ChocoFusion (Catania) rating 9/10
- Best dough: 1st CakeAmoreDiZucchero (Catania) | 2nd Gelato&Salato (Catania) | 3rd Panificio La Farina and Panificio Capolinea (Catania) tied
- Best aesthetics: 1st Gelato&Salato (Catania) | 2nd CakeAmoreDiZucchero (Catania) | 3rd Panificio La Farina and Panificio Capolinea (Catania) tied
- Special mentions: gluten-free Rame GØ "Glutine ZerØ" (Catania) | pistachio dough Bar Alecci (Gravina di Catania)
* IMPORTANT NOTE: both "Panificio La Farina" and "Panificio Capolinea" competed with "special" high-pistachio percentage Rame, which you can regularly find in their shops alongside their "classic" line (which is excellent nonetheless).
2019 VIDEO
2018
2018 Challengers:
We contacted them, and here are those who accepted the challenge with their pistachio Rame di Napoli (in alphabetical order):
- Astra Café - Catania
- Bar Alecci - Gravina di Catania
- Bar Kennedy - Acireale
- Bar Mavilla - Catania
- Bar Trento - Catania
- Caffèttiamo Store Pedara - Pedara
- ChocoFusion - Catania
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Crema & Cioccolato - Aci Sant'Antonio
- Panificio La Farina Antony - Catania
- Panificio Pesce - Catania
- Pasticceria Basile - Aci S. Antonio
- Pasticceria Di Dio - Catania
- Sherbet - Pedara
2018 Winners:
- 1st Pistacchissimo Award: Bar Trento (Catania) rating 9/10
- 2nd Pistacchissimo Award: Bar Kennedy (Acireale) rating 4 out of 5
- 3rd Pistacchissimo Award: Panificio La Farina Antony (Catania) rating 4 out of 5
- Best dough: Crema & Cioccolato (Aci S. Antonio)
- Best aesthetics: ChocoFusion (Catania) and Bar Kennedy (Acireale) tied
2018 VIDEO
Rules:
- The judgment of the Rame is focused primarily on how much the pistachio flavor comes through, but clearly, if the pistachio level is equal, all supporting factors (softness of the dough, balance of flavors, etc.) will also be evaluated.
- Shops must provide Pistacchissimo with at least 3 Pistachio Rame di Napoli by the day before the video recording. Delivery methods will be agreed upon privately. This is the only actual commitment required from the shop.
- The filming for the challenge video will be carried out by Pistacchissimo, who will taste and review in line with the style of their videos. This video will be filmed independently, outside of the competing shops, so no commitment is required from the participants.
- The challenge is free to ensure total impartiality of judgment.
- The challengers agree to be subject to the opinion of Pistacchissimo, which as always is strongly focused on pistachio, and does not in any way wish to challenge the quality of their work as professionals in the sector.
- The challengers commit, according to the criterion of common sense, to provide a product analogous to the one sold to customers. Making a better product just for the challenge would make little sense and would certainly be counterproductive when compared to final customers.
- The challenge, although approached with the utmost seriousness by Pistacchissimo out of respect for others' work, will have a lighthearted tone, and the result should be taken sportingly. As in any competition, not everyone can win, but having put themselves out there is certainly a very significant merit.
