World Pastry Cup, France

France has long been known to be the gastronomic leader of the world in terms of creativity. Though people rave about the various cuisines from a number of countries, none can deny the top position France acquires in food making. Thus it is no wonder that a great many food festivals are a part of the culture of France. Some of them are among the major festivals and events in France. Created in 1989, the World Pastry Cup is now considered the flagship event in the profession of pastry makers and holds a special place in France festivals and events. It takes place annually in January.

Christened the most delectable competition in the world, Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie or World Pastry Cup in France brings together 66 of the world's top pastry chefs from 22 countries in a display guaranteed to provide ample excitement to your taste buds. Each country presents a team of three people selected during a national trial - a pastry-cook, a chocolate maker and an ice-cream maker.

The World Pastry Cup in France is the only competition of its kind in the world to be held live. The teams demonstrate in the open their creativity and technical skills in the making of a chocolate dessert, a fruit and ice-cream dessert presented on an ice sculpture base, and a typical plate dessert from their country. They have nine hours to prepare their models and present them before the world. The pieces are then be marked for their taste and artistic quality by a panel of international judges, one from each participating country.

One of the most attractive events, especially for food lovers, the World Pastry Cup in France puts on show a lot of imagination and ingenuity from the crafters, which you will just love to watch.