The best peasant bread in Catalonia is made in Barcelona
The best country bread what will you eat this 2022 is the one that makes david hernandez at the bakery Montserrat Forners (Castillejos, 366), in the Guinardó neighborhood of Barcelona. This has been demonstrated by the Millor Pa de Pagès Català 2022 contest, organized by the Regulatory Council of the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) Pa de Pagés Català.
The final was held last Saturday, September 17, in Barberà del Vallès, where more than 350 people attended. The award: €2,000 in cash and one accreditation plaque. David Hernández, 40, also won the award last year for Millor Llonguet of Catalonia.
In this contest, which is held once a year, the jury assesses the panels of the finalists based on a blind tasting: according to their smell, taste, cooking, weight, color Y conservation of bread for 24 hours. This was the eighth final of the contest, which aims to publicize the various bakeries that make up the PGI Pa de Pagès Català, the only bread in Catalonia that has the highest quality seal recognized by the European Union.
The other finalists were Mònica Gregori, from Obrador dels 15 in Barcelona, Andreu Bertran, from Forn Mistral in Barcelona, Joan Urrea, from Forn Artesà l’Espurna in Berga, and Francesc Massana, from Forn Massana in Cornellà de Llobregat. . Of all of them, only David Hernández made his debut in the final of this contest for the first time.
Congratulations Montserrat Forners, I am the fringe with the Millor Pa de Pagès Català 2022 👏. We were awarded a plaque and a metal•lic award of 2,000 euros. 🏆💸
The #Match summoned by the IGP Pa de Pagès Català has held the final in Barberà del Vallès. 🎉 pic.twitter.com/Oz8ZwNImsC– Pa de Pagès Català (@padepagescatala) September 19, 2022
the bakery Montserrat Forners, founded in 1894, is currently run by Marc Casamitjana, the fourth generation of the family. Casamitjana, after working for more than a decade in several multinationals, decided to continue with the business that his father Francesc had been running until then, turning this bakery into a small dynamic and growing company.