Gelato World Tour returned to Japan in 2019, with twelve of the country’s top gelato artisans going head to head for the title of best gelato in Japan.

Two days of tasting in Yokohama

The event ran on Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September 2019 at the Great Pier Hall, inside the Yokohama Port Osanbashi International terminal in Kanagawa Prefecture. Ticket presale opened on 1 July.

A ticket let visitors sample up to 4 of the 12 competing flavours and vote for their favourite. Those public votes were combined with the scores of a technical jury to decide the winner. The winning artisan earned a place in the Gelato Festival World Masters final, scheduled for Italy in 2021.

How the twelve finalists were chosen

The tour came back to Japan four years after its previous edition. Eleven of the finalists came through the Carpigiani Challenge semifinals, held on 3 and 4 April in Tokyo at the Carpigiani Japan branch. The twelfth place went to the winner of the Gelato Maestro Contest.

What this means for gelato makers in New Zealand

Competitions like this show how far a great recipe and the right equipment can take a gelato maker. If you are planning your own shop or upgrading your lab, explore the Carpigiani gelato machines available through Majors Group, and see how Carpigiani Gelato University training can sharpen your recipes.

Source: Carpigiani news. Rewritten for New Zealand by Majors Group.