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Two major culinary events were taking place in Lyon this week : the World Pastry Cup and the World Cuisine Contest (a.k.a. Bocuse d'Or).
Both events take place once every two years. Gold, silver and bronze medals are attributed by country, a bit like at the Olympics, but for food.
You can find the past results on the websites. Here are the statistics of medals by country.
World Pastry Cup
- France : 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal
- Japan : 2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
- Belgium : 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze
- USA : 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze
- Italy : 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
- Netherlands : 2 silver
- Austria, Canada, Luxembourg : 1 bronze
World Cuisine Contest
- France : 6 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal
- Norway : 4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
- Sweden : 1 gold, 3 silver
- Luxembourg : 1 gold
- Belgium : 3 silver, 3 bronze
- Denmark : 2 silver, 1 bronze
- Germany : 3 bronze
- Iceland, Singapore, Switzerland : 1 bronze
Last edited by Maciamo; 30-01-09 at 11:02.
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