Penya La Poca Vergonya triumphs in third Fogueres Mig Any paella competition

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More than 1,100 people took part in a spectacular day which brought together the Fogueres family for their half-year celebrations.

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More than 1,100 ‘festeros’ gathered in the Plaza de la Constitución on a sunny Saturday afternoon to celebrate a new edition of the ‘Mig Any de Fogueres’, the half-year celebration which brings together the festive family for a very special day of fun and laughter – and lots of rice!

The central event of the day was the 3rd ‘Mig Any de Fogueres’ paella competition in which dozens of groups showed off their culinary skills in creating this traditional Valencian dish. The winner was selected by ‘blind-tasting’ each plate to which each group had been allocated a number and, despite the many varieties of ingredients used to create them, the most-considered feature was, of course, the rice itself.

The winners are no strangers to carrying off the top prize in paella competitions and Penya La Poca Vergonya created a vegetable masterpiece that won over the jury. However, all the paellas were worthy of a mention, created by both young novices and more experienced veterans, all showing their abilities to cook this popular lunch-time dish.

The ‘Mig Any de Fogueres’ celebration also included fun and laughter with a mechanical bull and a 360º photocall as well as the first performance of local young band ‘BatisJaus’ on the stage inside the large marquee on the square. And despite the arrival of the rain as evening fell, the party continued into the night with music to dance to provided by some of the best local DJs.



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