The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Grand Jury Finalists of the third Central America Support Competition which was held on November 11–15, in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The Grand Jury Finalists are the entries that made it through to the final Grand Jury round, following five days of judging, which included judges from Central America and members of our international Grand Jury panel. The panel was made up of chocolate experts, pastry chefs, journalists, restaurant reviewers, bloggers, culinary educators and chefs.

The Finalists are the nominations from which the Grand Jury select the prize winners, through private voting. The Grand Jury follow strict rules, which you can read here (PDF).

While listing as a Grand Jury Finalist is an achievement in itself, it does not necessarily indicate that the entry will receive a prize.

The 2019 Central American competition Finalists are:

(In alphabetical order within each category)

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Barrette plain/origin

Barrette fondenti plain /origin

Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador)
Jez Chocolate (El Salvador)
Wolter (Mexico)

Micro-batch – Barrette fondenti plain /origin

Argencove (Nicaragua)
Belú Cacao (El Salvador)
Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador)
Cata Cacao (Costa Rica)
Fabrica de Chocolate Momotombo (Nicaragua)
Le Caméléon (Mexico)
Maleku Chocolate (Costa Rica)
Místika Chocolate (Costa Rica)
Oro Chocolate (Nicaragua)
Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Barrette al latte plain/origin

Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador)

Micro-batch – Barrette al latte plain/origin

Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador)
Kakaw Museo (Mexico)
Mayak Chocolate (Honduras)
Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras)

Barrette bianche plain/origin

Wolter (Mexico)

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Barrette aromatizzate

Barrette cioccolato fondente con infusione o aromi

Argencove (Nicaragua)
CariBeans (Costa Rica)
Wolter (Mexico)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Barrette di cioccolato fondente con inclusioni o pezzi

Argencove (Nicaragua)
Estukurú (Costa Rica)
Mayak Chocolate (Honduras)
Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras)
Wolter (Mexico)
Yojoa Chocolate (Honduras)
Zucoleto (Honduras)

Barrete cioccolato fondente ripiene

Nahua (Costa Rica)

Barrette ciccolato al latte con infusione o aromi

Macaw Kakau (Costa Rica)
Maleku Chocolate (Costa Rica)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Barrette di cioccolato al latte con inclusioni o pezzi

Fabrica de Chocolate Momotombo (Nicaragua)
Mayak Chocolate (Honduras)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)
Zucoleto (Honduras)

Barrette di cioccolato al latte ripiene

Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Barrette al cioccolato bianco aromatizzato con infusione o aromi

Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador)
Estukurú (Costa Rica)
Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras)
syokorat / wikka (Mexico)

Barrette al cioccolato bianco con inclusioni o pezzi

Maleku Chocolate (Costa Rica)
Mayak Chocolate (Honduras)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

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Ganaches, paletes, praline e tartufi alla ganache

Ganache o tartufi di cioccolato fondente non aromatizzato

Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Ganache o tartufi con cioccolato fondente aromatizzato

syokorat / wikka (Mexico)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Ganache o tartufi al cioccolato al latte

Kotowa Victoria Chocolate (Panama)

Ganaches o tartufi di cioccolato bianco

Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Ganache o tertufi prodotti utilizzando ciccolati misti Fondente /latte/bianco per copertura o ripieno

Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

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Praline a base di noci e noci ricoperte

Praline a base di frutta/ gianduja con ciccolato fondente

Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Dragées di cioccolato fondente, noci intere ricoperte

Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras)
syokorat / wikka (Mexico)

Praline a base di noci/gianduja con cioccolato al latte

Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Dragées al latte/noci intere ricoperte di cioccolato al latte

Cacaoterra/Xiquipil (El Salvador)

Dragées di cioccolato bianco, noci intere ricoperte

Palato Hand Crafted Chocolate (Honduras)

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Caramello

Caramello ricoperti con cioccolato fondente

Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

Caramello ricoperto con cioccolato al latte

Fabrica de Chocolate Momotombo (Nicaragua)
Xocolatisimo (El Salvador)

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Spalmabili

Spalmabili con cioccolato fondente (senza latte in polvere)

syokorat / wikka (Mexico)