Best Tortilla. It's official.

I am pretty sure I already mentioned this, but in case I didn't: In my cooking class abroad, my group won best tortilla (egg omelette) in our competition. All three of us won aprons.

Well, I just came across this today (googling myself). It was published on the Gastronomic society's website!

http://www.gastronomica.com/index.php?id=81&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=393&tx_ttnews[backPid;_ylc=X3oDMTVndHBoZHUxBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZAN1MEREbzJLSWNycWtmaUt6WGk2NkdhaWVXODV4ZzBzeEpoTUFCbVdp]=82&cHash=566c683e28;_ylc=X3oDMTVndHBoZHUxBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZAN1MEREbzJLSWNycWtmaUt6WGk2NkdhaWVXODV4ZzBzeEpoTUFCbVdp


Sorry, that link is enormously long.

Anywho, it's in Spanish, and a little basque. And now that I am reading it, it is a bit insulting to the losers!

El Jurado encargado de valorar las tortillas de patatas del concurso de cocina, fue este año muy exigente e hizo remarcar que la tonica general ha sido en la presente edición algo más floja que la del año pasado. Algunos se olvidaron de la sal, sin duda preocupados por la hipertensión y algún otro, pensando que se le quedaba la ración un poco corta, añadió mas patatas a media cocción dandose la curiosidad que dependiendo de que lado probaras la tortilla, las patatas estaban más o menos hechas.

Empate a puntos entre la 2ª y 3ª clasificada y la ganadora fué la preparada por Cassi Gabiola, Alex Irelan y Melissa Weinmann. Zorionak.

Rough Translation:

Basically they say that some omelettes were too small, some lacked salt, some were undercooked (the potatoes were hard) and the jury had to bend the rules as to what makes the omelette perfect, since not everyone did the traditional recipe.

Then they say that Alex, Cassi and I won for first place (we were in one group). What it doesn't say is that ours was a chorizo, onion, garlic, and potato omelette and it was AWESOME.


Zoroniak means congratulations.


There are also pictures in the gallery to see.

I would like to know where our picture went of us and our aprons standing by the cooking class people. That would be awesome.

EDIT, Nov. 2011:
I found the photos from a study abroad friend on Facebook, Rosanne.
The above photo is Me, Cassi and Alex (in the blue aprons) surrounded by the gastronomic society (green ribbons) and our program director, Patricia (all black).

The above photo is myself and two other students (I am in the lighter jeans) with our certificates of completion for the course.