Every year, the traditional exchange of roses and books for Sant Jordi is joined by a new protagonist: the Sant Jordi bread, a tricolor bread that reproduces the four bars of the senyera and that is gaining more and more popularity.
This week, the group Panàtics (bread fanatics) held its annual contest for the best Sant Jordi bread. annual contest to choose the best Sant Jordi bread in Catalonia, and Barcelona has managed to win the and Barcelona has managed to get on the podium.
Route through Badalona and Barcelona
The first prize in the contest goes to Badalona, to Forn Bertran de Badalona. His interpretation of this classic recipe includes bull sobrassa, cadi cheese and walnuts, a combo that convinced the jury.
The second prize went to Pastisseria Larrosa in Flix and the third went to the historic Pastisseria Faixat in Barcelona, located at 159 Muntaner street.
The contest, held at the Estació del Nord, has had a professional jury that has valued aspects such as the external appearance, the drawing of the bars, the texture, the flavor and the quality of the ingredients. As a prize, the winner will have the honor of presenting his bread to the President of the Generalitat at the traditional Sant Jordi offering.
By the way, these breads are good, but they are not the only ones, in 2024 and 2023 the best Sant Jordi breads were already made in Barcelona, so you can try them too (and play to compare which is better).