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Salsa Contest

Event 

Salsa Contest
Title:
Salsa Contest
When:
August 22, 2009 
Where:
Fiddlers Grove Pavilion
Category:
Competitions

Description

 1st Annual Wilson County Fair
Salsa Contest
 

Sponsored by:  The Mail Room

 For information call Kevin Bass at 615-444-8937 or check the Fair Website for rules or changes

 Saturday, August 22, 2009

Fiddlers Grove Picnic Pavilion at the James Ward Ag Center, Lebanon, Tennessee

Cooking:  Noon – 3:00 p.m.

Judging:  3:15 p.m.

Public Sampling and Showmanship Judging:  3:15 – 6 p.m.

Winners Announced at 6:30 p.m.

Categories
1.       Hot
2.       Mild
3.       Sweet/Fruity
4.       Commercial Division
5.       People’s Choice

Premiums

Commercial Division - $25 PLUS ENTRY FEE
Amature - 1st - $12; 2nd - $10; 3rd - $5 PLUS ENTRY FEE

People's Choice will be awarded a Trophy

 Rules

1.       $10 entry fee for amateurs and $20 for Commercial Division.

2.       Contest limited to first 30 teams entered.

3.       Fresh or Home Canned ingredients cooked or prepared from scratch.  Use of commercially prepared, purchased spices is allowed.

4.       Commercial Division entry is considered a restaurant or business that sells or serves Salsa on a regular daily basis.

5.       Salsa MUST be prepared on site.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  It is recommended that vegetables and fruits be washed before cook-off time.

6.       Three (3) hours allotted to cook or prepare Salsa.

7.       Each team may enter only one (1) entry per category.

8.       Team must prepare one (1) quart for judging and at least two (2) gallons for “People’s Choice” entries.

9.       One (1) table and two (2) chairs will be provided per cooking team.  Ingredients and any other cooking utensils, equipment, awnings, etc. to be provided by contestants.

10.   A numbered “Judging Cup” will be provided to team for submissions.

11.   No glass allowed in cooking area.

12.   All food served to the public must be prepared and stored according to local health code regulations.

13.   Decision of Judges is final.

14.   People’s choice category to be awarded by ballot totals turned in by public after sampling the salsa entries. Chips will be provided to have consistent criteria for judging.

15.   Contest day announcements take precedence over any previously printed or published rules.


 

   Click Here to Print Entry Form and Rules

Venue

Location:
Fiddlers Grove Pavilion
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