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On June 30th and July 1st 2018, the first European Invitational BBQ Championship sanctioned by KCBS and dedicated to the BBQ American style is back to Italy, hosted at the Bonaventura Maschio Distillery at its historical facilities in Gaiarine Treviso, Italy. Eighteen top teams from all over Europe will gather in Veneto to take part in the “Prime Uve Invitational Barbecue Championship”, a true US-style competition. Access is by invitation only.
At Prime Uve the teams will have to prove their worth in six categories.
Next to the four classics KCBS, Chicken, Ribs, Pork and Brisket, are two extra inspired by Prime Uve’s grape distillates (Prime Uve Bianche, Nere and Oro).
CHICKEN, white and dark chicken meat.
RIBS, smoked pork ribs served in Kansas City style, smoked and glazed with barbecue sauce, or in Memphis style, i.e. with a dry spice rub.
PORK, this preparation is usually made with Boston Butt, a pork cut that includes a part of the shoulder and the neck.
BRISKET, Beef brisket cooked and smoked in one piece.
BARREL SMOKE, every team decides their own entry, but it is mandatory to smoke the preparation with the chunks of barrels used for the ageing of a Prime Uve distillate. SAUCE, a sauce prepared using Prime Uve distillate. Since the American way of cooking is based on long time cooking, the challenge will continue overnight between Saturday and Sunday. This year the teams are challenged to confront a new special category: BBQ AND COCKTAIL PAIRING. On Saturday, June 30th, the teams who decide to apply will present one BBQ plate combined with one cocktail prepared with Prime Uve Bianche, Nere or Oro, to a jury of experts. The jury will evaluate the pairing and will assign a “Special Prize” to the best team.
18 teams altogether are participating at the “Prime Uve Invitational Barbecue Championship”. 15 are the top European Teams according to the KCBS ITOY EUROPE 2017 official ranking. In addition, there will be 3 teams, selected through a draw among all teams that competed in one of the previous editions of the Prime Uve Invitational Barbecue Championship, who did not qualify for the fourth.
