We're excited to see the field of competitors who have already won their golden ticket and registered to compete at the 2025 World Food Championships. And we are always proud to announce our special guests and celebrity judges participating in our judging events across the nation - we're sure the championship food certainly helps! Best of luck to our 2025 competitors!
COMPETITOR
BBQ Paraguay
HEAD COOK: Leyzman Salim
COMPETITION: World Live Fire Championship
Leyzman Salim • Master Griller, Charcuterie Maker and Butcher • 2020 Latin American Barbecue Champion with Paraguay's Barbakua team in La Serena, Chile. • With Barbakua WK BBQ 2022, Barbecue World Cup, Torhout, Belgium. 11 in the World – 1 in Latin America • BBQ Fest Champion 2019 with the Pelón Parrillero team, CR • BBQ Fest 2021 Vice-Champion with the Pelón Parrillero team, CR • International BBQ Judge Certified by the WBQA, KCBS and CLA • Past President WBQA Paraguay • Gastronomic Ambassador Country Brand Paraguay since 2022 • WBQA Ambassador for Latin America since 2022 • We have cooked 56 whole steers nationwide • Team Leader Guinness World Record "Longest Barbecue in the World" Asunción, 29/07/23 • Founding Member "BBQ Paraguay Team" • "Grand Champion 2024" Award granted by the Rural Association of Paraguay for his invaluable dedication as a Grill Master and Country Brand Ambassador in the area of gastronomic culture" • Judge in the program "Maestros del Fuego" broadcast by the SNT • Ambassador of Lam Meat in Paraguay by the Paraguayan Association of Sheep Breeders (APCO)
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