51th UIBC International Competition for Young Bakers 2023 in Taipei
General Information
The UIBC International Championship for Young Bakers is a very traditional competition that has been held annually since 1971. It serves to motivate the best young bakers internationally and aims to present them to the public for reasons of recruiting young talent. However, the competition is also intended to find young talent for the national teams of the countries and other international competitions.
Admission
There will be 9 – 12 national teams of young bakers admitted to the UIBC International Competition for Young Bakers 2023. Taiwan is seeded as host.
The UIBC competition is considered a junior competition for the national teams of the individual countries and their world championships. Participation in the UIBC competition is therefore only possible once for each candidate.
Schedule
| Friday 17. February 2023 Day 1 | |
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| 7.00 a.m. | Teams on day 1: Setting up the workplaces |
| 7.30 a.m. | Teams on day 1: Start of competition, incl. cleaning and presentation |
| 2.00 p.m. | Public jury tasting and evaluation: Teams on day 1 present their products |
| 3.00 p.m. | Teams on day 2: prepare workplaces and present all ingredients, then jury checks everything |
| 4.00 p.m. | Preparation time for teams on day 2 |
| 6.00 p.m. | End of preparation time |
| Saturday 18. February 2023 Day 2 | |
| 7.00 a.m. | Teams on day 2: Setting up the workplaces |
| 7.30 a.m. | Teams on day 2: Start of competition, incl. cleaning and presentation |
| 2.00 p.m. | Public jury tasting and evaluation: Teams on day 2 present their products |
| Sunday 19. February 2023 Day 3 | |
| 2.00 p.m. | Award ceremony for all teams |
Required competition products
All teams must produce 140 products in 13 different shapes plus showpiece, in 5 categories:
- Category 1: Bread
- Category 2: Bread Rolls / Buns
- Category 3: Sweet Yeast Pastry
- Category 4: Danish Pastry / Viennoiserie
- Category 5: Showpiece
The entire competition is a team effort. It is possible to divide the categories within the team.
*Organizer has the right to verify and adjust the event.