With Day one of Bocuse d’Or 2019 behind us we look back at some of the incredible creations that wowed the judges. With months, if not years, of hard work going into each and every plate, you can see how each chef puts their heart and soul into this competition.
Click on the Gallery above for Bocuse d'Or 2019 'Theme on Plate' presentations or scroll down for the 'Theme on Platter'
The 'theme on plate' for this year's competition was in honour of the late chef Joel Robuchon and each nation had just five hours to prepare a vegetable chartreuse with shellfish.
After presenting their chartreuse to the judges the teams had just half an hour to present their 'theme on a platter'. This year the platters honour Paul Bocuse and consist of a rack of suckling veal with 5 prime chops prepared with offal cuts.
MOROCCO - THEME ON PLATTER
HUNGARY - THEME ON PLATTER
USA - THEME ON PLATTER
ARGENTINA - THEME ON PLATTER
NORWAY - THEME ON PLATTER
CHILE - THEME ON PLATE
ICELAND - THEME ON PLATTER
BRAZIL - THEME ON PLATTER
CANADA - THEME ON PLATTER
ITALY - THEME ON PLATTER
UNITED KINGDOM - THEME ON PLATTER
DENMARK - THEME ON PLATE
AUSTRALIA - THEME ON PLATTER
BELGIUM - THEME ON PLATTER
CHINA - THEME ON PLATTER
FINLAND - THEME ON PLATTER
FRANCE - THEME ON PLATTER
JAPAN - THEME ON PLATTER
SINGAPORE - THEME ON PLATTER
SOUTH KOREA - THEME ON PLATTER
SWEDEN - THEME ON PLATTER
SWITZERLAND - THEME ON PLATTER
THAILAND - THEME ON PLATTER
TUNISIA - THEME ON PLATTER
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