2024-04-01 04:03:34
Par Editorial Perpignan
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This is incredible news that has just fallen this Monday, April 1, in Perpignan. Less than four months from I of Paris 2024 (July 26 – August 11): the cargolade has just been included in the list of Olympic disciplines. This famous Catalan tradition will see athletes from all over the world compete.
The department of Eastern Pyrenees, which quite logically houses the greatest specialists in the event, already has serious chances of a medal.
The cargo ship at the Paris 2024 Olympics
The announcement has been kept secret until now, and the surprise is inevitably big. Cargolade has been selected among the disciplines of the next Paris 2024 Olympic Games. For these 33rd Olympics in history, the International Olympic Committee wanted to integrate a local and/or regional discipline into the 32 sports that will rock the planet this summer.
According to information fromNews Perpignanthe cargo ship was located in competition with carp fishing in the Seine, these last weeks. Before finally winning with one breath. The presence of Martin Fourcade, child of Céret (Pyrénées-Orientales), within the IOC did she tip the scales? Mystery…
Seasoned and slimy, the snails are ready to go on the embers. (©Adobestock)
What is cargolade?
One thing is certain, in a few months, the cargolade will stand alongside the legendary events athletics, of swimming and many iconic sports of the Olympic Games. Eaters from the four corners of the globe will compete around this method of preparing, cooking and tasting snails.
A typical dish of Catalonia, cargolade consists of seasoning snails with salt, pepper, spices and, for the most diligent, melted bacon during cooking. The still sloppy snails are placed on a rack, then cooked on the hot embers, before being tasted by the dozens. These are generally accompanied by a slice of bread spread with aioli.
Neither too runny nor too cooked
The athletes who will try to win an Olympic medal in Paris will be decided according to four criteria : the seasoning and taste of the snails, the mastery of the embers and the grill, the cooking of the snails (neither too runny nor too cooked) and, finally, the most important test: the number of snails eaten in one given time.
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Cradle of cargolading, the Pyrénées-Orientales department has seen the growth of many specialists in the discipline. Among them, Rémi Gardon takes on the status of favorite to the top step of the podium and the gold medal.
Rémi ate his first snails at the age of 3. (©Actu Perpignan)
We met the gold medal favorite
Vice-president of the Confrérie de l’Escargot du Roussillon, the Catalan has become the undisputed master of the event. The one who ate his first snails at the age of 3 masters all the cogs of this tradition. He even holds the world record for the number of snails eaten in five minutes: 189!
It’s a lot of pride and emotion to participate in this first Olympic cargo ship in history. There is a particular pressure, yes, but I train every Sunday to be ready on the big day.
Rémi GardonNo. 1 French cargo ship
Ambitious, the Perpignan resident promises that “the gold medal will be French and Catalan”. Moreover, the Olympic Committee revealed the very particular look of the charms what the first three in the cargolade event will win:
APRIL FOOL !
APRIL FOOL !!! Our apologies to those who read this article at face value. One day, who knows, cargolade, sardana or even espadrilles throwing will be Olympic disciplines.
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