The second night of the 20th Annual Taste of the Marianas last Saturday was highlighted by a barbecue cook-off competition won by the team of Spencer Marchadesch and Joel Camacho.<\/p>\n
Six pairs went head-to-head in the battle to win the bragging rights to Taste\u2019s best barbecue. <\/p>\n
The bragging rights, a brand new Samsung S7 with a three-month plan from IT&E, and a $300 gift certificate redeemable at any Joeten store was awarded to Marchadesch and Camacho. <\/p>\n
According to Camacho, he was only informed of the competition three days before the cook-off and he immediately decided to team up with his cousin, Marchadesch, who dominated the same competition at the 19th Annual Taste of the Marianas. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe [Marchadesch] is a genius as a cook,\u201d said Camacho. <\/p>\n
Camacho said that Marchadesch came up with the idea to represent Taste of the Marianas by incorporating local taste into their winning sauce. The concoction consisted of carabao mangoes, locally grown soursop, and Saipan Brewing beer. <\/p>\n
\u201cBoth the sugar and the acidity\u2026ended up working well together and the mixture was great\u2026the beer was also Saipan-made,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Last year, Marchadesch wowed the judges with his sauce that consisted of mainly local mangoes. <\/p>\n
In second place was team Mama\u2019s Love, and completing the top three was team Sugar and Spice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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