Pizzeria in Gran Canaria wins first prize at the 'World Pizza Championships'

A small family-owned pizzeria on a backstreet in Gran Canaria, has beaten 700 participants from 45 countries and gained global recognition after being ranked in first place at the 'World Pizza Championships' in Las Vegas.

The Pizza Flash pizzeria is not a flashy restaurant in a trendy part of Las Palmas, it is a small unassuming restaurant in Calle Menéndez y Pelayo in Vecindario, but anyone who’s been there will tell you how amazing their pizzas are.

The Tavani family only moved to Gran Canaria five years ago and use as much local Canarian produce as possible in their creations. Their Pizza Gran Canaria, named in honour of their new home, includes chorizo ​​from Teror among it’s ingredients, won them best pizza in Spain and the 13th best in the world in 2018.

Marco Tavini, who has had his father Carlo as a teacher, explains, “the secret of this award lies in the passion we put into our work, we make a fresh dough that needs 48 hours for the yeast to take effect and be perfect.”

“It is a very controlled process, from which we obtain between 30 or 40 balls of dough and when it is gone, that is it for the day, we don’t make anymore. We also find that the local water, Agua de Teror, is perfect for our pizzas.”