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Most people don’t need any excuse to chow down on some delicious desserts. However, the organizers of the Tiramisu World Cup are giving the public exactly that, as they need more than 100 people to serve as taste-testers when the competition is held later this year.
Italy is known for its cuisine, and while pasta and pizza are probably among the first dishes that spring to mind when the country’s food is mentioned, it can also more than hold its own on the dessert front.
After all, we’re talking about the place that lays claim to delectable sweets including gelato, cannoli, and pannn cotta, but you can’t talk about those after-dinner offerings without discussing what is arguably the crown jewel: tiramisu.
You may be surprised to learn tiramisu, a layered concoction that primarily revolves around mascarpone, coffee, cocoa powder, and ladyfingers (that may or may not have been soaked in some sort of booze), is a relatively modern invention.
No one is really sure where or when it was invented, although the town of Treviso in the northeast region of Veneto is frequently credited with unleashing it on an unsuspecting world at some point in the 1970s before the recipe spread like wildfire around the globe.
That town has served as the home of the Tiramisu World Cup since it was held for the first time close to a decade ago, and organizers are turning to the public to tackle an envy-inducing job.
The Tiramisu World Cup is looking for 130 people willing to serve as taste-testers during the competition
In 2017, 700 amateur bakers from Italy descended upon Treviso for the first-ever Tiramisu World Cup, an event where a 28-year-old woman employed at an eyeglass factory around an hour away took the top prize.
It has increased in prestige since then; in 2025, 240 competitors from around the world competed for the top prize. Italians (somewhat unsurprisingly) took home most of the honors, but a chef from Japan did earn the top spot on the podium in the Innovation category (where one from Morocco also took home the bronze).
The winners are selected with the help of the judges who have the truly arduous task of tasting the tiramisu that’s whipped up, and if that sounds like the kind of job you’d like to do, you’ll be happy to learn Wanted In Milan reports they need 130 people to pitch in for this year’s competition (which is also the 10th anniversary of the first), which will be held at the Piazza Borsa in Treviso from October 9th to 11th.
Most of them will be members of the public jury that’s tasked with tasting and evaluating the entries in the preliminary rounds during the first two days of the competition. However, a select number will also be tapped to judge the final round, a pool that will be selected based on the results of a 15-question test designed to evaluate your knowledge of tiramisu as well as the area where the World Cup is held.
Locals may have a leg up, but don’t let that stop you from trying to follow your dreams.