Do you love the original genoese pesto? Are you skilled with mortar and pestle? Since December 12th pre-registrations are open for the fifth edition of the Genoa Pesto World Championship, organized by the Cultural Association of Palatifini, which will be held on Saturday 29th of march 2014, in Genoa, Palazzo Ducale.The competition is open to all, professionals and amateurs cook. 100 registered candidates will be admitted based on the date of registration (50% from Genoa and Liguria, 25% from the rest of Italy and 25% abroad). To date, 23 winners of the preliminary rounds, national and international, have already gained the right to participate.In previous editions, the average age of the competitors was 40 years old. The more distant competitors came from Tokyo, Los Angeles, Guayaquil and Buenos Aires. The World champion from last edition is Sergio Muto, 58 years old, he is from Calabria but lives in Stuttgart, where he runs a deli and organizes courses of Italian cuisine.You can find every info about pre-registration on the Championship website