Jorge Pereira won the open savoury amateur prize with his empanada Chilena , a traditional Chilean pasty made with beef , onion , hard-boiled egg , olives and sultanas . A Chilean miner stole the show at the World Pasty Championships by beating his Cornish competition . Jorge Pereira won the open savoury amateur prize with his empanada Chilena , a traditional Chilean pasty made with beef , onion , hard-boiled egg , olives and sultanas . Mr Pereira decided to take part in the contest while on a two-month visit to the UK to see his wife 's family . Wife Gail , who spoke on the non-English-speaking cook 's behalf , said : 'Jorge feels very excited and happy to be so far from my country to win such a prize . 'It 's all about getting recognition for his country rather than winning . ' There were also pasty makers from the US and Canada at the championships , held on Saturday at the Eden Project in Bodelva , Cornwall , to celebrate the British delicacy . Betty Lethbridge , 88 , from St Kew , Cornwall , who took the Cornish pasty amateur title , has been baking for eight decades . But she only decided to enter this year at the behest of her son , Fisherman 's Friends singer John Lethbridge . She said : ' I 'm shocked really , I did n't think for one minute I would win anything . ' I did it to please John . He said to me 'You make a good pasty , mother , why do n't you enter ? ' ' I 've been making them for years and years . I started when I was eight years old . 'Mother used to make pasties so I used to roll the pastry out on a bench . You need to get really good meat to make a pasty and the seasoning is important . ' Eden Project spokesman David Rowe said : 'The fourth World Pasty Championships was a very memorable one for sure and Mrs Lethbridge 's win was such a heart-warming story . Creative entries to the World Pasty Championships , held on Saturday at the Eden Project in Bodelva , Cornwall . Pasty makers came from across the globe , including the US , Canada and Chile to compete in the annual championships to celebrate the British delicacy . The pasty winners including Mr Pereira ( centre ) pose with their pastry trophies . World Pasty Championships , Eden Project , Cornwall . 'We commend the entrants who took so much pride in their pasties . 'To have pasty makers from the USA , Canada and Chile gave it a great international feel and there was a nice spread of entrants from different parts of the UK . ' In the professional ranks , West Cornwall Pasty Company were came tops in the prestigious Cornish Pasty Company category . Open Savoury Professional winner Luisa Ead from Padstow , Cornwall , scored 97 with a smoked haddock , white wine and mustard pasty while Daniel Beddoes,13 , from Bristol , defended his title when he won the Open Savoury Junior category with a barbeque effort . Marion Symonds , of Portreath Bakery in Redruth , Cornwalll , was handed the Pasty Ambassador award for her contribution to the Cornish Pasty Association and the industry . Marion has been dubbed as 'mama pasty ' in Mexico after she travelled the globe to promote the Cornish food . Each pasty went under close scrutiny to pick the tastiest winner in each category at the competition . A huge globe pasty was made for the World Pasty Championships , in Cornwall which are held to celebrate the British delicacy .
Jorge Pereira won the amateur prize at the World Pasty Championships . The first time I saw a real pasty, it was in my grandmother’s kitchen. His winning 'empanada Chilena ' had beef , onion , egg , olives and sultanas .