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One hundred semi-finalists listen to the pesto hymn, before they begin to pound.
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Observers in the baroque hall of the Palazzo Ducale, where the pesto contest is held.
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The local DOP basil from Genoa is the base for the traditional pesto.
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Contestants start to add ingredients to the mortars.
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Some brought their own, well seasoned mortars.
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Wearing red aprons, the judges tasted and noted.
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The winner, Federico Ferro, is a young pharmacist from Genoa's Sestri Levante .
