Overview

• Peru’s pan con chicharrón edged Venezuela’s arepa in Ibai Llanos’s social‑media final with about 12.8 million votes to 12.6 million across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
• Ibai displayed the symbolic ‘sartén dorada’ trophy and said he will fly to Peru to deliver it, asking followers to suggest the recipient and location; no date has been set.
• La Victoria’s municipality will hand out 15,000 free panes con chicharrón at Parque Cánepa on Friday, Sept. 19, starting at 8:00 a.m., as part of local celebrations.
• The streamer announced plans for a multi‑week tour across Latin America to sample emblematic dishes, confirming Peru is on the itinerary though dates and cities remain unannounced.
• Coverage highlighted surging engagement around the series, with roughly 36 million recent YouTube views and estimated US$72,000–US$144,000 in view‑based revenue, alongside reactions ranging from playful mockery of the trophy to exuberant tributes and even a mention by Peru’s president.