Apologies for the delay, but we now have the winners! Special thanks to 
and 
for the support in facilitating this contest.
and for the support in facilitating this contest.
Before the announcement of winners, let's have a look first at how the Foodies Bee Hive has changed in terms of subscribers and engagements.
Before:
Now:
The purpose of the screenshots is to see how the community is doing before the contest and then after the contest. The most notable change in Foodies Bee Hive Community is the increase in the number of subscribers from 4410 to 4701. That's 6.60% increase! Another is the increase in active users from 775 to 880. That's 13.55% increase! Not bad for the first boost contest of this community! For the weekly interactions, it increased from 3239 to 3802. That's 17.38% increase in weekly interactions! For the pending payouts, it decreased from 5561 to 5242. That's 5.74% decrease! This is the first time that there's a decrease in the metric that we're looking at in these contests. There are a lot of factors to be considered, but I think the biggest contributor is the decrease in HIVE price compared to last week. The small percentage increase in other metrics also indicates that Foodies Bee Hive is already a thriving community before the contest. The contest has small impact on its overall weekly performance, but it's still fun nevertheless.
Another notable metric is the number of blogs posted in the community within the contest period. For that, the reference would be the comment section of the contest post. Please refer to the link below:
First Place:
[ESP] | [ENG] — CACHAPAS: Lo MEJOR de la Gastronomía Venezolana || CACHAPAS: The BEST of Venezuelan Gastronomy.
Second Place:
Empanadas de Pisillo, o como teletransportarte a la playa en un segundo! / Empanadas de Pisillo, or how to teleport to the beach in a second!
Third Place:
Introducing "Bangus na Sinigang sa Santol" - My Most Favorite Traditional Food
Fourth Place:
Less Is More | My Favorite Local Dish
Fifth Place:
Corn Tortillas and Guacamole, the most typical Mexican food 🌮🍛
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That's 198 posts created within that period of the contest! Not bad for Foodies Bee Hive! The prize pool might have added some motivation:
That means the winners will receive:
1st Place: 35% of the rewards of the contest post = 13.692 HBD + 29.595 HP
2nd Place: 25% of the rewards of the contest post = 9.780 HBD + 21.139 HP
3rd Place: 20% of the rewards of the contest post = 7.824 HBD + 16.911 HP
4th Place: 10% of the rewards of the contest post = 3.912 HBD + 8.455 HP
5th Place: 10% of the rewards of the contest post = 3.912 HBD + 8.455 HP
Note: We decided to reward in HP instead of liquid HIVE.
Finally...
Here are the winners:
First Place: 
Before I begin, I must say that the gastronomy of my country is greatly characterized by being very colorful and attractive to the eye and it is considered one of the most varied in the world, a product of the great miscegenation that occurred in the colonial era. At that time, the indigenous gastronomy that populated the current Venezuelan territory began to fuse with European and African gastronomic traditions and it is then, from here, that Venezuelan cuisine evolved and developed a wide range of aromas, flavors and colors since with the arrival of new races and traditions also came new foods and "culinary techniques" that with the passing of time became characteristic and traditional in our territory.
Second Place: 
Hello everyone, how are you? Seeing some of the latest publications in the Foodies Bee Hive community I found out about a new contest by, in which we have to talk or cook about our favorite typical food, for this reason today I bring you this recipe for some delicious Empanadas de Pisillo.
Third Place: 
When someone asks you about your most favorite food most of the time a single food always comes to our mind. If you ask me what is my most favorite food it would be "Sinigang na Bangus". "Sinigang na Bangus" is characterized by its sour taste. The sourness of "Sinigang na Bangus" is achieved by using ingredients with sour taste such as tamarind, santol (cotton fruit), alibangbang, kamias (bilimbi), green mango, batwan, bilukaw, ripe guava, calamansi, lemon, and many more. Aside from fish, pork, beef, shrimp, and chicken are also used in cooking sinigang.
Fourth Place: 
Not long after we received our food: Debreceni sausage with some sauerkraut, pickles and two sorts of mustard. I still haven't discovered the second sort of mustard anywhere else, but it's very nice! The plate looks quite empty, but this is exactly enough for one person! Every bite should be including a bit of all that's presented on the plate and it's simply delicious. This dish costs not even 6 dollars and I can assure you, you're full after eating this. Not an expensive lunch, right?
Fifth Place: 
The preparation of guacamole is very simple, it is only made with avocado, lime, chili, salt, and cilantro, but there are other variants where onion, garlic, and chopped tomato are added. I prefer the simple way. Guacamole is eaten with totopos, which is a tortilla in triangles and fried. It is also a good accompaniment to the famous tacos. Guacamole is a must at any family reunion. It is the most demanded cream in any Mexican restaurant.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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