Porridge makers from opposite sides of globe triumph in world championship
Dutch champion Gina Saarberg and Australian champion Rob Reid won the annual World Porridge Making Championship held in the Scottish Highlands. Saarberg claimed the Golden Spurtle using a simple recipe of organic oats, salt, and water from her home country, while Reid won the Speciality category with a porridge cannoli dessert. The event attracted thirty competitors from fourteen nations to Carrbridge, continuing a tradition established in 1994 to promote porridge and local tourism.
- ▪Gina Saarberg won the Golden Spurtle using organic pinhead oats, salt, and water she brought from the Netherlands.
- ▪Rob Reid won the Speciality Porridge category with a porridge cannoli that blends oatmeal with ricotta, mascarpone, and Marsala wine.
- ▪Thirty competitors from fourteen countries participated in the championship held in Carrbridge, Scotland.
- ▪The contest was founded in 1994 by a local hotel owner to highlight the health benefits of porridge and raise the area's profile.
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Porridge makers from opposite sides of globe triumph in world championshipImage source, Michael HarleyImage caption, Dutch champion Gina Saarberg took the coveted Golden Spurtle, while and Australian porridge maestro Rob Reid triumphed in Speciality Porridge categoryPublished19 minutes agoTwo national porridge-making champions from almost opposite sides of the planet have triumphed in the annual world championships held in the Scottish Highlands.Gina Saarberg, 28, took the coveted Golden Spurtle using the same recipe that saw her crowned Dutch champion in July, using organic pinhead oats, salt and water that she brought with her from the Netherlands.
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