Porridge!
Saturday 11th October was the World Championship Porridge Making Day in which our Chef Barry had the pleasure in competing in. Here's how it went....
It was an early start in order to get to Carrbridge in time for the pipe band lead procession which was through the main street in front of all the locals, tourists and other competitors from the previous different competitions that occurred earlier in the day. I was quite amazed at the volume of spectators that had descended in to the village hall to see a couple of Chefs and amateur cooks make a bowl of porridge.
We had thirty minutes to make a traditional recipe and a speciality recipe. I completed both in about fifteen minutes so perhaps I should have won an award for being the quickest to make porridge! All the other competitors used their full thirty minute time limit and this is when I perhaps realised how seriously the seasoned competitors took it.
I unfortunately didn't come away with any prizes however I had a good laugh and a fun day, although tiring! Maybe next year?!
It was an early start in order to get to Carrbridge in time for the pipe band lead procession which was through the main street in front of all the locals, tourists and other competitors from the previous different competitions that occurred earlier in the day. I was quite amazed at the volume of spectators that had descended in to the village hall to see a couple of Chefs and amateur cooks make a bowl of porridge.
We had thirty minutes to make a traditional recipe and a speciality recipe. I completed both in about fifteen minutes so perhaps I should have won an award for being the quickest to make porridge! All the other competitors used their full thirty minute time limit and this is when I perhaps realised how seriously the seasoned competitors took it.
I unfortunately didn't come away with any prizes however I had a good laugh and a fun day, although tiring! Maybe next year?!
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