World Porridge Day
World Porridge Day is an international event related to porridge. The event is organized to raise funds for the charity Mary's Meals, based in Argyll, Scotland, and to raise awareness about its efforts to aid starving children in developing countries, particular those in Africa stricken by drought. The organization "feeds the nutrient-rich maize-based porridge Likuni Phala to about 320,000 children in Malawi each year."[1] The 2009 celebration included gatherings in the U.S., France, Malawi, Bosnia and Sweden.[1]
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[edit] World Porridge Making Championship
The World Porridge Making Championship has been operating since 1994[2], the most prestigious prize being the "Golden Spurtle" for the best maker of traditional porridge. The competition takes place at Carrbridge in Invernessshire, and has gained increasing prominence in recent years, drawing competitors from around the UK and the world.
[edit] 2009
The 2009 celebration was won by Mathew Cox from Milwaukie, Oregon.[3] Anna Louise Batchelor, an environmental researcher and porridge blogger from Reading, Berkshire, won the Specialty Award.[3][4]
[edit] 2010
2010 World Porridge Champion is Neal Robertson from Tannochbrae Tearoom, Auchtermuchty.
[edit] 2011
The 2011 World Porridge Champion is John Boa from Edinburgh.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Best porridge title scooped by US October 11, 2009 BBC News
- ^ http://www.goldenspurtle.com/competition/past-years/
- ^ a b American wins world porridge title, Daily Telegraph, 11 October 2009
- ^ Golden Spurtle website
- ^ "Gaelic singer John Boa wins World Porridge Championship". BBC News - UK - Highlands and Islands. BBC. 9 October 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15217704. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
[edit] External links
- "World Porridge Day". http://www.worldporridgeday.com/.
- "The Golden Spurtle". http://www.goldenspurtle.com/.
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