Cooking Competition

On Saturday, July 15, 2017 we attended a cooking competition for the participants in the Pro Ratatouille projects.  There are about 8 - 10 villages in the Pro Cserehát region of Hungary (the northeastern portion). We work with the participants in two of these villages, Edelény and Ároktő. The participants from each village brings all the food (mostly grown in their gardens) to prepare a full meal (appetizers, main course, dessert) at the park.  The competition was held in a park in Hejőkeresztúr.  There were activities and games for the children, music, fun for all, and the food was delicious.  Just as the results were about to be announced, the wind started blowing and then the rain came down really hard. Everyone packed up and left in a matter of a few minutes.  As far as we know, no winners were announced.  Reminded me of a microburst in Arizona. 

It took a while, but he finally warmed up
to me and we had fun playing together

The mayor of Arokto taking their entry to the judges

Arokto - cooking their delicious
pork and cabbage main course.

Judges table.  Time to sample all the entries

A beautiful sunny day ended in wind and rain and a quick dismissal of all the participants.  We left soaking wet not knowing who won the competition or if they even determined a winner.  This video was stopped due to extremely wet conditions.  I think we were soaked to the bone by the time we got back into our car.  The good news is that everything was pretty much over except for the announcement of the winners.

We baked Grandma Moser's chocolate 

zucchini bread to share with our two

villages.  They enjoyed it so much that

we have been asked to bring it again to

another function in September.