Slovene chefs take medals at the Culinary Olympics in Germany

Erfurt, 21 October

The Slovene National Culinary Team took the bronze medal in the team competition, and took two more bronzes and a silver in the individual competitions.

Chefs from 34 nations took part in the Culinary Olympics: The medals will be awarded to the winners today. Slovene chefs Janez Dolšak, Daniel Kozar, Borut Jakič, Matjaž Cotič and Alenka Kodele won the hearts of the jury by preparing a menu for 110 people. For their warm starter they prepared grilled lake trout fillet, crayfish mousse, fish sausage, pureed peas, spelt wheat with vegetables, tomato concasse, saffron sauce and parsley pesto. The entree was a venison fillet with pistachios, rabbit roulade, boletus puree, young vegetables, polenta with pumpkin seeds, buckwheat pie with cottage cheese, cooked pear, glazed chestnut and juniper sauce with nouveau wine. For dessert, the Slovene chefs served a white chocolate mousse with roasted hazelnuts, raspberry ice cream and raspberry coulis.

More articles from this issue:

Interview
Sonja Bukovec: Accreditation is a great achievement
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Politics
Parliament Inaugurated
Ljubljana, 22 October
Jansa continued informal coalition talks
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We Must Strengthen Position in EU, Drnovsek Tells MPs
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Alojz Uran New Archbishop
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Foreign Policy
Vajgl Calls for OSCE Reform
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Government
Slovenia’s preparations for candidacy for locating the headquarters of the European Agency for the Management of Operative Cooperation at the External Borders in Slovenia
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Economy
A Total of 122 Kilometres of Motorways to be Constructed by 2013
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EU Topics
Slovenia Only Meets Two of the Four Convergence Criteria
Brussels 20 October
Convergence Report as Expected, Finance Ministry Says
Ljubljana, 20 October
People
Slovene chefs take medals at the Culinary Olympics in Germany
Erfurt, 21 October
Tourism
Ljubljana Gets New Four-Star Hotel
Ljubljana, 21 October
Calendar of Events
Schedule of Events from 27 to 31 October

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