Nick Barnard,
aka Speciality WORLD Porridge Champion, brings the competition home and hosts Rude
Health’s London Porridge Championship
Come the end of November, you know you’re in Rude Health when your
mind is on porridge, not pumpkin pies. The Rude Health Porridge Championship was
held in London on the 29th November in
partnership with Trekstock, a charity dedicated to supporting young people with
cancer. Crowds and competitors gathered early morning in SW. Hunger levels were
high, and the atmosphere was tense - The 'Hungry Games' had commenced.
It seemed appropriate for World Speciality Porridge Winner, and co-founder
of Rude Health, Nick Barnard, to judge the porridge-off. The 9 competitors drew their inspiration from dishes such as Coffee
and Walnut Cake, Mince Pies, Fuel for an Early Winter’s Run, Tea and Italian
desserts. Nick was blown away by the standard of porridge on the
day. Each contestant had 30 minutes to produce three portions of
porridge. Nick judged each dish on taste, innovation and presentation. And, we’ll be damned; the first Rude Health London Porridge
Championship was…a draw!
“We love coconut in Scandinavia. My 5
Coconut Oatmeal is a dairy-free version of classic oatmeal porridge that is
full of flavour and contrasting textures. “ Signe Johansen - Scandilicious
Sig's
stood out because the base of Rude Health Oatmeal was particularly creamy and
the subtle coconut flavours throughout all the components of her porridge were
very more-ish and not overly sweet.
Christina's
was, in complete contrast, a savoury recipe and stood out because of the
quality of the ingredients and the balance of flavours. It was a nutritionally
dense breakfast that would sustain you all morning and taste fantastic to match.
The
two were delicious extremes." (Nick
Barnard)
The day was enormous fun and a huge
success, Time Out and The Evening Standard thought so too. The competitors
created an oat-standing collection of recipes. In fact, we’re so darn proud of
them, you can find them all here on our website rudehealth.com/recipes/porridge/.
A big big thank you to all the
competitors, you were all truly scrumptious!
Mince Pie Porridge by Alice Smith -Trekstock
Captain Black's Spiced Oats by Ben Black and Justin Jeffries – My Family Care
and Tinies
Chai Spiced Porridge by Hayley - Teapigs
Coffee, Walnut and Banana Porridge by Tristan Plowman – Looking to Cook
Almond, Pear & Fig Porridge by Phil Mundy – Healthy Food Guide
Berrylicious Porridge by Sadie Macleod – Hip and Healthy
Until next year,
All of us In Rude Health
