Exciting performance at the Gold Digger Soup Festival
The annual Goldgruber Soup Festival, held at the St. Franziskus community center, brought together soup enthusiasts and chefs from all around, celebrating the art of soup making. After much anticipation, here are the winners of this year’s awards, along with their award-winning recipes for you to try at home!
🏆 Grand Champion: Creamy Wild Mushroom & Truffle Soup
Chef Anna Müller
This exquisite soup is a true delight for mushroom lovers. The combination of wild mushrooms and truffle oil creates a rich, earthy flavour that will impress any guest.
🥈 Best Traditional Soup: Classic Beef Goulash Soup
Chef Martin Novak
Step into Hungary with this hearty and flavourful beef goulash soup. Simmered for hours, the beef becomes tender and the spices create a delightful aroma that will fill your kitchen.
🥉 Best Vegetarian Soup: Hearty Lentil and Vegetable Soup
Chef Sofia Patel
This vegetarian soup is packed with nutrients and flavour. The lentils provide a satisfying texture, while the vegetables add a variety of tastes that will leave you craving for more.
Would you like recipes from more award categories, tips on soup making, or details about the festival? The Goldgruber Soup Festival, with the theme "Soups from Around the World", attracted over 200 guests and was a celebration of community and diversity.
All participating teams received a cookbook from Reuffel bookstore and a spice box from Hartkorn Spice Mill as a token of appreciation. The festival was organized by Caritas neighborhood work, the Catholic Parish of St. Franziskus, and the neighborhood magazine Goldgrube.
Laila Sheib won the children's audience prize for her Vegetable Oat Soup, while Yasmin Schminke's Corn Soup received the adults' audience prize. The VIP jury, consisting of Dijana Kolak, Mayor Ulrike Mohrs, Adalbert Fettweiß, and Detlev Pilger, awarded the Colorful Potato Soup of the Pestalozzi School.
Caritas employee Claudia Altmeier expressed her joy, stating that the festival was a wonderful place for community and cultural exchange. The Goldgruber Soup Festival concluded with applause for all guests and engaged people who contributed to its success.
Photos were taken for public relations purposes (print, online, social media). If you would like more information about the Goldgruber Soup Festival, please contact Neighborhood Work Goldgrube at Froebelstr. 9, 56073 Koblenz, Tel. 0261 94249554, Email: [email protected].
The Goldgruber Soup Festival provided a unique opportunity for guests to sample delicious soup dishes from around the world, fostering a sense of community and cultural exchange.
The award-winning recipes from the Goldgruber Soup Festival are not only perfect for impressing guests at home, but they also offer an opportunity to explore different food-and-drink traditions from around the world. Whether you prefer the rich, earthy flavor of Creamy Wild Mushroom & Truffle Soup, the hearty and flavorful Classic Beef Goulash Soup, or the vegetarian Hearty Lentil and Vegetable Soup, you can easily bring the lifestyle of these cultures into your home-and-garden through these delightful soups.
