The World Porridge Making Championship has been running since 1994, giving a main prize of the "Golden

Spurtle The spurtle (or "spurtel", "spurtil", "spirtle", or "") is a wooden Culture of Scotland, Scottish kitchen tool, dating from the 15th century, that is used to stir porridge, soups, stews, and broths. The rod-like shape means that porridge can b ...

" trophy and the title "World Porridge Making Champion" for the best traditional

porridge Porridge is a food made by heating, soaking or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, fruit, or syrup to make a sweet cereal ...

made with only oatmeal, water and salt. A prize is also awarded for the best "Speciality" porridge, which is also made with oatmeal and but to which contenders can add their own ingredients. The competition takes place at the village hall in

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, in the

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, Scotland. and is run by volunteers on behalf of the Carrbridge Community Council. It has taken place alongside

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since 2009. The 2023 contest had entrants from twenty countries. The winner, Adam Kiani, represented Pakistan. In 2025, director Constantine Costi released ''The Golden Spurtle'', a documentary film about the 2023 competition.

Winners

References

External links

* {{official website Porridges

Porridge Porridge is a food made by heating, soaking or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, fruit, or syrup to make a sweet cereal ...

1994 establishments in Scotland Competitions in Scotland Carrbridge Recurring events established in 1994 Annual events in Scotland