{"id":1688,"date":"2019-10-31T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2019-10-31T15:27:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T14:27:42","slug":"who-will-be-the-ika-cup-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/news\/who-will-be-the-ika-cup-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will be the IKA CUP winner?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aina Keller<\/p>\n

The 25th IKA\/Culinary Olympics from the 14th to the 19th of February at INTERGASTRA 2020 occupies many teams and coaches worldwide. The regional teams are “ready for culinary art”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meant to be hot, presented in cold: The classic Culinary and Pastry Art show with its artistic exhibits is probably one of the most traditional categories at the IKA\/Culinary Olympics (see info box). On the way to Stuttgart, the teams are currently training all the required elements and are fine-tuning every detail of the two-part program.<\/p>\n

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Gerg\u0151 Bal\u00e1zs, team captain of the Hungarian Military Culinary Team, is looking forward to his fourth IKA participation: ” It is our dream to win the gold medal”. Photo: Hungarian Military Culinary Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Italian region of Campania comes a team of experienced and multiple award-winning individual exhibitors who, under the leadership of team manager Giuseppe Spina, have set themselves the task of presenting a mixture of tradition and modern-style in 2020: “The aim of Team Campania is not only to collect medals, but above all to make the flavours of our country known through unique dishes. The authentic taste combined with innovative culinary techniques will become art.\u201c<\/p>\n

Equally important to the teams is the learning from others. It is the first time for the ACF Regional Culinary Team USA with team captain Robert Marilla to be part of this team line-up: “We look forward to showing our dishes and creating unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime.” The dedication during the trainings is enormous – long nights, a lot of team spirit and endless correction loops. ” Each one of us practices for himself on a regular basis and the entire team comes together at least once a month,” reports Luk\u00e1\u0161 Paluska from the Czech Intergast Culinary Team. “During our training sessions, we always evaluate each others\u2019 products and also invite external consultants to attend.”<\/p>\n

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Team spirit and culinary art across all borders<\/strong><\/p>\n

The great efforts are well worth it, because the IKA experience is very unique, everyone agrees on this. How it feels to get a gold medal is something that the Regional Culinary Team Cyprus knows (among others) from 2016: “The last IKA was unforgettable for us and we are very proud to be able to represent our home country Cyprus and hopefully bring home precious metal again.”<\/p>\n

This is also the hope of the Swedes, whose teams Stockholm Culinary Team (1st place in 2016) and Sk\u00e5ne Kulinar 2020 are the defending champions. “The time between Culinary World Cup and the upcoming IKA is quite short and the training is therefore very intensive”, says Stockholm coach Jens Ericsson, who is working with his team towards gold medal and overall victory. Runner-Up Sk\u00e5ne Kulinar is also “hot for Stuttgart”. “Most of the members are there for the second time, which brings stability to the team and creates a good basis for smooth processes,” says team manager Linus Hornwall.<\/p>\n

Coming from two different countries, the Texman Culinary Team arrives from Waco in Texas, USA (Culinary) and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Pastry). The respective cook federations of the countries maintain a good friendship and the team participates since 2004 in this form. “We love this event because of the visitors from all over the world,” says team manager JD Braid. “When we meet our colleagues in Germany, we build up friendships that last forever.”<\/p>\n

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Photo: Chefs de Cuisine Lucerne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last but not least: A special constellation can be found in the Team Cercle des Chefs de Cuisine Lucerne from Switzerland, who returned from Luxembourg as vice world champion in 2018. Chef Karin Steiner and team manager Marco Steiner are teammates, married couple and parents of two small children: “Besides the family, we give everything for the art of cooking.”<\/p>\n