{"id":5083,"date":"2024-02-27T11:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2024-02-27T11:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:05:41","slug":"learning-from-the-grown-ups-at-the-ika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiade-der-koeche.com\/en\/news\/learning-from-the-grown-ups-at-the-ika\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning from the “Grown-ups” at the IKA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Text<\/span><\/b> Anna H\u00e4user\u00a0 Photos<\/strong> IKA\/Culinary Olympics<\/span><\/p>\n

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The doors opened, Herbert Gr\u00f6nemeyer’s famous song “Zeit, dass sich was dreht” rang out from the speakers and the German teams walked across the stage to the applause of hundreds of chefs and fans from all over the world. The parade of nations was one of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the IKA\/Culinary Olympics at the beginning of February. However, the 35 professional chefs in white – together with the members of the German Armed Forces National Culinary Team – were not the only “stars” on the stage that day. 20 “mini chefs” accompanied the teams hand in hand, waving black, red and gold flags and bringing a tear or two to the eyes of the audience in Stuttgart’s ICS International Congress Center. A total of 150 \u201eMinik\u00f6che\u201c aged 10 to 12 traveled from all over Germany for the IKA. “The children, their parents and siblings have been eagerly awaiting this big day for days,” says Susanne Droux, Managing Director of Europa Minik\u00f6che. “Even the team leaders of the mini-chef groups are not immune to this big event. After all, it is the emotional start of the global Culinary Olympics, which their little mini chefs can experience up close.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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With their appearance at the IKA, the mini chefs celebrated a very special birthday: their 35th anniversary. The Europa Minik\u00f6che were founded 35 years ago by J\u00fcrgen M\u00e4dger as a vacation activity for children. Today, 825 children and 50 groups in Germany, Austria and Scotland make up the large Europa Minik\u00f6che family. Today, Europa Minik\u00f6che gGmbH is a non-profit organization supported by the seven Dehoga state associations of Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia. “The philosophy of the project is to teach children about gastronomic craftsmanship, nutrition and health as well as the appreciation of local food and the environment through local hosts,” says Susanne Droux. “The children process fresh food and learn how to use it to cook delicious, regional dishes. After all, an awareness of healthy eating plays an important role in the development of young people.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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