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Dutch woman crowned World Porridge Making Champion in Scotland
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Dutch woman crowned World Porridge Making Champion in Scotland

Gina Saarberg of the Netherlands won the World Porridge Making Championship in Carrbridge, Scotland, taking the Golden Spurtle with a recipe made from Dutch pinhead oats, water from the Netherlands and salt. Rob Reid of Australia won the speciality competition with a porridge cannoli.

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