Please encourage any interested 4-H’ers to participate at the Nebraska State Fair Culinary Challenge Contest! Winners at a county contest (Culinary Challenge, Table Toppers, Favorite Foods or other such contest) may advance to the State Fair 4-H Culinary Challenge Contest, but participation at the county level is not required. Each county eligible to submit up to 4 teams of two 4-H members. Selection of eligible teams shall be at the discretion of the county. Here some information to include in a newsletter or email to 4-H’ers:
4-H’ers- consider participating in the Culinary Challenge Contest at the State Fair!
The contest will take place on Saturday, August 31, in the Raising Nebraska Building with two competition time slots at 10 am and 1 pm. 4-H’ers can register in ShoWorks (https://4h.unl.edu/state-fair/contest-participant) – no additional forms are needed. The Culinary Challenge is located under the “4-H Personal Development and Leadership” department in ShoWorks. The 4-H Culinary Challenge Contest will require youth to demonstrate healthy decision making through nutrition, food preparation, menu planning, and food safety. A team will consist of two members to be eligible to compete. 4-H members need to be at least 10 years of age by January 1.
A challenge ingredient is selected each year highlighting a Nebraska commodity food product. The 2019 challenge ingredient is dairy!
More information can be found at:
· https://4h.unl.edu/state-fair/contest-participant
· http://food.unl.edu/food-projects
This year, each participant will receive a goodie bag from the Midwest Dairy Association. Lots to learn at the Culinary Challenge!
Questions? Contact Cami Wells at 308-385-5088 or at cami.wells@unl.edu.