Just as the village used to gather for feasts and celebrations, so we gather now, with open hearts and a thirst for goulash. Autumn brings not only abundance, but also a tasty opportunity to be together. The Cobor Biodiversity Farm is hosting the third edition of the Goulash Competition!

On September 20, homesteaders and chefs with a love for traditions will light the fires and put the cauldrons to the test, cooking goulash from Steppe Goat meat, raised here, in the tranquility of the Transylvanian pastures. 10 teams will compete, and the jury will have the difficult task of deciding which is the best goulash.

We invite you to taste, enjoy the farm and participate in educational workshops for children and parents. On the program: responsible cooking, compass orientation, playing with clay and straw and other creative activities.

We go together to visit the farm's cows and enjoy an artistic moment outdoors, before finding out who is going home with this year's awards.

Event schedule
08:00 – 09:00 Arrival and installation of teams
09:00 – 13:00 Cooking goulash
10:00 – 11:00 Arrival of participants
10:30 – 12:30 Educational workshops for children: “A responsible salad” and “The adventurer’s workshop in the village”
12:00 – 13:30 – Guided tour of the Sura de stepă cow herd
13:00 – 13:30 Handing over the goulash for judging
13:00 – 14:30 The audience tastes the goulash
14:00 – 16:00 Activity for children: preparing bricks from ecological materials (clay, straw, water)
15:00 – 15:30 Artistic moment: Junii Becleanului Folk Ensemble
15:30 – 16:30 Culinary workshop with Mirela Codleanu, head chef at Bran Castle
16:30 Announcement of results and awards

Competition regulations: https://www.carpathia.org/.../08/Regulament-Gulas_final.pdf
We support local producers and farmers, so we encourage teams that enter the competition to purchase products from local sources.

Prizes for the winning teams
The three tastiest goulash will be decided by the competition jury.
Prizes:
1st Place: One Night at the Bunea Wildlife Observatory
2nd Place: One Night at the Cobor Biodiversity Farm
3rd Place: Lunch and Farm Tour

About the COBOR Biodiversity Farm
The Conservation Carpathia Foundation is developing a biodiversity conservation and sustainable pasture management project in the village of Cobor, Brașov County, while promoting eco-tourism within the farms it has brought back to life, in a restoration process that respects the local architecture. The farm is a green business that keeps a small village alive and proves that there is development through conservation.

More details on the COBOR - ferma de biodiversitare/biodiversity farm page.

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