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The starting signal for this year's series “The volcano is boiling: colorful” was given with the opening event in the Eudorf district of Alsfeld.
Alsfeld – The start of this year’s series “The volcano is boiling: colorful” was successful in the Eudorf district of Alsfeld. The hosts were the Hotel “Zum Schäferhof”, the “Posthotel Johannesberg” from Lauterbach and the “Landgasthof Porta” from Schlitz. Together with other partners, nine restaurateurs served a varied 9-course menu under the motto “colorful”.
At the start, Petra Schwing-Döring, managing director of Vulkanregion Vogelsberg Tourismus GmbH, reminded us of this Development of the series from the “Vogelsberger Lammwochen” to a broad culinary stage. Today, in addition to lamb, the cuisine is also dominated by products such as Rotes Höhenvieh, regional potatoes and legumes.
Nine courses, nine chefs: This is how “The Volcano Cooks: Colorful” starts
Moderated by Dirk Hornig, the culinary journey began in the kitchen with lamb tapas from the country inn “Zur Birke”. This was followed by several courses in the hall, including tartare from the Rotes Höhenvieh, a chickpea soup and a chicken roll from the Eudorf forge. Later, the hosts served a lamb steak, before other dishes such as salmon trout with green sauce and locally produced pork fillet.
Insights behind the scenes showed the close cooperation between the companies, who completed their dishes together on site. The Schlitzer distillery provided liqueurs and whiskey for a “persevere”. the new apple liqueur for Hessentag 2026 in Fulda.
Thassilo Görgen from the Agriculture Office asked this in a short conversation “Vogelsberger Rotes Höhenvieh” project before. The rare breed of cattle with around 500 animals delivers particularly aromatic meat and should be increasingly made known through the catering industry. Appropriately, chef Heinz Riepl presented a dish with exactly this meat.
The finale was a dessert based on chocolate and Vogelsberger pears from the Sporthotel Grünberg. At the end, Schwing-Döring invited people to try the dishes in the participating establishments until June 21st. She also announced the next event “The volcano is boiling: autumnal” in September at the Posthotel Johannesberg. (rsb, lio)
