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Pannas fans fill plates at festival
Published December 8, 2009
MARION — An old German dish gets some new fame at the second annual Pannas Fest in Marion.
On Dec. 5, crowds turned out at Marion Middle School to celebrate a local delicacy — pannas. Recipes for the fried meat dish have been passed down through families for decades. Like the recipe for Gerard and Racheal Reinhard’s pannas.
“This recipe has stayed the same in our family for the last 60 to 100 years,” Reinhard said. “We keep it very simple, and let each individual flavor fend for itself. We still have the stick that our grandparents used to stir the mixture in a big cast-iron kettle.”
The Reinhard’s pannas was one of eight that competed in the pannas cookoff. After the pannas was made, judges Larry Brietzke, Cliff Mulanax, and Todd Friesenhahn sat down to taste the competitors’ best.
“It’s good,” Mulanax said. “It’s different. This is the first time I’ve had pannas.”
After the blind taste-tests, the scores were tallied and a winner was announced.
First place went to David Goerke who was happy to have the honor.
“It feels great,” Goerke said. “I almost didn’t enter, but I love to compete.”
Goerke said this year’s Pannas Fest would also include the first pannas eating contest.
“It’s bigger this year than it was last year,” Goerke said. “Last year was just the cookoff, and this year we also have the eating contest. As far as we know, we are the only place that has a pannas cookoff and festival. We hope next year will be even bigger.”
Pannas Fest also included the Trade Days. Vendors from around Guadalupe County set up booths to sell their wares. Santa and Mrs. Claus even made an appearance.
Another special appearance was the annual pony express rider to deliver an important message from the governor to Mayor Glenn Hilde. Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Posse rider Debbie Foster delivered the holiday message wishing the community of Marion a Merry Christmas from the governor’s office.
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