«Breaking News» Australian competes in world porridge competition in Scottish Highlands

While some think of a bowl of porridge as nothing more than a hearty winter staple, one Australian woman has taken her love of the breakfast cereal to the next level.

Kate Bailey, 30, competed in the prestigious world porridge championships, The Golden Spurtle, in Scotland's Highlands on Saturday.

Ms Bailey, a chef and food consultant who was born in Sydney's west but now lives in Berlin, was the first Australian to compete in The Golden Spurtle in 12 years.

Kate Bailey, 30 (pictured), competed in the prestigious world porridge championships, The Golden Spurtle, in Scotland's Highlands on Saturday

The Golden Spurtle took place in Carrbridge in the heart of Scotland's highlands (pictured)

In Scotland, porridge is a 'salty' breakfast dish which is traditionally eaten standing up, and the competition gets its name from the wooden rod used to stir it, a spurtle.

As part of the competition, each contestant makes two bowls of porridge in 30 minutes.

The first is a traditional porridge using only salt, water and oats, while the second is up to the contestant to use their own recipe for judges to rate based on consistency, taste and colour.

When asked how it feels to represent Australia, Ms Bailey told Daily Mail Australia she feels a connection with both Scotland and Australia, which makes it 'really cool' to participate in the porridge championships.

'There are so many things I love about both countries like the way Scottish and Australian people eat together,' Ms Bailey said.

For her speciality challenge Ms Bailey brought with her three bottles of home-made golden milk - a concoction influenced by her travels in the Middle East featuring almond milk infused with saffron, turmeric, ginger and hints of cardamom.

For her speciality challenge Ms Bailey (left) brought with her three bottles of home-made golden milk

She mixed the golden milk with a brew of Qatari tea and called her porridge 'Shepherd's Karak' - a mélange of the tea and her inspiration in Scottish writer Nan Shepherd.

I don't care to win, but I care that if people put this in their mouth, they think 'This is tasty.'

Ms Bailey said she was really happy with her dish considering the preparation that went on behind the scenes.

She said she carried the ingredients over from Germany and had to brew the golden milk the day before.

The Berlin-based Australian is also the woman behind feminist and food podcast, Fermentations. 

While she didn't win, Ms Bailey said she was really happy she 'pulled it off.'

'When I tasted the porridge, I thought this is good. This is hearty. I don't care to win, but I care that if people put this in their mouth, they think 'This is tasty.''

For Ms Bailey, a warm bowl of porridge takes her back to her childhood.

She said she fondly remembers her mum making her porridge each morning from when she was six months to age 14.

Ms Bailey (pictured) mixed the golden milk with a brew of Qatari tea and called her porridge 'Shepherd's Karak'

The food consultant said it was her first solid food and she still loves it at age 30.

'I had porridge every day of my life growing up. And my mum used to make it absolutely perfect!' she said. 

I had porridge every day of my life growing up. And my mum used to make it absolutely perfect!

Ms Bailey faced heated competition with local Scots and other competitors from around the world, including Russia, United States, Canada, Ireland and Sweden.

But for the first time in The Golden Spurtle's history, two Swedes: Calle Myrsell, 60, and Per Carllson, 67, jointly-won the prestigious porridge prize on Saturday.

International contestants are known to take their preparation very seriously. 

Canadian Denise Wright Ryback said she travelled from Toronto to the Laurentian mountains in Quebec, Canada so she was on the same altitude as the Scottish venue because she said it could affect the consistency of her porridge.

And the 2016 winner, Bob Moore, 87, took his own favourite brand of bottled water from Milwaukie Oregon just for the competition.

While she didn't win this year, Ms Bailey (pictured) said she was really happy she 'pulled it off'

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