Pull out your favorite rice recipes and begin planning for the annual “Rice Dish Round-Up Cooking Contest!”
Entry forms and typed recipes for the 2024 Rice Dish Round-Up Contest are due by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Matagorda County Extension Office located at 2200 7th Street, 3rd Floor in Bay City.
This year the annual Rice Dish Round-Up Contest will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Building in Bay City.
The Rice Dish Round-Up Contest is open to any resident of Matagorda County meeting the age requirements of the contest.
All food dishes and recipes must contain a minimum amount of rice or rice product as outlined in the contest rules.
The purposes of the contest are to:
Teach new and different ways to prepare rice dishes
Teach economy in meal planning and ways to extend meat dishes by using rice
Promote the value of rice in the county’s agricultural program
Provide leadership and recognition for Matagorda County’s youth and adults
So, let’s get creative and promote RICE – a valuable commodity in Matagorda County.
Late entries will not be accepted and there is no participation fee for the contest this year.
The entries will be judged on taste/flavor, texture, and suitability of the recipe.
For a copy of the fillable entry form and general rules for entering the Rice Dish Round-Up, please go to Matagorda.agrilife.org/rdru/.
The rules have changed this year, so please make sure to see the 2024 rules.
You may also send an email request to cynthia.page@ag.tamu.edu.
Completed entries may also be returned via email or brought into the Extension office at 2200 7th St. 4th Fl. Bay City by the due date.
Questions concerning the contest should be directed to the Extension Office at 979-245-4100 or via email.
The contest is sponsored by the Bay City Lions Club with Wayne Witte serving as Lions Committee Chairman for the contest.
