A total of 49 restaurateurs will be demonstrating their skills in preparing green sauce. Each evening, 650 guests taste the 7 green sauce variations prepared by the respective restaurateurs. In keeping with Hessian tradition, potatoes and eggs are served with the dish, and a free choice of drinks is also available. At the end of each evening, the voting cards are drawn and the audience votes for the best green sauce. The 7 evening winners then compete against each other in the grand final on day 8 and the guests vote for the overall winner of the festival.

8 evening shows

The culinary competition is embedded in a changing cultural evening program with guest artists from comedy, cabaret and music. Over 5,000 guests, 49 restaurateurs, countless artists from the region and beyond - they all celebrate the cult dish in 8 evening shows during the festival week.

What began 15 years ago as a crazy idea by the two creative artists Maja Wolff and Torsten Müller has now become a firmly established cultural event for Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region.

The Festival Market

Live, free and outside. From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., international market stalls at the Festival Market offer daily culinary highlights based around 'Grie Soß'. Whether Korean street food, sausage snacks or falafel specialties: The restaurateurs offer special dishes with green sauce that are only available each year during the festival. Popular musicians from the region also play on the market stage with a different program every day. Admission is free.