CVTC culinary students compete to create their rendition of the 'Eau Claire sandwich'

8 Apr 2025


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While the busyness of Chippewa Valley Technical College’s culinary kitchen may not have been a new sight, the dishes coming out Tuesday morning certainly were.

As part of a fun competition put together by CVTC and Silver Spring Foods, an international producer of sauces and mustards and the largest producer of horseradish in the world based out of Eau Claire, 20 Culinary Management students worked to create an “Eau Claire sandwich.”

Eric Rygg, president of Silver Spring, said the idea stemmed from a discussion he had years ago about the many regions throughout the country have a signature sandwich, like Philadelphia’s cheesesteak and Minneapolis’ juicy lucy.

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