Oldenburg Kohlkönig: Lindner resigns, Pistorius takes over. Pistorius took over the position at the “Defigt Ollnborger Gröönkohl-Äten’ (in High German: Hearty Oldenburg Kale Food) The Cabbage King is chosen by a jury made up of Oldenburg personalities as well as politicians and sponsors.
The hearty meal at which the winners are ceremoniously chosen has developed over the decades into a meeting place for political celebrities, first in Bonn and later in Berlin.