How To Cook Unusual Food Festivals - Recipe

We know that in our country the people have designated special days for one or another food product, celebrating them as holidays. These are usually regional events. For example: Pumpkin Festival in Sevlievo, Paradise Apple Festival in Stara Zagora, Plum Festival in Troyan, Apple Festival in Ruse, Pepper and Tomato Festival in Plovdiv and Shumen and many, many others.

But today we will go beyond the borders of the Motherland to see what unusual food holidays are celebrated around the world.

We start with the Night of the Turnip , which is celebrated in Mexico on December 23-24. The festival started when the monks brought vegetables to the new colonies. To attract customers to the commodity markets, sellers began to carve interesting figurines out of it. This tradition has been preserved for centuries and in 1987 it became an official festival. Religious and historical scenes are "cut" from turnips. The masters have the opportunity to compete in three different categories to win the cash prize.

Next is the Garlic Festival in Gilroy (California, USA) - July 24-26. Gilroy is unofficially considered the capital of garlic, which attracts over 100,000 tourists a year. About 2.5 tons of garlic are eaten during the holiday. According to information from the official website of the Festival, 72 tons of vegetables were used for the 29-year history of the event. Culinary demonstrations and lectures discuss traditional ways of preparing garlic and its health benefits, the most creative people can always express their love for it in an original way. The festival presents products such as: garlic ice cream, garlic soft drinks, and one of the winners over the years is a walnut-garlic cake with garlic ice cream and chili syrup.

The Orange Throwing Festival is celebrated in Ivrea (Italy) from 25 to 28 February. The holiday has been celebrated since the 12th century, when during city parades girls threw oranges from balconies to attract the attention of young people. They joined the game and it all ended in a playful fight. After the Second World War, the rules of citrus fighting were set :).

We move to Spain, where the sweetest competition in the world is held every year . Bakers are opening their own shops offering free ammunition for children in the form of cakes. More than 100,000 kg of food is used for the battles, from cakes to candies. The festival officially closes with a ceremonial burial of sardines to mark the beginning of Lent.

Pancake competitions are held in Olney (England). Local women dress up as housewives (with skirts, aprons, scarves, etc.) and run 37 kilometers through the streets of Olney with a frying pan in hand. The pancakes are "thrown" at the start and then once again at the finish. The competition has been a tradition since 1445, and since 1959 hosts from Liberal, Kansas.

And we end with Lettuce Days in JUMA, Arizona, USA. YUMA is considered the world winter capital of lettuce.