“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” – Virginia Wolf
All around the world there is one thing we have in common – food. We all eat it, we all love it and many of us celebrate it. As a Scottish food manufacturing company, we specialise in traditional food, sourced locally from the vast landscape of Scotland. We encourage and admire the celebration of local food, which is why we have put together some of our favourite food festivals from around the world.
All around the world there is one thing we have in common – food. We all eat it, we all love it and many of us celebrate it. As a Scottish food manufacturing company, we specialise in traditional food, sourced locally from the vast landscape of Scotland. We encourage and admire the celebration of local food, which is why we have put together some of our favourite food festivals from around the world.
La Tomatina – Spain
Held on the last Wednesday of August, this food festival consists of throwing tomatoes at one another. The twist is that there has been up to 50,000 participants in the past, using up to 250,000 pounds of tomatoes in the “world’s largest food fight.” The festival is now so popular that tickets to the event have to be sold to limit numbers.
Potato Wrestling – Minnesota, USA
Potatoes or ‘tatties’ have been a staple in many a culture’s diet – including the Scots, which is why we love this festival in particular. Minnesotans have been gathering for their Potato Days Festival every year from around 1938, where they celebrate the spud by eating it, mashing it and wrestling in it!
Cheese Rolling – Gloucestershire, UK
Every year on the spring Bank Holiday Monday, visitors from all over the world flock to Coopers Hill to roll cheese. This results in many a body chasing an eight-pound wheel of double Gloucester down the 60-degree incline. Injuries are standard with many participants being treated for broken bones!
Melon Festival – Chinchilla, Australia
The Australians celebrate the cool and refreshing fruit through their annual Water Melon Festival. Festival-goers take part in watermelon trivia, watermelon fun runs, watermelon arts and crafts and even a watermelon street parade!
Boiled Sweets Festival – Spain
Everyone loves a tasty boiled sweet from time to time, however having one (or hundreds) thrown at you sounds a little painful. The annual Les Comparses at Festa Major does just that, with participants raining boiled sweets on one another… certainly a colourful event!
Do you have a favourite food festival? If so, leave a comment in the comments section below and tell us all about it!
