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Sep 23, 2023
BY: Aakanksha SharmaFrom seeing people throw tomatoes at each other to realising that there are people who carve faces and lights into turnips, there is a food festival dedicated to it all. Read on to find out 10 craziest food festivals around the world.
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Hawaiians seem to absolutely love Spam. So much so that every April or May, the Waikiki Spam Jam festival is dedicated to dressing up, drinking and eating Spam.
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Who knew that a festival meant only for locals would now sell tickets for people to attend? La Tomatina is one such festival where people just throw over-ripe tomatoes at each other.
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The Koreans love their rice, raw beef, egg, veggies and gochujang sauce dish so much that they take four days out of October to celebrate it. The Bibimbap festival features the epic bibimbap created by dozens of chefs and served to over 400 people.
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Rabechilbi Richterswil, held in November in Zurich, involves locals carving turnips into lanterns and parading them through the town, honoring 1850s churchgoers who used twinkling turnips to light their way to the chapel due to a lack of street lamps.
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In Ibi on the Costa Brava, a 200-year tradition on December 28th involves two teams engaging in a flour and egg "battle" on the streets to mark the year's end.
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In February, the people of Ivrea, Italy, gather and engage in a lively tradition of throwing oranges at each other, tracing back to the Middle Ages when it began as a playful interaction between boys and girls, infusing the town with a zesty aroma and orange hues.
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Barnesville, Minnesota, renowned for its exceptional potato production, celebrates its spud appreciation with a weekend of potato-centric games at the end of August, featuring potato picking contests, mashed potato wrestling, a potato eating contest, and a Miss Tater Tot pageant.
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In September, Naples hosts a renowned pizza festival, attracting countless enthusiasts to indulge in over 100,000 pizzas of various types, including classic Napoletana, Margherita, and Marinara, making it a top global food festival for pizza lovers.
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If you are a dumpling fan, here’s your chance to indulge in the delectable world of zongzi dumplings, filled with various flavors of glutinous rice and wrapped in bamboo, lotus, or banana leaves, during the fifth day of the fifth Chinese lunar month, immersing yourself in both the dumplings and Chinese hospitality.
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If you are a fan of Mangoes and can never have enough of them, head over to St. Kitts' beautiful beaches and experience the mango festival in July. The festival hosts mango tasting sessions, cooking demos, masterclasses, and celebrity dinners, enhancing the island experience.
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