Agriculture Reference
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Fig. 5.5.
Ludlow Food Festival logo.
According to the Organic Authority
14
the top ten food festivals in the
world are:
1.
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival: this festival takes place on the west coast of
New Zealand's South Island, and celebrates the weird side of food. Try dishes
like wild snails, worm milkshakes, flower wine, huhu grubs and more (
www.
2.
The Taste: sponsored by the
Los Angeles Times
, this event at the Paramount
Studios features all-you-can-eat-and-drink passes for only US$65. This
3-
day fes-
tival has a huge collection of exhibitors: local restaurants, wineries, bakeries,
brewing companies, distilleries and more (
http://events.latimes.com/taste
)
.
3.
La Tomatina: this Spanish festival celebrates the red tomato with the biggest
food fight on the planet. Held in the town of Buñol, this party starts with a rush
to climb a ham-topped greasy pole. Once the ham is grabbed, several truckloads
of tomatoes drive into the city and the crowd goes wild throwing them at each
other and creating a massive mess of marinara (
www.latomatina.org
)
.
4.
Maine Lobster Festival: held in the New England town of Rockland, the
Maine Lobster Festival is a celebration of the crustacean that the state is
known for. The event features live music, carnival rides and a floating lobster
crate race, as well as lobster prepared in more ways that you could ever im-
agine (
www.mainelobsterfestival.com
).
5.
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival: many people call Melbourne
Australia's cultural capital. It has hosted this 20 day festival for
20
years as a
showcase of the continent's culinary mastery through cooking demonstra-
tions, special tours and food tastings throughout the city (
www.melbourne-
6.
Aspen Food & Wine: hosted by
Food & Wine
magazine, this food festival
takes place each June and features a full weekend of cooking demonstrations
and samples prepared by celebrity chefs (
www.foodandwine.com/classic
)
.
