Thursday, May 10, 2018

TRAVEL /FOODIE SPECIAL ....Food Festivals that foodies must attend


TRAVEL FOODIE SPECIAL Food Festivals that foodies must attend

It is hard not to be awe-struck by the measure of the proceedings at the food festivals if you are a foodie!

TERRA MADRE, TORINO
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto conveys collected modest ecological producers, chefs and young frontrunners from across the globe. The Market has exhibitors from five continents replete with abundant events devoted to the prosperity and multiplicity of international cuisine, street food, the significant Enoteca, discussions probing issues around food production, the Forums of Terra Madre’s food communities and more, altogether with the purpose of adoring the earth. Terra Madre happens once in two years in November and in 2016 it was a mammoth event poised of assorted factors and was spread across various venues, thus giving a chance to even explore the city as one walked around.

MELBOURNE FOOD & WINE
Melbourne the world-class food city turns into a terrific culinary festival, drawing local and international cooking talent. The event includes cooking classes, a street food fair, the world’s longest lunch, (which refers to the length of the table, luckily, rather than length of time) and of course, wine galore. From intimate gatherings on the banks of the Murray River to wine celebrations held in the Yarra Valley, Victoria sure can plan your dream itinerary. The event attracts biggest culinary and wine personalities as well as Melbourne’s celebrated chefs, restaurateurs, winemakers, sommeliers, producers and artisans.

HOKITIKA WILD FOOD FESTIVAL
If spectacular landscape and outlandish food both enthral you then you certainly need to be at the iconic Wild Foods Festival held on the second Saturday of March in Hokitika every year on the rugged West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. A stage features a fine line-up of entertainers and festival goers dress up in costumes. Imagine the bizarre and the wacky. Race is severe for the ‘top costume’ prize of a foreign vacation. Foodwise, the temptations comprise huhu grub beetles, mountain oysters, possum pie minus the fur of course and fried locusts to name a few. This food is surely not for the faint-hearted, but don’t be afraid! There are foods you may want to jump the queue for, such as ice cream and whitebait fritters.

MADRID FUSION
A yearly three-day event of food exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations and dinners prepared by celebrity chefs from round the world who are invited to cook at Madrid’s most renowned hotels and dining venues, Madrid Fusion is perhaps the most important gastronomy event in the world. It is very well defined by Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca as an event where chefs can come and tell you what they’re doing, and how, and why. If you were unable to make it to Madrid Fusion in January, just head to Manila in April!
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Rupali Dean is a food writer based out of Delhi
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