4 Most Bizarre Food Festivals!

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By Amrisha Sharma

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 13:46

After the La Tomatina became famous in the movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, people wish to know about other traditional food festivals. There are several traditional practices in different cultures. If you want to have some fun this summer, attend these bizarre food festivals.

4 bizarre food festivals:

Noche de Rabanos, Mexico: Commonly known as Night of the Radishes, this strange food festival is celebrated in the month of December. The festival was introduced in 19th century when monks got the edible roots of radish in the colonies. To increase the sell of this vegetable, sellers started carving the radishes into designed sculptures. These designs gathered lots of attention and the practice became an official festival in 1987. 2 feet long radishes weighing up to 10 pounds are craved into intricate religious or sometimes cultural scenes and winners are announced later.

World Pea Shooting Championship: The block party has gradually become a festival in Witcham, Cambridge, UK. Started as a competition to raise fund, this has become a professional competition. Contestants shoot a pea through a tube.

Annual Testicle Festival: The 'ball' festival is a big thing at Clinton, Montana, USA. Commonly known as The Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival, this is one of the bizarre food festivals in the world. Bull testicles are deep fried or battered and served in the Annual Testicle festival. The strange food festival takes place in October.

Gilroy Garlic Festival: With over 10,000 visitors every year, this is one of bizarre yet famous food festival in the world. The unofficial Garlic Capital of the World, Gilroy, California, USA has visitors who eat at least 2 ½ tons of garlic at the event.

These are few bizarre food festivals in the world with strange activities.