Do
you also feel that recently there has been a food festival in Kraków
on almost every weekend? I'm glad of it because I love the whirl of
festival colours, tastes and smells. They make me feel like a child
at a (culinary) funfair.
An exceptionally strong whirl caught me today in Hotel Forum, the venue of Najedzeni Fest Festival - Autumn Edition. Lots of dishes from around the world, lots of tasty wines and lots of interesting people who wanted to share their passion with us.
Unfortunately
I didn't manage to take part in any workshops or conferences but
walking around the four big banquet rooms, talking to the vendors and
tasting their products was exciting enough. Below you can find a few
of the most interesting moments from the festival.
Two
charming Italians, signor
Cesare
Candido from Akademia
Kuchni Włoskiej and signora Chiara Grella from Fattorie
Del Duca gave me some interesting-tasting polenta (Italian dish
made of cornmeal boiled into a porridge) with truffle butter and
mushrooms. In the photo you can see signor
Cesare
with a big pot of polenta.
I
also tasted a few wines and my favourites were slightly fruity
Australian Chardonnay recommended by a very nice sommelier from Dom
Wina...
...
and red Georgian wine Khvanchkara served by Supra,
which apparently was Stalin's favourite wine. But I'm not sure if
Stalin's approval is a good or bad thing. ;)
I
was also tempted to try a mysterious green drink from Storeko.
It turned out to be barley
grass juice, which didn't taste particularly good but it's reportedly
very healthy.
And
finally, I bought a loaf of home made bread from GabaBa Eco Chleb,
whose stall was beautifully decorated with autumn flowers and fruits.
There
were so many stands and products that it would be impossible to
mention all of them. But you can find more information in the photo
gallery on my facebook page or on the Festival's offical website.
And
what did you like most? :)
Photo gallery: here
Festival's
website www.najedzenifest.blogspot.com
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