On Sunday afternoon, we ventured to Budoia, a village about fifteen minutes from us, for their annual Mushroom Festival. It was a gorgeous afternoon to just walk around and admire, well, mushrooms.
Mushrooms are a big deal in northern Italy. We live at the foot of a mountain, and around this time of year, you will constantly see people (namely, older gentlemen) pulled over to the side of the major road lining the mountain (the "mountain highway") to go walk into the woods and gather mushrooms. You see mushrooms in a lot of the dishes served in this area, too. Mushrooms are a big staple.
The festival that we went to was fun for an afternoon outing. Essentially, they had a lot of craft and food vendors set up throughout the center of town, as well as a big bar/restaurant tent. So, we just walked around, ate, and Chris drank wine.
I was most impressed by the vendor who sold homemade apple strudel loaves from the south Tirol region, as well as the vendor who came from Sicily to sell Sicilian pastries, including cannolli. Yum! I did not indulge in all this wonderful food, however. That would have been gluttonous!
The festival continues next weekend, as well, for those in the area. If you have nothing better to do, go to the festival!
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