Giant Onion Festival, Giarratana
The municipality of Gitarrana in Sicily has always been known for the cultivation of its onions. The leek plant of the region is extraordinarily sweet and, above all, extraordinarily large: up to 3500 grams such a colossus puts on the kitchen scale: 70 times the size of a silver onion.
Every year on August 14th, the inhabitants invite to my big onion festival, where the vegetables are offered in all imaginable variations: As fine onion jam or pickled sweet and sour. Raw, only sprinkled with high-quality oil or cooked in a spicy ragout.
The onion tastes best after stewing in the oven for hours. Under the black roasted skin its inimitable spicy-sweet character reveals itself best.
In addition to the onion, the region's fine cheeses are also presented and a folklore group provides musical accompaniment.
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Giant Onion Festival, Giarratana
- Location: Giarratana in Sicily
- Date: Always on 18 August
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