Monday is Heritage Day in Alberta which means
a. it is a bank holiday and I don't have to go to work
b. the 3 day Heritage Festival is on in Edmonton (Sat-Mon).
We went to the festival today and it was amazing - basically the longest buffet in the world. Heaven. It is held in Hawrelak Park in Edmonton. There are about 60 marquis, each one representing a country and each selling various national dishes. Good old Blighty was represented by Cornish pasties, scones and sausage rolls. You buy a book of tickets (30 for $25) and then exchange the tickets for food samples. We shared between us:
- Lule kabab (beef) from the the Azerbaijan tent (4 tickets)
- Siga alitcha (beef stew) from the Ethiopian tent (5 tickets)
- Shami Kabab (beef & veg) from the Afghan tent (6 tickets)
- Maamoul (date & pistachio pastries) from the Arab tent (3 tickets)
- Mango shake from the Pakistani tent (3 tickets)
- Pupusa (beef filled tortilla) from the Guatemalan tent (4 tickets)
- finishing up of course with tea and scones (and jam and cream) from the English tent (5 tickets)
As well as all the food there's also local crafts, and displays of national dancing. The weather again was hot (sorry we keep harking on about that - if it's any consolation, it rained all day Saturday) and there were tens of thousands of people there. Even more impressive was the fact that there is no parking at Hawrelak Park and so everyone had to come by foot, bike or park and ride.
I forgot to take the camera, but for pictures of last year's event, and a full menu list of all the things we didn't eat, check out http://www.heritage-festival.com/
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