Today in the American city of Gilroy, California starts the festival for "those who love it hot" – foodies from all over the world gather here to pay homage to His Majesty Garlic.
For more than thirty years Garlic Festival develops its idea and continues the tradition of introducing visitors from around the world with the unique recipes of this product.
One of the most interesting places of the festival is the Gourmet Alley, with its pyro-chefs that make the process of cooking a dangerous fire show.
Also no one feels indifferent about gastronomic component of the holiday: here you can eat variety of the dishes flavoured with garlic.
Among other things, the festival offers a children's area, where parents can leave their kids and devote themselves to tastings and entertainments.
Garlic Festival in Gilroy was first held in 1979 to raise funds for local charities. In a few days $ 4.5 million have been earned, and next year this fragrant festival was already known by all Americans and many tourists.
The town of Gilroy is the largest producers of garlic in the United States and is officially considered the world capital of garlic. Every year at the end of July Garlic Festival in the United States attracts a huge number of farmers growing this vegetable, chefs who can cook not only French fries with garlic but even garlic ice cream, there are plenty of competitions, including the election of Garlic Queen.
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