8 craziest food festivals in the world that every foodie should experience in life

Come July and Ely of England is all about World Pea Shooting Championship. The innovative championship was started in 1971 by a local headmaster. The competition calls for shooting peas at a 12-inch target smeared with putty, with a peashooter. So, if you think you have a good aim and great blowing skills go for it!

It is a yearly festival, that celebrates the popular meat product Spam. Spanned from July 1 to 7, this festival has a lot of food made with Spam and also includes fireworks, parades, games and a carnival as well.

In the month of August, Barnesville, Minnesota celebrates a two-day festival of Potato Days, where on last Friday and Saturday of the month potato products are showcased and people come to relish from all parts of the world. The menu includes Norwegian lefse, potato pancakes, French fries, potato sausage, German potato dumplings and many more.

Started in 1973 by the Brotherhood, this festival in Bessieres of France is known for its love for eggs. Every year, during this festival, 15000 eggs are used to cook a massive omelette. This giant preparation involves around 50 people.

If reports can be believed, La Tomatina is the world’s biggest food fight that pulls in people from across the world on the last Wednesday of each August. If you are a Bollywood fan, the sequence from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara will surely remind you of all the fun stars had with tomatoes all around.`

Have you ever thought about playing on the street with flour and eggs? In case, this sounds bizarre, you need to visit Ibi on the Costa Brava of Spain, where for the last 200 years, on December 28 people go head-to-head to douse one another with all sorts of baking ingredients.

The Night of the Radishes also known as Noche de Los Rábanos in Spanish is an annual event that takes place on December 23 in Oaxaca, Mexico every year. This event first originated in the colonial period when radishes were first introduced in the country and this event is dedicated to the carving of oversized radishes (Raphanus sativus) to create scenes that compete for prizes in various categories. According to reports, more than 12000 people participate in this creative event every year.

As the name suggests, this festival is all about oranges. What was earlier just a mischievous act where girls used to throw oranges on boys they liked, back in the Middle Ages, has now turned into an annual battle of oranges.