Pumpkin fest

Well it's not like American's pumpkin fest but we enjoyed some unique food. We visited a little pumpkin fest today in Ghizzole, and for a little town, it was quaint. It was interesting to see the different types of pumpkins they had since it wasn't just the orange kind we are used to in America. Since it was called a Zucca festival, there was alot of various types of squash too. There were some guys carving pumpkins and melons. Fantastic! I had a chance to try the Pumpkin spritz, not my cup of tea, I think i would have preferred a pumpkin ale had there been one. We had some delicious cheese and hung out until the food tent opened. After all, we went for the pumpkin ravioli and gnocchi. After making it through the throng of folks entering the food tent, we placed our order to sample the zucca tortelli and gnocchi di zucca, and for dessert, a little pumpkin treat. I didn't expect the pumpkin raviolis to be sweet but they were. They were cooked in a butter and sage sauce which added to the flavor of ravioli. Then we tried the pumpkin gnocchi. It was a little heavy but I didn't see much difference in the taste from the regular potato gnocchi. It had a faint taste of pumpkin. After that, we tried the pumpkin dessert and let me say, it was delicious. It was similar to a pumpkin pie but in a torte shape. I am sure we could have had more of that! We purchased a couple pumpkins and headed back home.

Now if you go and are looking for a festival like we'd have in the States, you'd be disappointed like i was. However, if you go just for the food, you will be pleasantly surprised!

Here are few pics of the carvings!