Overview
The ripe, soft and sweet festival that encourages you to embrace your inner Italian is back to fill your pantries with homemade pasta sauces.
Summer-grown tomatoes will be bursting with flavour and on show at the 2016 Melbourne Tomato Festival. An array of local farmers will be selling their produce, and a variety of speakers, cooking demonstrations, workshops and agriculturists will also feature on the day. The traditional, feet-squelching process of passata making is the highlight of the event.
Although tomatoes are not strictly native to Italy, their rich, chunky texture is famously embraced in Italian culture and cuisine. So it makes sense that this festival falls on Italian National Day and is supported by the Melbourne Italian community Melbournese.
For the competitive green thumb, you might consider entering Melbourne’s Best Tomato competition, which will be judged on smell, texture and taste. As well as bragging rights, you could win dinner for six at Grossi Florentino Upstairs.
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