Gusti di frontiera (that can be translated as flavours of the border) is a traditional gastronomic festival that is taking place in Gorzia, a city in north-eastern Italy, right on the border with Slovenia. Because of its location (Italian Gorizia and Slovenian city of Nova Gorica are strongly connected through history and today they live almost like one city).
This year it was already the 17th edition with 327 booths with exhibitors and vendors that came from 40 different countries. The event is a great and very intense food and culture festival. The last weekend in September a large part of the city centre is transformed into small multicultural quarters. The main purpose of the event is to taste and learn about the word food. As mentioned there are numerous booths that are cooking and preparing the traditional food of their countries. It is all very well organized, since there are several sections dedicated to geographical areas. In this way you have the Latin American quarter, the Asian quarter, the Middle East quarter, the North American quarter, the Italian quarter, the European quarter, and more.… Inside each of these quarters there are different booths from different countries or regions.
The whole event looks like many open-air kitchens and restaurants, with flavours and fragrances spreading all around the city.
We went to Gorizia around noon to have our lunch on the festival😊. In the past years we’ve tried food from different countries, but this year we somehow chose to have our lunch between different regions of Italy.
We’ve stopped by the region of Puglia, where we’ve tasted delicious “bombette” small balls of pork meat, filled with bacon and cheese, and nicely grilled.
Our second course was again meat…ha ha ha... The decision was taken by me and my soon 😊. It was the first time that we tried “arrosticini”. Meat dish from Abruzzo (Italy), made from mutton or lamb meat, cut in chunks and pierced by a skewer, and grilled. The meat was super tender; my son said that that was the best meat he ever had.
We stopped by a Tuscan bakery booth and took the traditional “focaccia” – flat bread. Very simple food but really delicious.
From the beginning we’ve decided to take small portions of each food in the way that we would be able to taste quite some of them.
The next one on our list was the “panzerotto” a small pocket made of dough (similar one as a pizza), filled with ham and mozzarella cheese and then fried in oil. Yes, I agree, not the healthiest food bit yummy.
Well, with dessert, there was no much space in our stomach and we decided to take some sweat home (or to eat it later the same day), but we definitely agreed that we needed a walk first 😊.
We couldn't leave the “Italian quarter” without buying “cannoli” a symbol of Sicilian cuisine. They are pastries consisting of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling of ricotta with some additional flavours.
We continued our walk to the Balkan quarter, where you had long lines of grills with all meat supercities. One of the most popular and visited quarters with lively atmosphere and music.
Another place for meat lovers was the USA quarter and the Latin American quarter. These two were apparently also the most popular, since the queues to buy food were quite long.
We then continued on our way and arrived in Spanish Quarters. And of course there we came across the various huge paellas.
Passing by the Spanish booths, we arrived in Latin America quarter, and we noticed a big pineapple that attracted us with eye-catching cocktails. We had first Mojito with mango and passion fruit and they were super good (and quite strong 😊).
Already after the first steps into the Latin American quarter, it was clear to us that we had arrived in the kingdom of meat. There was a smell of barbecue and we saw the trailer of the truck that had been transformed into one big barbecue.
We couldn’t leave the event without taking home a piece of France. We love macrons and we had to select some of them for evening dessert 😊.
The music was present throughout the event. From DJ’s to live music.
There were many locations that were offering wines from all over the world, and there were also many booths with craft beer.
Beside the possibility to taste the international and local food, visitors can also buy some products to take home. There are many booth-shops that are offering additional products connected to cooking (like species, dried fruits, jams, etc) and there is are also few booths that are offering some additional (non- food) things.
This weekend festival is really one of a kind in our region and attracts many visitors. It is a great celebration of food but also a great occasion to meet new people from all-over the world. With them you can have a quick talk and discover more about their culture through their food.
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Wow, what a cool show.
full of food. It must be very confusing to make a choice.
Do we have to go around first to determine which outlet we will stop at?
Have a great day.
Ha ha, exactly, you get the point. Luckily, you get a flyer telling you which countries are represented, so you can get an idea of what you're going to eat. Ideally, the festival should last at least 14 days, so you can taste everything that's on offer. Thanks for stopping by!
Wow , that festival is amazing, it make me hungry to see all that food , everything looks great and delicious 😋😋, well done!!
Thanks @pumarte! Every year I'm embarrassed because I don't know what to choose 🙃 And the next year it will be the same again 🤣 See you around!
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Where the hell have I been all this time? I definitely have to go to this festival! btw: I like beer chopper 😋
So, see you next year in September at the beer chopper 🍺 This year the beer offer was very wide, more than in previous years. They had a lot of local craft brewers. And of course the beer was delicious 😋
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This all looks great. It's amazing how similar the Italian celebrations and the market are to the Turkish markets. Even some of the food looks the same. The Latin American corner looks like a lot of fun. But you have shared so many appetizing food photos that I don't know which one to choose as my favorite😁😁😁
I can tell you that I always go to this event hungry so I can try as many different dishes as possible 😋 Thanks for stopping by!
I must say that it was an amazing event. Like what you've mentioned, Balkan Quarter, where there are long lines of grills, seemed to be really popular.
Thanks for sharing a wonderful post. It has been a wonderful encounter with such event.
It is a pleasure, thanks for stopping by!
That incredible 17th edition of food fest in your area grace by about 40countries. It's quite a welcome development as this would generate a better income in your country. I really love those dishes. Compliment of the season bye
Thanks! Believe me, the food in the photos is lovely, but it tastes so much better 😋See you around!
There's a huge festival area. It is full of various foods, even imagining that I was in such an area made me feel good. 😂
Ha ha, I belive you 😀 It's really great. For four days, practically the whole city becomes a festival zone. Thanks for stopping by!
😂You are welcome