Souvenir And Food At The Pumpkin Festival

There's no festival without souvenir and food and there was no different at the pumpkin festival of Szováta (Sovata) we visited last Saturday. It appears to be the biggest festival of this small town, so local restaurants and crafters were there to show off their beautiful crafts and to serve people the best food you can buy in the ares.

Although I had a small health problem the day before and knew I should avoid certain food, precisely the one that is typical for festivals and always calling my name, once we got there, all this evaporated from my mind into the universe.

Gelateria! If you don't know what it means, it's time for you to Google the term and learn it as it's for your own benefit, trust me :)

There's a very famous salt lake in Szováta, called Bear Lake, which attracts thousands of tourists on a daily bases from all over Europe, so the main road to the lake is full of restaurants, terraces, bars, hotels, B&Bs and so on. The weather was very nice, so these terraces were packed with visitors.

Legendary coffee since 1922? Too bad I don't drink coffee.

This ice cream shop was like 30m away from where we parked the car and this is how long my strong will of eating healthy lasted. How can you resist such yummy offer?

One is raspberry and chocolate, the other is chocolate and mango I think. Was it good? Oh God! I could eat 3 every day :)

You could buy all kinds of sandwiches here, hot dog, crepe, plus the healthier version of lángos, which is not fried, but baked. As you can see, they took security very seriously.

The traditional gulyás, which translates to goulash in English, can never be missing from any of the festival. Interestingly this gulyás was not calling my name as I can make it at home anytime.

This was something I've never seen before. Some kind of juice in a pumpkin. I saw some orange slices floating in it.

Turns out it was pumpkin punch for 5€, they had pumpkin spice latte, bruschetta with pumpkin (@blind-spot, did you have any in Italy? 😏) and pumpkin pie.

Kürtöskalács (horn cake in English) can't be missing from any of the festivals.

Kürtőskalács is made from sweet, yeast dough (raised dough), of which a strip is spun and then wrapped around a truncated cone–shaped baking spit, and rolled in granulated sugar. It is roasted over charcoal while basted with melted butter, until its surface cooks to a golden-brown color. During the baking process the sugar stuck on the kürtőskalács caramelises and forms a crisp, shiny crust. The surface of the cake can then be topped with additional ingredients such as ground walnut or powdered cinnamon. source

If you haven't had any kürtőskalács yet and see one somewhere in the big world where you live, don't miss it as it's heavenly good.

You could have a glass of wive for 2€, but I rarely drink alcohol, so this booth was definitely not for me.

Chestnuts always mean autumn at his part of the world because that's the only season you can buy chestnuts. It's a lot of fun to walk around the city with a bag of hot chestnuts in your hand, pealing them one by one, when it's cold. It wasn't cold on Saturday though, which is not very usual for mid October.

Brandy anyone? Peach, strawberry, grape, plum, apple, you name it.

Craft jams, zacusca, juice, honey and other goodies for all ages and taste. If my pantry would not be as full as it is now (and each year), I would definitely buy some, but the truth is, we have most of these products made by us, so why spend money on these.

This type of jewellery is not my thing but the wooden spoons and other wooden things are working like a magnet for me.

I haven't seen this type of candles for ages. Have you ever seen such candles? 7€? Sounds quite reasonable.

I remember I wanted to take a photo of these pumpkins and this little lady with her pumpkin hat was always in front of me, never willing to leave the scene so here she is, in the photo :) The hat was a bit too large for her, but who cares, right?

This type of ceramics is traditional and i was expecting to see more sellers, but there was only this one I think. Boots anyone?

More brandy? These are nice products and perfect if you need a gift for someone special. What I loved here was the metal cups, hanging on those ribbons. You just take the bottle, hang one around your neck and you don't lose it.

Lavender and me are not friends, but I still managed to take a photo of those beautiful bouquets and toys, stuffed with lavender, meant to help kids sleep better. Does the trick work? I don't know, they say it does. For bigger kids there was brandy again, to help them sleep better. Honey, juice and jams, all tied with that lovely rend and white checkered fabric.

Again, the hand painted wooden items were calling my name, but I resisted heroically. Look around, see if you see anyone familiar here :)

This is the place where most of the bystanders pause and thinking of buying something as the gingerbread sold here is absolutely fantastic. Nowadays you can buy all kinds of emojis and cartoon figures, but I still remain with the old school harts you see in the top row.

This could be your natural pharmacy for the winter. Besides 10 or more types of honey, they had a lot of products containing, different fruits in honey and nuts as well. One day I'm still going to buy a honey bear 😎 for old times sake.

Let's see if you've been able to find something interesting you'd buy. Let me know in a comment.

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