In May of the year, Eleuthera, an island in Bahamas that will be the host of the Pineapple Festival at its best, is the birthplace for the festival which is a major local event and which has come to reflect the island historical practices and the tasty pineapple.
This festival is sensory in the way it furnishes visitors with diverse pineapple-flavored food preparations. With a variety of recipes like garlic-sweetened ribs and desserts like pineapple toffee puffs, local chefs utilize the fruit at its best, causing standard reactions in eating – insatiable hunger from one plate to another.
Leading the variety of activities offered by the festival, the Pineapple Festival beyond the culinary experiences is a cultural show as well. The neon shades of calypso Beethoven, dance, and street parades animated every inch of Eleuthera’s streets. Travelers are able to dive right into the unique ceremonies and heritage of an island, creating pictures they will remember long after their holiday is over and its tasteful food has passed.
In the center of the agricultural festival stands a vibrant farmers’ market where the best pick of the local growers is showcased – huge pineapple and other ripe, fresh fruit. It is not only a chance to enjoy fruit with the local friendly community, but also about how demanding the sustainable farming methods are, or in other words, sharing the knowledge.
Besides being a wonderful spectacle of the tastes, Eleuthera’s Pineapple Festival is actually the stamp of the island’s unity, the influence of culture and the beginning of the agriculture. The visitors, who, after having licked in vain the delicious sweetness of pineapples and danced to the rhythm of eleutheran zouk, leave not just with the flavor of Eleuthera’s rich culinary treasures but also a profound understanding of the soul of the island.
