This weekend we headed to Whitianga with our friends Darryl & Alistair for the annual Scallop Festival, which celebrates the start of the recreational scallop collecting season on 1 September. Somewhere between 80,000 - 100,000 scallops were consumed on the day!
There were about 100 stalls serving scallops cooked (or raw) in various ways - the signature dish being scallops encrusted in macadamia nuts, and numerous wine and beer stalls. All the local clubs, schools etc had stalls as fund raising opportunities.
One of the highlights was the schuck off between TV chef Al Brown (on the left), famous for his Hunger for the Wild show, and Whitianga's local councillor. No surprise that the chef won.
We had a fantastic time despite the weather attempting to be miserable, and thoroughly enjoyed all the scallops and tasting local wines.
The scariest part of the festival was the Scallop Band - musicians dressed up as scallops, fish, sharks and a deep sea diver - very bizarre!
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