It's basically an excuse to congregate in a local park, drink beer, listen to eardrum popping rock music, and consume enormous quantities of BBQ pork ribs doused in spicy sauce, corn on the cob, baked sweet potatoes and other gastromomic delights, while trying to avoid being covered with greasy fingerprints and spattered with sauce.
Ten teams of professional "ribbers" from Canada and the US compete for the top honours in both the ribs and sauce departments. And there are trophies to be won.... mostly with a little piggy on top.
Sorry, I didn't take any pics of the actual ribs.... we were too busy eating. Those ribs were MMM MMMM GOOD! Lots of finger licking going on, didn't want to waste any of that great taste. And we even sampled a deep fried Mars Bar.... it tastes way better than it looks.
Then of course, there's the midway. Callum went on one ride with his auntie but it was a bit too scary for him... but wait until next year, I'm sure he'll be a whole year braver! Isaac sensibly opted to stay safe and warm in his baby carriage.
Good times. (But not for the piggies).
shocked that deep fried mars bars have made it to Canada!
ReplyDelete(or did they come to Glasgow from there...?)
and now i want ribs too
sounds like fun and good eating...we have a pig fest here with ribs and otyher pork treats.....and then there is the lentil festival that we go to every year.
ReplyDeleteI ate a whole deep fried Mars bar once. I liked it actually, perhaps a little too much.Never had one since though. So, Ribfest in Oshawa huh, and you didn't let me know you were in town..!
ReplyDeletesounds like fun! I've never been to a ribfest either...do you think i should come up next year? :)
ReplyDeleteI never heard of Deep Fried Mars Bars iould have seen those ribs..YUM YUM YUM!
ReplyDeleteOooohh I would love to be there if was not on a diet! I never tried fried mars bars but that sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI would have loved it! I love good BBQ ribs with all the trimmings.
ReplyDeleteI'm TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED you didn't take any photos of the food. :-)
Sounds like you had a GREAT time. Baked sweet potatoes sound interesting! I've never tried one.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great festival and the food sounds fabulous. Thanks for visiting my blog, cher!
ReplyDeleteA good time indeed!
ReplyDeleteUmmmmm Yummmy You made me drool. Wish I was there. Ribs are my Hubby's passion. So finger lickin good.
ReplyDeleteThose deep fried mars bars are ugly, but I would try them once.
ReplyDeleteI started laughing, Sham, because we took Nicholas to the Fair when he was 2 and the look on his face was pure fright! The next year and every year since, he was in heaven. So just wait. YOUR day is coming! :) Oh, and BTW, I LOVE pork ribs. I would be in heaven, too!
ReplyDeletedeep fried mars bars....omg
ReplyDeletehas it come thus? it's frightening just to think of cooking them. do they coat them in batter so the chocolate doesn't fly into the ozone upon hitting the hot hot oil??
loved the photos, though. MORE carnivals, please!!
I saw the signs for this event when I was in B'ville last week. Gee, going to a Ribfest would feel like I'm cheating on Frank. He makes the best ribs EVER. It sure looks like fun though. Maybe next year. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, we survived our rain on Saturday. I'm surprised that news of it made it all the way to Canada. It hasn't rained like that in a long time here.
ReplyDeleteOh, I think ribs are just about my favorite. That sounds like such fun.
I can just imagine how Callum reacted to all the noise. I know Ella would not like it.
Oshawa Ribfest sounds a great fest and I can see that all those participants had a great time and fun. Love those photos, very cheerful.
ReplyDeleteOh, man, that sounds like a ball! Yum!
ReplyDeleteRibfest is a sham. if there are 10 ribbers 9 will all be the same outfit and #10 will have somehow beaten the odds to get in and treated like crap.
ReplyDeleteThere is no contests. Watch people. Just watch. Those ribbers exchange staff. Notice?