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home of down home Manitoba food culture!
home of down home Manitoba food culture!
September 7th found us flocking to Manitou for the Pembina Valley Manitou Honey Garlic & Maple Syrup Festival.
The festival featured a Pancake Breakfast, Craft Show and Sale, Farmer’s Market, Display Booths, Honey, Garlic & Maple Syrup Vendors, Free Stage Entertainment, Cooking Demos, Historic Town Tours, Soap Box Derby, Gourmet Alley, Beverage Gardens, all topped off with a delicious Buffet Supper. The highlight of the day was the soapbox derby. Below is a video to give you a taste of the action!
There was even transportation to tour one throughout the town! An enterprising Manitouarian was holding a garage sale and we missed out on purchasing a nearly new 1950's accordian for $50!
The evening was lovely with a Deadwood Saloon in the arena and an excellent dinner.
In the realm of fall suppers the dinner was something of a gourmet meal and well worth the $17. Here is the visuals on the dinner..our eyes were much much bigger than our stomachs and I regret to inform you we wasted some of this lovely food
Veggie option
Meat Option
The buffet featured
- Plain or garlic roast beef
- Honey lemon crusted chicken
- Dry roasted garlic pork ribs with wild cranberry jelly
- Honey mustard glazed farmer sausage
- Garlic mashed potatoes
- Herb sauteed mushrooms
- Orange honey glazed carrots with fresh dill
- Manitoba maple syrup baked beans
- Tomato salad with basil garlic dressing
- Honey coleslaw
- Cucumber onion salad
- Dinner rolls
- Roasted garlic in olive oil and herbs (my favorite)
- Pembina valley apple crisp with manitoba maple syrup
In closing here is a clip from the Deadwood Saloon compete with saloon piano player
We give the Pembina Valley Honey Garlic and Maple Syrup Festival 4.85 stars out of 5!
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