While I was in Vermont visiting my grandparents we went to the Farmer's Market in Burlington.
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It was huge! We spent two hours tasting all sorts of interesting foods. I was really surprised to try a lavender cake. Lavender in cake? Farmhouse Kitchen at www.almondcakesvt.com makes a mean organic lavender cake. You could really smell the lavender and it tasted so sweet and fragrant. I was surprised I liked it so much.
I was also surprised to try a cricket! Cricket Delights sells dry-roasted crickets. They take off the wings and legs (so they don't get caught in your throat) and roast them up. I tried one and I thought it was fantastic. It was salty, crunchy and tasted like a sunflower seed. They put them in snack mix and my favorite, LOLLIPOPS! I bought my mom and I a clear vanilla lollipop with a big cricket in the middle. She was a little grossed out when she opened her eyes and saw the cricket right smack in the middle - but she said she would try it. We'll see!
Beth, at The Red Maple Granola company (www.redmaplegranola.com) was really nice. She made me guess all the ingredients in the granola and we had a lot of fun. Her granola is delightful because it has all my favorite ingredients: apricots, blueberries, cranberries, maple syrup and oats. You should check it out.
We also stopped by Samosaman Natural Foods and I had their apple somosa. It's shaped like a triangle and the dough is stuffed with different fillings. They can be stuffed with vegetables or fruit. When you bite into it, it's like a warm apple pie that you can hold in your hand. The dough was soft and moist and the apple filling was warm and tender, but not mushy. They were awesome!
I had a lot of fun at the Farmer's Market in Burlington. I tried a lot of new things and I never thought I'd eat a cricket - but as I always say "Try it, you'll like it (maybe!)"
