Guess what I found? A Honey Fair! As in a entire event purely for honey. When I went out with the GRINT students to Kolomenskoe, they mentioned that it was going on. So last Tuesday, I grabbed Susan and we trekked to the Krelim and the Central Hall where it was being held. O...M...G... The entire hall (which is very, very large) was filled will hundreds of people selling honey. Figurines made out of bee wax. Dozens of types of honey. Honey souvenirs. A lot of stuff I couldn't figure out (but which I ate anyways – bad, bad idea). And, of course, Medavooka!! Did I mention how awesome medavooka is? It is this wine/beer thing made out of honey. It is sooo tasty. I had some at Kolomenskoe and wanted to buy more, but didn't know where. Success! There were probably 5 or 6 different kinds, so I randomly grabbed a couple of bottles.
After the honey fair, Susan and I went to our favorite little cafe off the Red Square for a great vegetarian dinner. Then I met Joe at his office to give him some medavooka and hung out for a bit. We went to Scans for dinner and drinks and closed the restaurant, again. Fun days...
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I don't really like Medavooka.... I thought it sounded great, but was a little let down.
ReplyDeleteBut then again, I was given Medavooka in a mug that had a huge dollop of what I'm 99% sure was BLOOD on the lip.... That certainly killed my appetite... Maybe I'll have to give it another go...