Spain Explained

What is La Tomatina? (EP 28)

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On the last Wednesday of August, in a small town in Valencia, 20,000 people have a gigantic food fight of somewhere around 150 tonnes of overripe tomatoes. That is La Tomatina, held in Buñol near Valencia and certified by Guinness as the largest annual food fight in the world.

What the ...why do they do this? Listen to this episode to find out everything about this famous fiesta: the soaped…