The tomatoes for La tomatina come from Extremadura, a western Spanish region bordering Portugal. They are less expensive and are grown specifically for the holidays. They are inferior in taste too. read more
The La Tomatina festival is one that leads up to the world’s largest state-sanctioned food fight. Approximately 40,000 tomato enthusiasts descend on the streets of the Mediterranean town of Bunol, Spain to pelt each other with tomatoes every year. read more
La Tomatina Festival was finally allowed and became an official festivity. As a result of the report of Javier Basilio, broadcasted in the Spanish Television Program called Informe Semanal, the festivity started to be known in the rest of Spain. read more