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Italians Battle with Oranges in Centuries Old Food Fight
by Shabana
Locals in the northern Italian town of Ivrea recently took part in a tangy tradition that dates back centuries – they pelted each other with oranges in a mock reenactment of a battle that was fought in the Middle Ages.
It’s not an inexpensive tradition. To be sure – every year 500 tons of oranges are specially shipped in from Sicily to be chucked, tossed and flung at others in a reenactment of the fight against a tyrant. The oranges are said to represent the tyrant’s head.
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