The Cibus

I'm sure you are wondering what a Cibus is. It sounds like some old Greek building or ritual. It is actually a large food festival. It is a play on the word cibo, which means food in italian. I am talking about this because yesterday I attended the Cibus. The brother of my teammate Paul, Andrew, is starting a beverage company. The company is called SanTasti. The premise of the drink is to clear your pallate, so that you can enjoy the tastes of other foods and wines. It is a good idea, and the drink is good as well.

So, one of the events they planned to attend this year was the Cibus. This is a huge food festival held in Parma every other year. It is massive. To support my teammate and his brothers brand, Chris and I decided to head over to the Cibus. We arrived in Parma via train, then got the bus to the Cibus. It was about 3 kilometers outside of the center of the city. When we arrived, it was much like arrived at the Jacob Javits Center. It was a massive convention center, and I was excited that it was filled with food. Paul had given us tickets, which normally would have cost 40 euros. I called Paul and we walked in.

We walked into the part where the beverages were and arrived at there stand. It was a nice stand, and was attracting a lot of consumers and other business people. This was the fourth and last day of the convention, so they were all pretty tired. After having a coffee and hanging out, we decided to walk around.

The convention was broken up in sections. We first went the the meats section. It was like a cemetary of pigs. Everywhere you went, there were meats being cut and sliced infront of you. It was pretty intense. We went about our day, eating and eating. We moved from the meats section onto the dessert section. This was best section by far. There was every kind of dessert imaginable, right there for the taking. It's safe to say we took advantage of the opportunity.

After desserts, we moved onto the wine and spirits section. There were many, many different kinds of wines. Some wines were very light and pleasant, and others were very heavy. There were also many different kinds of beers, waters, and soft drinks. The "booths" were amazing, and it was cool to walk around and see everything.

By the time we came back to the SanTasti booth, we had been walking around for two hours. You could have easily killed a full day at this convention, but I had to get back for the gym and practice. We left, and I went about my regular day.

It was a spectacle worth seeing, and a great way to score some free food and drinks. It's one of the largest food conventions in the world, and I enjoyed every second of it. I took some pictures so you could get a better understanding of the Cibus.

Tomorrow we play at home against Florence. Hopefully the rain holds out. It will be my first home games, and I hope they actually happen this time! Have a great day and I'll talk to you soon!