AKRON, Ohio — Folks made a pretty big 'dill' about one food by celebrating it with a festival in Akron on Sunday.
The fourth annual Akron Pickle Fest centered around everything pickles.
The festival kicked off with a 5K that took runners through the downtown. Then, the fun moved to Lock Three, where dozens of vendors and food trucks were set up. Each was required to serve at least one pickle-themed item. Pickle lemonade, pickle chips and pickles-on-a-stick were just some of the food.
Local baker Angel Harris challenged herself, though. She brought ten pickle-themed baked goods to the festival. Pickle bread, pickle glass candy, pickle popsicles, and pickle chocolate chip cookies were just some of her inventions. Harris said finding these recipes required a lot of experimentation.
"Pickles and chocolate go pretty good together," she said. "Honestly, bread. Who doesn't love carbs? The frozen pickle was easy to come about because it's just frozen pickle juice."
The fun didn't stop there. Activities continued throughout the day until 5 p.m. A pickle-eating contest, a pickle toss, and live music were just some of the activities planned in the afternoon.
