National Lentil Festival
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[edit] The National Lentil Festival
Each year, the cheerful denizens of Pullman, Washington merrily congregate to enjoy, celebrate, and revel in the gentle pleasures afforded us by the mighty lentil. The festival usually takes place in the summer, sometime in June, July, or August. Lots of things happen during the festival -- for example, people eat lentils, and walk around the town. The festival has its own mascot, Tase T. Lentil. He wears a brown, round costume presumably made of felt or some other soft breathable fabric.
One thing that almost everyone enjoys is the lentil chili cook-off, although the same person wins every year, which doesn't seem fair when you think about it. People also use lentils to make all kinds of things, including a few things they probably shouldn't. Hopefully, lentils will be used to make fuel, who knows?
The mayor of Pullman once stated "Some people think there are only four food groups. Now there are five, because of lentils."
