{"id":33181,"date":"2013-12-08T19:04:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T18:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/blog-ru\/kostanjada\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T20:20:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:20:03","slug":"kostanjada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/blog\/kostanjada\/","title":{"rendered":"Kostanjada, or Chestnut Festival in Montenegro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, my little hands finally got to the photos from the Chestnut Festival held in October and prepared a photo report for you!<br \/>\nThis year we were lucky enough to visit Koshtanyada - a holiday entirely dedicated to one not widely known, but very tasty fruit - chestnut. This holiday is held for the eighth time in Montenegro with the aim of preserving ancient chestnut trees and planting young ones.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6416\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada1.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6416 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada1.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annual Kostanyada, or Chestnut Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The festival started at 11 o&#039;clock, but we were a bit late and didn&#039;t manage to take pictures of everything. Several folklore groups performed at the festival. Despite the overcast sky and clear hints of the approach of rain, it was quite warm and sincere. The guests were treated to free wine from the Plantage company and some young wine \u201cMlada French\u201d, but the most important treat was freshly grilled chestnuts - well, very tasty! True, there was a long queue behind them, and we had already abandoned the idea of standing in it (and why, when can I pick them up in the forest and cook them at home with the same success?), but our guest from her native Siberia, not believing that they were treated to this for free, firmly decided to stand in line and get her bag of chestnuts at all costs \ud83d\ude42 Her impulses were rewarded and after 40 minutes of waiting she left with the treasured bag , which we helped her empty \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nIn addition to the chestnuts themselves, the guests were treated to a variety of pastries - cookies, cakes and sandwiches with chestnut paste. Here you could also buy fresh chestnuts, fresh olive oil, local oranges, pomegranates, dried figs, etc.<br \/>\nOne 84-year-old local resident said that earlier Montenegrins often baked delicious bread from chestnut flour mixed with wheat (chestnuts are high in starch). \u201cThis bread was very much appreciated in our time,\u201d she said, \u201cand chestnut tea fights coughs and even asthma very well.\u201d<br \/>\nIf you, friends, are lucky enough to visit Montenegro in October, be sure to visit Kostanjada, which is held annually in Stoliv (<a title=\"Bay of Kotor\" href=\"http:\/\/monteonline.ru\/guide\/boka-kotorska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bay of Kotor<\/a>), and taste the sweet chestnuts!<br \/>\nYou can read about our personal acquaintance with chestnuts and the recipe for chestnut soup here - <a title=\"What do we remember October in Montenegro?\" href=\"http:\/\/monteonline.ru\/blog\/~oktyabr-v-chernogorii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What do we remember about October?<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6417\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada4.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada4.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group &quot;Rumia&quot; from the city of Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6418\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada3.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada3.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade olive oil, wine, olives, pomegranates, tangerines\u2026.mmm!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6419\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada2.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada2.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the holiday, you could practice archery and feel like a Robin Hood! \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6420\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada9.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6420 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada9.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chestnuts give such a surge of strength and vigor that even an 84-year-old resident is ready to dance!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6421\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada8.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6421 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada8.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The young wine perfectly refreshed and did not let you freeze \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6422\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada7.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6422 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada7.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chestnuts are hidden in these hedgehogs. When dropped from a tree, they usually open up and can be easily retrieved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6424\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada6.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada6.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You could also admire the works of art associated with the chestnut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6425\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada5.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6425 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada5.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See how much you can make from a chestnut tree!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6426\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada10.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6426 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada10.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cute old man is waiting for his customers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6427\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada12.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada12.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grilling chestnuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6428\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada11.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6428 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada11.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy owners of chestnuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6429\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada13.jpg\" rel=\"slide noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/monteonline.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blog_kostanjada13.jpg\" alt=\"Chestnut Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy owner of free wine \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, my little hands finally got to the photos from the Chestnut Festival held in October and prepared a photo report for you! This year we were lucky enough to visit Koshtanyada - a holiday entirely dedicated to one not widely known, but very tasty fruit - chestnut. This holiday is held for the eighth time in Montenegro in order to preserve the ancient chestnut [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33181"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33195,"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33181\/revisions\/33195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monteonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}