I described the "Tutti In Piazza" festival in image 170603_111740_0027. Held in the Wollongong Crown Street Mall, it celebrates the Italian Republic Day that had occurred on 2 June.

What it lacked in attendees and pasta and stuffed, fried olives known as olive all'ascolana which are the principal reason that I'll be hitting Le Marche on my next visit... sorry, what was I saying? Oh, right, what it lacked in those it made up for in cannoli. These are sweet pastries from Sicilia, which contain thick, delicious cream of various types.

Since I couldn't honour the day with red, white and green I still bought a "tricolour" of them; chocolate, vanilla and ricotta.

I was going to order them in Italian but baulked at that when the woman who served me had a stronger Australian accent than I do (not that that's saying much). I'm not saying she wasn't Italian, but I think we may be speaking second or third generation there. I therefore played it safe e ho parlato in inglese.

Who cares, chocolate cannoli is something which transcends language barriers. It was exceptionally good. (Not in the cold wind of winter that we see blowing here, but certainly later that day with a hot coffee.)

I left the gun. I took the cannoli.

(If you don't get the quote, shame on you.)
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Update July 2024: As I said in the other image, I don't think this festival has been on this decade. Also I never did make it to Le Marche on my 2019 trip, and there hasn't been one since then. "Delayed" does not, however, necessarily mean "cancelled".