February: Quite the holiday month!
Boomer Blog - Shirley Scott
True to form, I belatedly realized the current and shortest month of the year offers the most opportunities to celebrate. Besides the one federal holiday, there are a couple of other popular observances – not even counting the ones we have already missed: National Tater Tot Day and National Nutella Day.
As February dawned, I was digitally thumbing through archived copies of the
UDC to determine how Champaign Countians celebrated Valentine’s Day in years past. However, it occurred to me I really ought to first check out local observances of Groundhog Day – long before Punxsutawney Phil and Bill Murray gained national prominence.
Myriad flavours of bubble tea (chocolate cheesecake, anyone?) await, as do Chips Oman sandwiches and mahshi, a popular Middle Eastern stuffed vegetable dish. It almost feels like there’s nothing you can’t find at Global Village.
Sampling these and more is an exciting prospect, but it can also feel a tad overwhelming if you don’t know exactly what you want or what’s out there.
Here, we profile the most unique and popular foodie offerings available this year.
Dishes available only in Global Village
Kokorec from Turkish Kokorec & Seafood A vendor at Global Village prepares Turkish delicacy kokorec. Chris Whiteoak / The National