Boysenberry - Show Us Your California

Hi Friends,

This post is an entry into the weekly Show Us Your California contest hosted by @thesocalhive where we show an aspect of our California.

My wife and I recently snuck out for a date day, and went to Knotts Berry Farm, a theme park located in Buena Park, California. They have an annual Boysenberry Festival, which is a tribute to the now famous Boysenberry that Walter Knott created - a cross between the European raspberry, European blackberry, American dewberry and loganberry.

The theme park is open like usual for roller coasters and other rides, but they have a number of additional food and drink vendors who have created boysenberry flavored and inspired food and beverages. Here is an example of a few: a bowl of Mac and Cheese with boysenberry chili on top, a boysenberry lager beer, and a boysenberry sangria:

We had a great time and mixed in lots of food and drinks during the day. The park was fairly busy and we are not inclined to wait in long lines, so we chose a few roller coasters and rides to make sure we hit, but then enjoyed a slower day, catching a couple of shows as well.

Thanks for coming by and checking out a little piece of my California.

Brian