Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain’s Tomatina food fight

A couple kiss in a puddle of tomatoes during the annual Tomatina tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain (Alberto Saiz/AP)

Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill have spent one wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other during Spain’s Tomatina celebration.

The mother of all food fights painted a packed central street in the eastern town of Bunol deep red as revellers squished, smashed and hurled 120 tons of the overripe fruit.