Tuesday, September 8, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“No cook who has attained mastery over her craft ever apologizes for the presence of garlic in her productions.” Ruth Gottfried
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Date-Nut Bread Day (also Dec 22) • Feast of St. Adrian of Nicomedia, patron of butchers • National Waffle Week (Sept 7-13, 2026)
(Waffle Recipes) • UK: [Zero Waste Week] (Sept 7-11, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1565 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on the shore of what is now called Matanzas Bay and began the founding of the settlement that would be called St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continually occupied city in the United States. (Florida Food Trivia) 1621 Prince Louis II de Condé, known as the Great Condé, was born. He was a French general who loved to hunt and had a passion for rice. Several dishes have been named for him, including Consommé Condé and Creme Condé. 1636 The Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony established Harvard College (New College), the first college in the Americas. 1795 Some Harvard students met to form the secret social club the 'Hasty Pudding Club' to cultivate 'friendship and patriotism. They agreed to take turns providing a pot of Hasty Pudding for the meetings.
(Hasty Pudding Recipe) 1830 Frédéric Mistral was born (died March 25, 1914). French Nobel-prize winning writer. In 1891 he founded the journal 'L'Aioli' (aioli is a traditional Provençal garlic sauce). "Aioli epitomizes the heat, the power, and the joy of the Provençal sun, but it has another virtue — it drives away flies."
(Aioli Recipe) 1930 The 3M Company began marketing 'Scotch' brand masking tape developed by Richard Drew.
(see also May 27, 1930). 1959 Charles 'Charlie' Trotter was born (died Nov 5, 2013). Famed American chef and restaurateur. His eponymous Chicago restaurant (opened in 1987) was recognized as one of the finest in the world. He was also host of the PBS cooking show 'Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter' and the author of 14 cookbooks. 1966 The first episode of the TV show 'Star Trek' airs. Chemically synthesized food on the Enterprise - we seem to be getting close to that now. 1970 Percy Le Baron Spencer died (born July 19, 1894). Spencer developed the microwave oven in 1945, after he noticed that some chocolate in his pocket had melted after being accidentally exposed to radiation from a magnetron tube he was working on at the time. 1978 'Grease' by Frankie Valli is #1 on the charts. 2007 Harry G. Day died (born Oct 8, 1906). He helped develop the fluoride additive used in toothpaste to fight tooth decay. Proctor and Gamble funded his research at Indiana University. The FDA approved stannous fluoride in 1955 for use in toothpaste. In 1956 P&G introduced Crest toothpaste with this ingredient, which they called fluoristan.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 9-12, 2026 75th Annual Murphysboro Apple Festival - Murphysboro, Illinois September 10-11, 2026 Tipton County Pork Festival
Tipton, Indiana September 10-12, 2026 Marion Popcorn Festival
Marion, Ohio September 10-13, 2026 - Atlanta Food & Wine Festival - Atlanta, Georgia September 10-20, 2026 New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque, New Mexico September 11-13, 2026 48th Annual Norwalk Oyster Festival - Norwalk, Connecticut September 11-13, 2026 80th Annual Kellogg Watermelon Festival - Kellogg, Minnesota (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Australia's first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened in Sydney
· Rachael Ray was born. American celebrity chef, cookbook author and cooking show host.
· John Besh was born. Award-winning chef and restaurateur (9 restaurants). Host of PBS TV shows
· 'Beggar's Banquet' album by the Rolling Stones was released. 2) This fruit has at least 15 different names, but for all these exotic names, this is simply a subtropical member of the squash family, eaten as a vegetable. The pear shaped fruit can be light green or white, with a single seed and a taste similar to zucchini. The fruit is eaten raw or it can be boiled, fried, baked, or stuffed. The young root tubers and young shoots are also eaten. It is native to Mexico and Central America and was a popular vegetable with the Mayas and Aztecs. It's cultivation has spread all over the world, including the Caribbean, Algeria, Madagascar, Polynesia, southern U.S., China, Indonesia, New Zealand and Australia.
Name this fruit. 3) This unique fruit probably originated in Sri Lanka and the Moluccas, and has been cultivated in southeast Asia and Malaysia for several hundred years. They have prominent longitudinal ridges and range in color from yellow to orange. There are 2 varieties found in markets, one very sour and the other slightly sweet. They are bruised easily, so handle with care. They can be eaten out of hand or sliced and used as a garnish or in salads. They can also be used in curries and tarts.
Name this fruit.
HINT: A total physical description of this fruit would give away the answer.
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This website is dedicated to:
· Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
· Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew. Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq. He was 30 yrs. young. Chef James
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