Thursday, May 28, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“A Hamburger is warm and fragrant and juicy. A hamburger is soft and nonthreatening. It personifies the Great Mother herself who has nourished us from the beginning. A hamburger is an icon of layered circles, the circle being at once the most spiritual and the most sensual of shapes. A hamburger is companionable and faintly erotic. The nipple of the Goddess, the bountiful belly-ball of Eve. Your are what you think you eat.”
Tom Robbins, American author. (1932-2025 )
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Hamburger Day (Hamburger Trivia & Facts)
(Hamburger Quotes --- 100 Hamburger Variations) • National Brisket Day (Brisket Recipes) • [World Hunger Day] • UK: [National BBQ Week] (May 25-31, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1779 Thomas Chippendale, famous furniture designer and maker died. 1845 Fire destroys more than a third of the city of Quebec, Canada; 1,500 houses were destroyed. 1892 The Sierra Club is formed in San Francisco for nature conservation. 1897 Jell-O was introduced in strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon fruit flavours. (Jell-O Trivia) 1910 T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist, was born in Linden, Texas. 1934 The Dionne Quintuplets were born to Elizire and Oliva Dionne in Ontario, Canada. They were the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy. 1937 The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco officially opened to vehicle traffic on the 2nd day of a week-long opening celebration. 1944 Gladys Knight was born. (Gladys Knight & the Pips). A 'Pip' is the small seed of a fruit, like those in an apple. 1999 After 22 years of controversial restoration, Leonardo de Vinci's masterpiece 'The Last Supper' is returned to public display. 2003 The first cloned horse was born in a natural delivery. Cloned horses are currently banned from racing. 2010 Hawaii became the first state to ban the sale, possession, trade or distribution of shark fins. The law is designed to prevent the over fishing and extinction of sharks harvested for their fins.
(Shark Trivia & Facts) 2020 Coronavirus: Krispy Kreme giving 1 free doughnut to all customers from June 1 to June 5.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** May 27-30, 2026 35th Annual Erie's Wild Rib Cook Off & Music Festival - Erie, Pennsylvania May 28-30, 2026 Mentone Egg Festival
Mentone, Indiana May 29-30, 2026 Mike The Headless Chicken Festival
Fruita, Colorado May 29-31, 2026 5th Annual Windy City Hot Dog Fest
Chicago, Illinois May 30-31, 2026 14th Annual Minnesota Grillfest
St. Paul, Minnesota May 31-June 6, 2026 Duncan Hines Days
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· The equine population in the U.S. (horses, donkeys, mules) reached an all-time high of 26.4 million animals.
· The U.S. Presiident orders a 1,700 piece service of Lenox china, the first U.S. made porcelain to be used in the White House.
· Contadina canned tomato sauce is introduced by Hershel Fruit Products.
· Jamaica's Red Stripe beer is introduced by Kingston brewers Desnoes & Geddes.
· Daylight Savings Time went into effect in the U.S. for the first time. 2) This member of the buckwheat family has roots and leaves that contain poisonous substances, and only one part of the plant is edible. It is native to the region around Turkey, and some species have been used medicinally in China and Tibet for at least 4000 years. It was not used in Western cooking until the 18th century. It is used in compotes, chutneys, jams, pies, and in an Italian aperitif. In 1947 it was legally classified as a fruit in the U.S., even though botanically it is a vegetable.
Name this plant. 3) What Portuguese wine is made from the grape varieties of Malmsey, Bual, Verdelho and Sercial, and has a longer shelf life than any other wine? 4) This cheese was developed as a cheaper substitute for Roquefort in the early 1900s. After the second World War it was very successfully marketed throughout Europe and especially in Britain. It is now considered on of the world's best blue cheeses.
a) Cambazola. b) Danablu. c) Gorgonzola.
d) Maytag Blue. e) Saga Blue.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
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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