Saturday, January 31, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
Jim Davis, 'Garfield'
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Brandy Alexander Day • National Hot Chocolate Day • Eat Brussel Sprouts Day (Brussels Sprouts Trivia)
(Brussels Sprouts Recipes) • National Seed Swap Day (Jan 31, 2026 - last Sat) [Seed Savers Exchange] Swap seeds with other gardeners in your bioregion. Learn, network and prepare for the gardening season ahead. Connect with like-minded individuals who are passionate about saving seeds and sharing their seed stories. • Feast of St. John Bosco, patron of apprentices
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1817 Antoine Beauvilliers died (born 1754). French chef who founded the first luxury restaurant, La Grande Taverne de Londres.
(Restaurant Trivia & Facts --- Restaurant Quotes) 1865 Hugh Falconer died (born Feb 29, 1808). Scottish botanist and paleontologist. After investigations, he successfully recommended that tea production be introduced to India.
(Short History of Tea --- Tea Quotes) 1881 Birth of Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. A famous dessert of Australian or New Zealand origin was named for her. It is a meringue with whipped cream and fruit. (Feb 12 on the new Gregorian calendar) 1893 The Coca-Cola trademark was recorded.
(Coca-Cola Trivia & Facts) 1908 Carl von Voit died. German physiologist whose work on metabolism helped establish modern nutritional science. 1911 The 1st Saskatchewan Homemakers' Clubs Convention is held in Regina, Saskatchewan. 1933 Drackett Chemical of Cincinnati, Ohio registered the 'Windex' trademark (liquid cleaner for glass). 1942 The manufacture of civilian vehicles in the U.S. was halted due to WW II. 1948 The 'New Yorker' published J.D. Salinger's 'A Perfect Day for Banana Fish.' 1957 Canada makes Thanksgiving Day a national holiday, the 2nd Monday in October ("A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed …") (Thanksgiving Day in Canada Trivia) 1980 Due to record high sugar prices, Coca Cola begins substituting high fructose corn syrup for half of the sucrose (sugar) used in Coca Cola. 1990 The first McDonald's restaurant in Moscow, Russia opens. (McDonald’s Trivia & Facts) 1991 Average U.S. food prices: white bread 71 cents; grade A large eggs $1.10 dz; milk $2.76 per gallon; chicken 89 cents lb; ground beef $1.65 lb 2001 Germany announced plans to destroy 400,000 cattle due to the mad cow crises. The European Union estimates that up to 2 million cattle will be destroyed in EU countries by the end of June. 2014 The world's oldest flamingo, 83 year old 'Greater,' died at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia. 2020 The United Kingdom (UK) officially leaves the European Union (EU) after 45 years. Details to be worked out by December 31, 2020.
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Napa Valley, California January 20-Feb 12, 2026 NYC Restaurant Week
New York, New York January 22-February 1, 2026 140th Saint Paul Winter Carnival - St. Paul, Minnesota January 23-February 1, 2026 Baltimore Restaurant Week - Baltimore, Maryland January 26-31, 2026 Cheeseburger Week in Pasadena - Pasadena, California January 28-February 1, 2026 Key West Food and Wine Festival - Key West, Florida January 31, 2026 Manitou Springs Great Fruitcake Toss - Manitou Springs, Colorado (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
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· The population of the U.S. is now 31,443,321. Farmers are 58% of the labor force.
· The U.S. has about 30,000 miles of railroad tracks.
· The August Schell Brewing Company, New Ulm, Minnesota was founded.
· Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization
· George A. Hormel was born. Founder of meat packing company, George A. Hormel & Co. 2) Portobello mushrooms are actually the mature, fully opened form of what mushroom? 3) Native to both Europe and the Americas, today this fruit is cultivated in the U.S. from Alaska to Florida, but it is rarely cultivated from seed. The U.S. produces 75% of the world's crop, and it is an important crop in Canada, Australia, Japan, and parts of Africa.
Its name is very old, dating back to at least 1000 AD, There are many theories, but no one really knows for sure how, why and where its name originated. The Romans valued it for its supposed medicinal properties, such as healing loose teeth and treating stomach problems.
This fruit is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes, or in other words an aggregate of numerous nutlets distributed on an enlarged, pulpy, scarlet receptacle. It is 90% water and contains more vitamin C than an equal quantity of lemons or oranges.
Name this fruit. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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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