Food & drink takeaways - 15 August
What makes 15 August so tasty? Sample some of its food & drink associations
It’s a day that brought us the inventor of a classic bar and restaurant dish, that Europe allegedly discovered it had a chocolatey future and Indian food goes orange, white and green on its major celebration day.
Some of the ingredients that give 15 August its distinctive flavour. Click on the links for more information.
Food birthdays
1794
Swedish botanist who developed the first system for classifying funghi
1897
Mexican maître d' who invented the popular Tex-Mex dish nachos {header photo} at the Victory Club restaurant a couple miles from the border of Texas in Mexico in 1940
1912
American food expert, cookbook author, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia’s Casual Dinners, My Life in France
1962
American celebrity chef and restaurateur
1971
British Indian food writer and TV chef of Indian cuisine, Indian Food Made Easy, I Love Curry, Anjum’s Indian Vegetarian Feast
Food firsts
1502
It's widely stated that Christopher Columbus ‘discovers’ cocoa beans when he robs the cargo of a native Mayan trader near modern Honduras
Celebration days
To commemorate sovereignty from the UK on 15 August, Indians create a spectrum of dishes featuring the orange, white and green of their national flag. A Northern Indian favorite is tiranga pulao, or tri-color rice pilaf, made from basmati rice, carrots and coriander, then topped with chopped cashews and dried fruit
Scottish name for the feast of the Assumption, primary harvest festival in the northern Celtic regions. Offering of the first fruits, first grains or first loaf of bread and the Lammas bannock, a traditional Scottish loaf, made from the new corn
