Food & drink takeaways - 9 September
A curated taster menu of every day’s food & drink associations
You can’t get more 9 September than a KFC meal followed by smooth ice cream and all washed down with some box wine 🙂
Find out how we arrive at this specific carte du jour and click on the links and pictures for extra helpings.
Food birthdays
1890
American businessman, founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food chain
1977
Basque chef, gained international recognition as head chef of Azurmendi, a restaurant in Larrabetzu, near Bilbao, earning three Michelin stars
Food firsts
1843
A hand-cranked ice-cream freezer patented in the US by Nancy M. Johnson
“This wasn’t just a machine; it was a doorway to a new era of ice cream production. Johnson’s freezer introduced an efficient, reproducible method to achieve smoother, creamier textures.”
1930
‘A method of packaging fruit juices’ patented in the US by Clarence Birdseye
Celebration days
"Launched in 2021 by Wine Nook, a company that produces elegant wine dispensers for serving box wines and cocktails in style. The holiday was created to dispel the negativity around box wines and {not unsurprisingly - Ed} to promote Wine Nook’s products"
UK: Fairtrade Fortnight (9-22 Sep)
UK: Scottish Food & Drink September
"Qurutob, a mix of bread and onions in a yogurt sauce (with the occasional extra meat and vegetables), is specifically Tajik"
Five popular dishes that originated in North Korea
Unofficial
USA: Wiener Schnitzel Day
USA: Steak Au Poivre Day
