Another week of interesting food related facts. Enjoy:

This Week in the History of Food & Drink

September 8, 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.

September 9, 1890: France introduces the first metric weight, the kilogram.

September 10: National Hot Dog Day

September 11, 2001: World Trade Center and Pentagon Terrorist Attack. Among those who perished, due to these heinous attacks, were many food workers who worked in the restaurants of the 2 Towers, including Windows on the World.

September 12: National Chocolate MilkShake Day…Happy Birthday Candy!

September 13, 1916: Roald Dahl was born. British author, one of his most popular books was ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ the film version was titled ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.’ Some of his other books are ‘A Piece of Cake,’ ‘Pig,’ ‘Royal Jelly,’ ‘Smell’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter.’

September 14: Feast of Notburga of Eben, patron of waiters, waitresses and farmers.

September 15, 1981: The USDA announced that ketchup could be counted as a vegetable in the school lunch program. (Really?!)

Interesting, huh? Cheers!