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Article: Oktoberfest excites appetite for German food
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- September 24, 2008
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We can thank Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Bavaria
for the Oktoberfest celebrations that take place this time of year.
"The first Oktoberfest was not really a festival at all, but the
public celebration of their wedding," says Lucy Saunders, author of
a Web site, Beercook.com, and five cookbooks, including "Grilling
with Beer" (2006) and "Cooking with Beer" (1996).
The royal party -- held on Oct. 12, 1810 in a meadow in Munich --
featured a horse race, beer, food, music and dancing. Anniversary
celebrations continued each year, and the observance became a
tradition in Munich where Oktoberfest has been celebrated for nearly
200 years.
You don't have to be German to celebrate ...