13 September: Super Mario Bros. is released, and a bowl of Italian Wedding Soup
Super Mario Bros. came out in Japan on 13 September 1985. Mario took his name from a real Italian-American, Nintendo's landlord Mario Segale, so today gets Italian wedding soup, meatballs and all.
Soup of the day
Italian Wedding Soup
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Italian wedding soup is a light, comforting soup of clear chicken broth filled with tiny meatballs, tender greens and small pasta. The meatballs are rolled from beef or pork with breadcrumbs, egg, garlic and grated parmesan, and poached straight in the simmering broth.
Read about Italian Wedding Soup and get the recipe →What happened
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the Famicom.
Why this soup
Mario has an Italian name; Italian wedding soup is the matching bowl.
Sources
This page comes back every year on 13 September.
Every special day and its soup, in one calendar.
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