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Category: Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Highlighting global events about what we eat and drink.
The food category is enormous and the second most populated non-nation category in the calendar. It deals with nutrition, food (anything eaten), and non-alcoholic beverages. This category includes eating preferences like vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free.
Food Events
Kombucha 'Booch' Day, Ntl: January 15
Daily
Kombucha or 'Booch' is a fermented tea that has become to millennials what the martini is to the Great Generation and coolers to GenX. It's basically the 'it' alcohol beverage. And like all things millenn...
January
Laba Festival (CN): January 2
Daily
Originally, the celebration of the new harvest known as the Laba Festival was a national event in China and other Buddhist countries. With the spread of Buddhism throughout the region, it became a day of...
January
Marzipan Day, Ntl.: January 12
Daily
Marzipan is a candy made from almond meal and sugar, which is believed to have originated in Persia. The thick consistency of marzipan, and its ability to take coloring, makes it perfect for sculpting. It...
January
Milk Bottle & Milkman Day, Ntl. (1878): Ja...
Daily
National Milk Bottle & Milkman Day commemorates the first home deliveries of milk by a 'milkman' January 11, 1878 by the New York Dairy Company. The service no longer exists. 'Honey, can you pick up mil...
January
Nanakusa (JP): January 7
Daily
Nanakusa is a Japanese tradition originating during the 600s AD. It features the seven herbs and vegetables given to the emperor at the time for their medicinal value: Aona, Chickweed, Cottonweed, Hotoke-...
January
Nutrition, Intl. Decade for Action: 2016-...
Decade
The International Decade of Action on Nutrition seeks to eliminate malnutrition worldwide. According to the United Nations, 821 million people are undernourished, 151 million children aged und...
January
Oatmeal Month, Ntl.: January
Monthly
Oatmeal was originally considered food for horses, and the plant itself, a weed. It was the Scottish whom first cooked it and ate it as porridge. The slightly sweet taste of oatmeal quickly catapult it i...
January
Oysters Rockefeller Day, Ntl.: January 10
Daily
Nestled in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Antione’s Restaurant continues on as a family enterprise. When Antione Alciatore opened his doors in 1840, he had no idea five generations later, it would sti...
January
Peach Melba Day, Ntl: January 13
Daily
Vanilla ice cream, peaches, raspberry sauce, this Victorian dessert was created by French chef Auguste Escoffier during the 1890s. The dessert was the chef's tribute to the internationally famous opera si...
January
Peanut Brittle Day: January 26
Daily
Peanut Brittle Day celebrates the buttery hard candy of peanuts, caramelized sugar and butter served in sheets known as peanut brittle. It is believed to have been created in the Southern United States a...
January
Peanut Butter Day, Ntl.: January 24*
Daily
National Peanut Butter Day in January is a social event. Peanut butter lovers to get together and congratulate one another for their shared love of this American staple, first created in 1890 and patented...
January
Peking Duck Day, Ntl.: January 18
Daily
Peking Duck (Roast Duck), a dish originating in Beijing (formerly called Peking) China, could be considered a diplomatic dish. It was served to then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on July 10, 1971. He...
January
Pie Day, Ntl.: January 23
Daily
Created in 1975, National Pie Day celebrates the pastry called 'pie'. Cherry, apple, pumpkin, key lime, pecan or mince, choose your favorite and have a slice today.
January
Plant Health, 2020 Intl. Year of: 2020
Annual
Plants form the foundation for all life on Earth. They create ecosystem functions and food security, clean the air, keep hillsides in place, provide shelter, safety and joy. The health of plants is as ess...
January
Popcorn Day, Ntl. (1853): January 19
Daily
National Popcorn Day marks the anniversary of the birth of Charles Cretors on January 19, 1853. Cretors owned a confectionary shop in Decatur, Illinois and decided to expand his offerings out onto the s...
January
Quark Day, World: January 19
Daily
Quark doesn't refer to the drafting software essential to 1980s and 1990s engineering. World Quark Day was invented in 2019 to celebrate the cream cheese like food out of Europe that can best be describ...
January
Quinoa Day, Ntl.: January 16
Daily
Though this ancient grain has been cultivated for over 4000 years in South America, it did not arrive in the United States until 1983. Today, Quinoa is a popular side dish in salads or on its own and is o...
January
Rhubarb Pie Day, Ntl.: January 23
Daily
Rhubarb is a perennial plant that arrived in Europe via Marco Polo’s expeditions to China. This tart plant was later cultivated during the 1600s in England and became a popular base for today’s celebrate...
January
Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day:...
Daily
Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day promotes healthy lifestyle and educates people on the dangers of supplements, gimmicks and diet drugs in the battle of the bulge. Rid the World of Fad diets and...
January
Rudbeckia, Intl. Year of: 2020
Annual
2020 is the Year of the Rudbeckia. Rudbeckia is a daisy-like flower with bold colors and a dark raised center that is available in 25 distinct varieties, also known as black-eyed Susan or coneflowers....
January
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