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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.
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National Lobster Day is an unofficial food holiday in the United States that restaurants often capitalize upon to benefit lobster lovers everywhere. Best way to celebrate? Check your local seafood restaur...
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In 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) selected June 1 as World Milk Day. This awareness campaign celebrates the crucial contributions of the dairy sector to sustainabi...
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National Onion Ring Day celebrates the versatility of onion rings. Onion rings began as a marketing campaign, using the vegetable fat brand Crisco. The dish first appeared in one of their advertisements...
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Open Farm Sunday, or The Great British Farm Day, is sponsored by LEAF. It's an opportunity for Brits nationwide to visit a farm and experience farm life for themselves. A favorite with children, it is a g...
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National Papaya Month celebrates the fruits of the papaya tree. This is one of two Papaya Months. The second is in September. Neither is official or sponsored. Native to southern Mexico and neighboring C...
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Falling on the summer solstice, Peaches and Cream Day provides a license to indulge in this delightful summer treat. Peaches and Cream Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor.
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Peanut Butter Cookie Day is the best time to bake peanut butter cookies, easily identifiable with their hashtag fork imprint. Although the Aztecs used peanuts, the cookie is a recent creation. George W...
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Pecan Sandies Day is a day for cookie lovers. Pecan Sandies are butter biscuits with pieces of pecan commercially sold under the Keebler brand name by Kellogg’s. These butter biscuits originated in the M...
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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder. Children born with it cannot process the amino acid phenylalanine. This results in mental disabilities and neurological issues including memory lo...
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International Picnic Day celebrates eating food outdoors, a style known as picnicking. Traditionally, picnic food is home-cooked or bought at a market and set up outdoors for family members, organizatio...
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Brits love a picnic! In fact, 70 percent of Brits will picnic at least once a year. National Picnic Week aims to inspire the public to get out and enjoy the British summer with a picnic, friends, and tant...
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National Pollinator Month began as a weekly event in the United States and Canada and expanded to an entire month as of 2020. If you grew up before the 1990s, you probably remember seeing a lot of bees...
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National Pralines Day celebrates the French confectionery named after Cesar duc de Choiseul, Comte du Plessis-Praslin, its creator. Initially, pralines were created by adding almonds to boiling sugar. T...
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National Prune Day, created in 1988, celebrates the dried plum we call prunes. Prunes receive ridicule for various reasons, not the least of their assistance in regularity. But prunes also bring a lot of...
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A highlight of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, sponsored each June by Bowel Cancer Australia, is Red Apple Day. Australians are encouraged to support Bowel Cancer Australia's vital work by purchasing an App...
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Rocky Road ice cream is made with chocolate ice cream, nuts, and marshmallows. The ice cream favorite was created by William Dreyer when he mixed almonds, chocolate ice cream, and marshmallows in 1929. R...
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Stewart’s Root Beer Day is when people can enjoy a bottle of Stewart’s Root Beer. Stewart’s Root Beer is an old-fashioned soda that originated in Mansfield, Ohio, and the company began producing soda in...
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June is Sorghum Month. Sorghum, a grain known for its resilience and versatility, has a rich history that spans several continents and thousands of years. In Africa, specifically the northeastern region...
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Soul Food originates with the African diaspora and African American communities and has significantly impacted American cuisine. Some favorites include deep-fried chicken, peach cobbler, and Southern pota...
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National Strawberry Parfait Day is dedicated to this particular parfait. Parfait is French for "perfect," strawberry parfait, served in a glass with cream and strawberries alternating, is a welcome treat...