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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.

Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day: March 11

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Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day occurs in March and celebrates this popular treat dating back to the Middle Ages. Originally this recipe consisted of only flour and water. Today, people substitute oat flour and w...

January

Pack Your Lunch Day: March 10

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Pack Your Lunch Day is an opportunity to eat something nutritious and save money. There are many easy ways to bring lunch to work. Pack dinner leftovers right after eating, thus saving time or excuses...

January

Paczki Day: March 4

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Pronounced 'Poonch-kee,' Paczki is a Polish pastry traditionally eaten before the beginning of Lent. Typically round in shape, the fried dough pastry is filled with fruit and dusted in sugar.

January

Pancake Day (C)(AU/UK/CA): March 4

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Pancake Day (also called Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday) is the last great gasp of gluttony before the 40 days of Lent in the Christian calendar. The custom during Lent is to give up something you enjoy...

January

Peach Blossom Day: March 3

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National Peach Blossom Day has significant connotations in Chinese mythology. An ancient Chinese parable entitled "The Peach Blossom Spring," also known as "The Legend of Shangri-La," tells of escape fr...

January

Peanut Butter Lover's Day, Ntl.: March 1*

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Peanut Butter Lover's Day is one of two annual events. Peanut butter has existed since 1890 when a Saint Louis physician developed the idea of packaging peanut paste for people with bad teeth; peanut pa...

January

Peanut Cluster Day, Ntl.: March 8

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Peanut Cluster Day celebrates roasted peanut clusters drowning in chocolate and served as candy. They can be made in a crockpot, oven, or microwave. Packed with protein and cholesterol-free, peanuts...

January

Peanut Month, Ntl.: March

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The peanut industries recognize National Peanut Month throughout the US. The Texas Peanut Producers have created a tiny Peanut IQ for the event. Here are some highlights: 1) One acre of peanuts will m...

January

Pears Helene Day: March 15

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Americans love to celebrate food and don't shy away from celebrating other nations' cuisine. Well, this dessert is both and worth celebrating: Pears Helene. Pears Helene is a smooth French dessert that...

January

Pecan Day, Ntl. (1775): March 25

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National Pecan Day marks the anniversary of the planting of the first pecan trees by George Washington on his estate Mount Vernon on March 25, 1775. The trees were gifted to him by Thomas Jefferson. The...

January

Pie Week, British: March 3-9

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BRITISH PIE WEEK British Pie Week, by Jus-Rol, began in 2007 and occurs each March during the first week, starting Monday. It celebrates everything pie, and local restaurants and markets often support it...

January

Potato Chip Day, Ntl.: March 14

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National Potato Chip Day is observed annually in the US and celebrates a simple snack that generates over US$ 15 billion in revenue annually. Chef George Speck (Crum) of Native American and African Ameri...

January

Poultry Day, Ntl.: March 19

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National Poultry Day highlights poultry, be it chicken, turkey, duck, goose, or quail. Poultry is a general term for any domesticated bird raised for meat or eggs. In the United States, chicken is the m...

January

Pound Cake Day: March 4

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Pound Cake Day highlights the 18th century (1747) creation that required a "pound of butter, pound of eggs, pound of sugar and a pound of flour" to bake the pound cake.

January

Poutine Day, Ntl. (US/CA): March 5

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National Poutine Day is celebrated in the United States and Canada. Poutine may be the original comfort food—French Fries drenched in cheese curd and gravy, plus anything else you want to put on top. This...

January

Quinoa Month: March

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March is Quinoa Month. Quinoa, often hailed as a "superfood" for its exceptional nutritional profile, has roots that trace back thousands of years to the Andean region of South America. Originating in a...

January

Ravioli Day: March 20

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Ravioli (from Italian riavvolgere meaning "to wrap") Day celebrates the rolled square-shaped filled pasta resembling dumplings that originated in Venice, Italy, around 1390 AD. Ever since, it has been a f...

January

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Day: Ma...

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Initiated in 2008, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Day advocates for the work of RDNs and their impact on health and nutrition. The organization would like to get the following points across on th...

January

Respect Your Cat Day (1384): March 28

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On March 28, 1384, King Richard II of England issued a decree condemning the eating of cats, and cats in the West have been heaving a sigh of relief ever since! Cats are beneficial for hunting and killing...

January

Saint Urho's Day: March 16

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Saint Urho's Day honors the Finish legend about the man who saved the grape harvest in ancient times and is celebrated in the United States, Canada, and Finland. Legend says Saint Urho chased the grassh...

January
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