I just happened to stumble across an article on the web that said there is a food day for every day of the year. I wondered to myself, who figures that out? How do they keep that all straight? Is there an office where you can go and say I want today to be national chicken and gravy day? Do they look through the files and say sorry that day is taken? There are so many foods that apparently they have to double or triple up on some of those days.
And what are we supposed to do to celebrate these days? Because I haven’t noticed a lot of fanfare surrounding National Fig Newton Day.
I have copied just the January list to give you an idea of what’s in store for us. Get your party hats on. Now we have a new excuse to celebrate every day.
Jan. 1: Bloody Mary Day, Jan. 1: Apple Gifting Day, Jan. 2: National Cream Puff Day, Jan. 3: Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, Jan. 4: National Spaghetti Day, Jan. 5: National Whipped Cream Day, Jan. 6: Bean Day, Jan. 6: Epiphany (make an Epiphany cake,) Jan. 6: National Shortbread Day, Jan. 7: National Tempura Day, Jan. 8: English Toffee Day, Jan. 9: National Apricot Day, Jan. 10: Bittersweet Chocolate Day, Jan. 10: National Oysters Rockefeller Day, Jan. 11: Milk Day, Jan. 11: Hot Toddy Day, Jan. 12: Curried Chicken Day, Jan. 13: National Peach Melba Day, Jan. 14: National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day, Jan. 15: Strawberry Ice Cream Day, Jan. 16: National Fig Newton Day, Jan. 16: International Hot & Spicy Food Day, Jan. 17: Hot Buttered Rum Day, Jan. 18: Peking Duck Day. STILL READING? Jan. 19: National Popcorn Day, Jan. 20: National Buttercrunch Day, Jan. 20: National Cheese Lover’s Day, Jan. 20: National Granola Bar Day, Jan. 20: National Coffee Break Day, Jan. 21: New England Clam Chowder Day, Jan. 22: National Blonde Brownie Day, Jan. 23: National Pie Day, Jan. 24: National Peanut Butter Day, Jan. 25: National Irish Coffee Day, Jan. 25: National Irish Coffee Day, Jan. 26: National Green Juice Day, Jan. 26: National Pistachio Day, Jan. 27: Chocolate Cake Day, Jan. 28: National Blueberry Pancake Day, Jan. 29: National Corn Chip Day, Jan. 30: National Croissant Day, Jan. 31: Brandy Alexander Day.
Phew. If you are looking for a reason to celebrate in the long, cold, month of January just refer to this handy dandy guide and the world is your oyster. Or the day anyway. Jan. 10 to be exact.
— LUCY
I am shocked! I say shocked!
The only national food day I was aware of in January was the National Lose All That Holiday Fat day, which is actually the entire month!
I guess I can go have a pastrami sandwich now.
— LOU