Did you know that there is literally a different food or beverage honored on just about every day of the year?
Wait. What?
You may be asking yourself – Why does the U.S. need all of these National Food Days? Who decided that on January 14th it was National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day? Why on February 8th do we salute Peach Melba? (Excuse me, but what is Peach Melba??) I mean, sure, french fries deserve the accolades, but don’t pretend anyone’s actually dying to celebrate national raisins.
Today is National Dry Martini Day. Hip Hip Hooray!!! OK, not true, Yesterday was martini day. However, I have decided to celebrate yesterday’s day, today…well, because martini’s.
I know this fun (martini) food fact because I couldn’t sleep last night and was up at 2:30 a.m. browsing Google for some new cocktail recipes and stumbled upon this website – BoozeMenus – which lead me to check that fact out on the AMERICAN FOOD HOLIDAYS site – and they said it was true. This is good news because A) I like food holidays and B) I like martini’s. Since the national food days calendar includes fun cocktails and interesting beverages, it’s a win – win!
After finally calming down from my initial joy in finding out that it was the day to celebrate the dry martini, I started skimming through the list of celebrated foods that have their own self appointed day. I was surprised – no, shocked!! – to see the names of some of the odd selections that made the cut. The list not only included celebrated foods, but also tossed in a few activities –
May 6 – No Diet Day (Love this one!!)
August 31 – Eat Outside Day.
A national holiday technically needs to be recognized by Congress, and though I hate to disappoint, I have to let you all know that these National Food Days are not officially recognized holidays. Shocking, I know.
If you could nominate one of your favorite foods to be celebrated nationally, which would it be? Which will you be celebrating this year? Confused by all the National Food Holidays that just seem to pop-up out of thin air? America makes sure each acclaimed food holds its rightful place on the calendar. Celebrate your favorite foods this year by using this handy guide!! You’re Welcome!!
– American FoodHolidays –
Being Margaret 
Darn! I missed No Diet Day, but am looking forward to Eat Outside Day (I’m already practising). Thanks Marg!
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According to the FHC, everyday should be a No Diet Day!! 🙂
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Great post. I will be celebrating chocalate day with enthusiasm.
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Chocolate – one of my favorites as well. It surely deserves two days each year.
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I’m just wondering to what food group a dry martini belongs? Oh well, as long as they consider beverages as food, is there an IPA day?
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If there’s not, there should be! 🙂
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National Dry Martini Day? now that’s a holiday I can get into!! Thanks for the fun facts~
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Me too! Love martini’s almost as much as the olives that garnish them.
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Ha! So when you cannot sleep, you Google cocktail recipes….I am so boring–I read. But I read magazines about food. Or cookbooks. Here’s to you, Margaret. I do like a good chocolate martini!
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Loisa – Every Friday, my hubby & I lure our 4 Twenty-Something kids over with a Cocktail & Hors d’oeuvre Hour (which lasts several hours). I serve a new cocktail each week & get hard pressed for new ideas. Hence: looking for the new cocktail recipe.
Also – I LOVE a good chocolate Martini!! Cheers to June 19th! 🙂
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I truly believe I would thoroughly enjoy National Italian (any Italian food item) day. And surely it must be had in Little Italy, NYC! Any takers for a fun journey of partaking Italiano yummy tidbits would be more than welcome. But of course we must add Italian beverages!!!!
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I could not agree more, Big Sis!! I’ve celebrated all things Italian many times on Mulberry street in NYC (with you!!) as well as the North End in Boston. They are the two best things next to actually being in Italy. As far as Italian beverages? – There should without a doubt be a day dedicated to Limoncello & Espresso!
PS – Our next sister’s trip… Italy?? 🙂
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I nominate Chicken Pie Day. Yum !
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My son would approve – it’s his favorite.
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Really enjoyed this blog, now I have something to celebrate everyday!!!!!!
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Yes, Me Too!!
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Wow.. this is something new for me! haha..everyday is a celebration lol.
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That, in and of itself, is worth a celebration!! 🙂
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forever grateful for learning about national martini day! will put that on the calendar. now to drown the sorrow of having missed this years….
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I will have to reblog this post next year a few days prior to Martini Day as a reminder to all of those who were disappointed that they missed it.
Stay Tuned!!
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i always celebrate national carrot cake day, but since you let us pick our own,it would be hamantaschen day!….every year the date would change because it would be a jewish holiday, going by the lunar calendar though.
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It’s a fine idea to have a rotating holiday schedule. And Carrot Cake – YUM!
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Thanks for the visit to my site. You have a great blog with beautiful photos! I will be back often.
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Thank You.
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This post just makes me smile! Your writing keeps me interested. I love that photo at the end!
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Ha! Thanks So much!! Come back often! 🙂
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There’s an amusing little comic panel that just lists the `holidays’ of the day, many of them food-based.
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Love this! Wish I had known about it pre-post. 🙂
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