The 25th of March is Tichborne Dole Day, held since the 1100s. Bread was originally given out to people in the parish; now it is flour.
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Toast Day
Toast Day is celebrated on the last Thursday in February. Today’s challenge: have toast appear at every meal of the day, breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Toasted Marshmallow Day
Toasted Marshmallow Day is the 30th of August. You don’t have to go camping to celebrate today; marshmallows will toast even over an electric burner.
Tom Bawcock’s Eve
Tom Bawcock’s Eve is celebrated on the 23rd December in the village of Mousehole in Cornwall, England. Stargazy Pie is served.
Tortilla Chip Day
The 24th of February is Tortilla Chip Day. You can make your own if you have the time, or buy a bag. Don’t forget the dips!
Tortini Day
13th of February is Tortini Day. Tortini can range from a chocolate cake with an oozing centre, to a savoury egg dish which is like a small quiche. So you have lots of choice to celebrate today!
Trail Mix Day
The 31st of August is Trail Mix Day. Mix up your own Trail Mix, or buy it already mixed.
Truffles Day
The 2nd of May is Truffles Day, celebrating the kind of truffles that are like mushrooms. You could plan a meal around them, or buy a bottle of truffle-flavoured oil.
Turkey Neck Soup Day
The 30th of March is Turkey Neck Soup Day. It’s a day that prompts us to finally use up any turkey necks or other turkey bits that may still be lingering in the freezer from the holidays.
Twelfth Night
The evening of the 5th of January is Twelfth Night. Though now we cram all of Christmas into one day, traditionally, people thought of Christmas as being a 12 day festival.
U.S. Food Safety Laws 1906
On the 30th of June in 1906, American President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law both The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. The laws were the first step in the government assuming responsibility for assuring the safety of the American food supply.
Valentine’s Day
The 14th of February is that magic day, St Valentine’s Day, when the price of everything on restaurant menus doubles.
Vanilla Custard Day
The 17th of August is Vanilla Custard Day. On this day, you get to have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Vanilla Ice Cream Day
The 23rd of July is Vanilla Ice Cream Day. It celebrates plain, ole’, simple vanilla ice cream. You get to have vanilla ice cream with every meal today — what about ice cream at breakfast with waffles!
Vanilla Pudding Day
The 22nd of May is Vanilla Pudding Day. You could celebrate by whipping up a vanilla pudding from scratch, or by cheating and using a powdered mix, or by just whipping open a “pudding cup” on the run.
Vichyssoise Day
The 18th of November is Vichyssoise Day. It celebrates that world-famous cold potato soup invented right in the heart of New York City.
Victoria Day
The 24th of May is Victoria Day, celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday. It marks the unofficial opening to the summer foods season.
Vinalia rustica
The Vinalia rustica was a Roman harvest festival held on the 19th of August to celebrate the beginning of the grape harvest for wine.
Vinalia urbana
The Vinalia urbana (urban wine festival) on the 23rd of April was the Roman ‘Beaujolais Nouveau’ festival of its era. It’s when the first of last year’s wine production was officially cracked open.
Vinegar Day
The 1st of November is Vinegar Day. You can hold a vinegar tasting, or make a vinegar pie, or put vinegar on your French fries.
Vodka Day
Vodka Day is the 4th of October. Today might be a good day to enjoy a cold, clear vodka martini. Or are you more a vodka and orange juice kind of person?
Waffle Day
The 25th of March is Waffle Day — the perfect reason to treat yourself to some waffles today. You could order them at a restaurant, or buy some frozen ones and heat them up at home. Or, even make your own!
Wakefield Festival of Rhubarb
The Wakefield Festival of Rhubarb is an annual eight-day festival in Yorkshire, England held in the middle of February to mark the arrival of the champagne rhubarb crop.
Wassailing the Apple Trees
The 17th of January is a night for wassailing apple trees in Carhampton, Somerset, with toast and apple cider.