The 6th of September is Carnation Evaporated Milk’s birthday. It first rolled off the production line on this day in 1899 in Kent, Washington State, USA.
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Carob Bean Day
The 2nd of April is Carob Bean Day. Carob may look like chocolate and be marketed like chocolate, but one taste and you know the old saying is true: sometimes beauty really is only skin deep.
Carrot Day
The 3rd of February is Carrot Day, and there are so many ways to celebrate it! For lunch perhaps a bag of crunchy baby carrots along with a side-salad of grated carrot and raisin salad! And carrot cake for an afternoon snack!
Cashew Day
The 23rd of November is Cashew Day, celebrating the deliciously morish nuts that we often just can’t get enough of!
Catfish Day
The 25th of June is Catfish Day, celebrating farm-raised catfish. Many people who don’t like fish find that they like farmed catfish because it has a clean, mild, non-fishy taste.
Catherine de Medici’s Birthday
Catherine de Medici became Queen of France. The 13th of April is her birthday. She is credited with many food innovations — but how much of that is true?
Caviar Day
The 18th of July is Caviar Day. If trying caviar is one of those things that’s still on your todo list, today could be the day to take the plunge.
Cerealia
The 12th of April is the start of Cerealia. It was a Roman festival celebrated for many centuries to honour Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, grain and the harvest. It has been revived in modern times.
Charles E. Hires Birthday
The 19th of August is the birthday of Charles E. Hires, the root beer king.
Charles Mason Hovey’s Birthday
October 26th is the birthday of Charles Mason Hovey, who promoted early plant-breeding advances in the U.S. and documented much of early U.S. horticultural history.
Cheese Ball Day
Many foodies hate cheeseballs, regarding them as very tacky! But the 17th of April is a day to celebrate these concoctions in all their “cheesiness”!
Cheese Day
The 4th of June is Cheese Day. Cheese is great on its own, and as an ingredient in or on or — heck, even under! — dishes. What’s your favourite three cheeses?
Cheese Fondue Day
The 11th of April is Cheese Fondue Day. Finally, a holiday to celebrate stale bread and melted cheese! When’s the last time you had a cheese fondue?
Cheese Lover’s Day
The 20th of January is Cheese Lover’s Day! Treat yourself to an old favourite cheese, or fall in love with a new one!
Cheese Pizza Day
The 5th of September is Cheese Pizza Day. The day celebrates pizza loaded with just plain, oozy, melting, stretchy, wonderful cheese on it, and no toppings.
Cheeseburger Day
The 18th of September is Cheeseburger Day. It’s one of the high holidays in the food calendar of cheese lovers.
Cheesecake Day
The 30th of July is Cheesecake Day. Get your fork ready to celebrate a dessert that just about everyone loves!
Cherries Jubilee Day
The 24th of September is Cherries Jubilee Day. Who really invented Cherries Jubilee, and when? There are conflicting tales, but today, you can read all about it right here, and decide what you believe.
Cherry Blossom Day
The 29th of April is Cherry Blossom Day in Japan. To the Japanese, viewing cherry trees in blossom is a much-loved spring activity.
Cherry Dessert Day
The 26th of May is Cherry Dessert Day. It’s a day to treat yourself to a dessert featuring cherries. What’s your favourite cherry dessert?
Cherry Pie Day
Cherry Pie Day is the 20th of February. This day used to be on the 22nd of February to coincide with Washington’s birthday, which makes a lot of sense, but for reasons unknown, it slid to the 20th. CooksInfo has uncovered the history on this.
Cherry Popsicle Day
The 26th of August is Cherry Popsicle Day. When’s the last time you had a popsicle — any flavour of a popsicle? Cherry ones have that delicious, sweet cherry flavour, and an eye popping beautiful red colour.
Cherry Turnover Day
The 28th of August is Cherry Turnover Day. The day celebrates the delicious, crunchy, buttery pastry with soft, sweet cherry filling on the inside.
Chip and Dip Day
The 23rd of March is Chip and Dip Day. Get some friends together today, and try a selection of chips and dips that are a bit out of the usual for you!