December 5th is the birthday of Constance Spry, an English food writer and co-principal of the Cordon Bleu School in London. Spry created one of the most famous recipes in English cuisine: Coronation Chicken.
Calendar
Constitution Day (Norway)
The 17th of May is Constitution Day in Norway. It is a very big event in Norway, celebrated even in small villages.
Consualia
The 21st of August was the Roman festival of Consualia, marking the start of the grain harvest. Fun, rustic games were held in the Circus Maximus.
Cook a Sweet Potato Day
The 22nd of February is Cook A Sweet Potato Day. Today could be a good day to experiment with some unique ways to cook with them. And while you’re at it, you can learn the difference between sweet potatoes and yams.
Cookie Day
December 4th is Cookie Day. You can make or buy cookies, and enjoy them yourself, or gift them to a friend or co-workers. But be sure to treat yourself today!
Coquito Day
The 21st of December is Coquito Day. A coquito is a very sweet Puerto Rican Christmas holiday drink. Try one today; it may become your new favourite holiday drink!
Cordon Bleu Day
The 4th of April is Cordon Bleu Day. Treat yourself to this delectable dish of coated, fried chicken stuffed with ham and cheese.
Corn Fritters Day
The 16th of July is Corn Fritters Day, celebrating those fried, crispy morsels of cornmeal batter with kernels of sweet corn in them. Are you feeling corny yet?
Corndog Day
Corn Dog Day is a celebration of corn dogs, tater tots, beer and basketball. You can celebrate in your own living room while watching basketball on TV, or, head out to an event serving corn dogs.
Cotton Candy Day
December 7th is Candy Floss Day. Candy floss in the lead up to Christmas? Why not? After all, with sugar, food dye and artificial flavouring, why wouldn’t it fit right in!
Crabmeat Day
The 9th of March is Crabmeat Day. It is such a delicious day; only a crab would want to miss it! In fact, a crab probably would want to miss it!
Cracker Day
The 28th of April is Cracker Day. And fair enough. The lowly, crunchy, work-horse cracker doesn’t often get much attention.
Cream Puff Day
Cream Puff Day is the 2nd of January. Yes, we’ve just finished the Christmas food bingeing season, but cream puffs are light — well, in name, anyway!
Cream-filled Doughnut Day
The 14th of September is Cream-filled Doughnut Day. It celebrates two of everyone’s food groups: cream and doughnuts.
Creamsicle Day
The 14th of August is Creamsicle Day. It celebrates the bars of ice cream, covered with sherbet, and then frozen on a stick. What is your favourite flavour? Classic orange, or something else?
Creative Ice Cream Flavours Day
The 1st of July is Creative Ice Cream Flavours Day! It’s a day to celebrate the more artisanal — or just plain odd — flavours and flavour combinations of ice cream.
Crème Brûlée Day
The 27th of July is Crème Brûlée Day. It celebrates the vanilla-flavoured custard with a hard caramel layer on top. Have you tried other flavours such as chocolate or orange? What about bacon, or lobster?
Croissant Day
The 30th of January is Croissant Day. There are many myths associated with croissants now; anything you’re likely to hear about the history of croissants is almost certainly a myth.
Crown Roast of Pork Day
The 7th of March is reputedly the day on which to enjoy a Crown Roast of Pork.
Cupcake Day
The 15th of December is Cupcake Day. This is a very easy food day to celebrate, as cupcakes can be bought anywhere, and are very affordable.
Currywurst Day
The 4th of September is Currywurst Day. It celebrates the sausage and sauce streetfood dish that delivers an exotic flavour, at a down-to-earth price.
Daiquiri Day
The 19th of July is Daiquiri Day. Which do you prefer, the classic version or the frozen? Or another daiquiri variation altogether, such as frozen strawberry or frozen pineapple?
Damson Day
The Third Saturday in April is celebrated as Damson Day in the Lyth Valley in Cumbria, England.
Dante Day
The 25th of March is National Dante Day in Italy. It celebrates Dante Alighieri, the Florentine author of The Divine Comedy. It could be a good day to cook some Florentine or Tuscan food in his honour.