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What’s happening when and where in the world of food: a calendar of 700 special food-related days. Celebrate these food holidays with suggested activities and recipes, learn about the history, literature and lore behind these delicious days and explore the links for further learning! Many of the food calendar days also contain additional links to resource kits.

See also: Food Holidays: Where Are They All Coming From?

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Bloody Mary Cocktail
1 January — Bloody Mary Day
The 1st of January is Bloody Mary Day. Some people say the reason why is that it's a popular home-cure for the hangovers from New Year's Eve the night before.
Decorative arrangement of pine cones and greenery
1 January — New Year's Day
January 1st is New Year's Day around the world. Some foods are seen as lucky to eat at New Year. The foods, though, vary by culture. In Japan, it's noodles and rice cakes; in the southern US, it's black-eyed peas; in Italy it's lentils.
Cream of broccoli soup
2 January — Campbell's Cream of Broccoli Soup Anniversary
The 2nd of January is the anniversary of Campbell's Cream of Broccoli Soup launch in 1990. Marketed as a cooking ingredient, it was the single most successful product in 55 years for Campbell's. While children called it "the swamp thing", adults loved it.
Buffet table
2 January — Buffet Day
The 2nd of January is National Buffet Day. Give yourself a break from all the cooking you've been doing, and have one last splurge before the New Year dieting begins in earnest.
Cream puffs
2 January — 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!
St Macarius Day
2 January — St Macarius's Day
The 2nd of January is the Feast Day of St Macarius of Alexandria, who has been dubbed St Macaroon, owing to his name and his association with pastry chefs.
J.R.R. Tolkien in 1967
3 January — J.R.R. Tolkien Day
The 3rd of January is J.R.R. Tolkien Day, celebrating the author of The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. The key point is a toast to the Professor done at 9 p.m.
4 January — Spaghetti Day
The 4th of January is Spaghetti Day. Enjoy a bowl of spaghetti today; meatballs or no meatballs, homemade or made by your favourite restaurant, it's your choice!
5 January — 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.
5 January — Whipped Cream Day
The 5th of January is Whipped Cream Day! It celebrates the birth of the inventor of Reddi-Wip, the aerosol spray cream in a can.
6 January — Epiphany
The 6th of January is Epiphany. Epiphany marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas.
Women at lunch
6 January — Women's Christmas
The 6th of January is Women's Christmas in Ireland. Traditionally, it was a day for women to get a bit of time for themselves after all the work for the 12 days of Christmas just ending.
6 January — Shortbread Day
The 6th of January is Shortbread Day! This could be a good day to dispose of the last of the Christmas Shortbread still hanging around by unloading it on friends and neighbours, or by cramming it into the lunchboxes of your unsuspecting loved ones.
6 January — Bean Day
The 6th of January is Bean Day. If you're in a rush today, you could mark Bean Day by having some plain but honourable baked beans from your favourite tin on toast
7 January — Fannie Farmer Cookbook
The 7th of January commemorates the 1896 publication of the Boston Cooking School Cookbook, now simply referred to as the Fannie Farmer Cookbook after its author.
8 January — Elvis Presley's Birthday
The 8th of January is the birthday of the American singer, Elvis Presley. He shot to fame at a young age, and later in life, he became equally famous for his love of Southern US food — and lots of it.
Thornston's English toffee
8 January — English Toffee Day
The 8th of January is English Toffee Day. There are many different flavours now. You could make some or support a local candy maker by buying some from them.
9 January — Apricot Day
January 9th is Apricot Day. Treat yourself to a fresh apricot, or some apricot products such as apricot jam, canned apricots, or dried apricots.
A plough in the Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival procession in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England, 2011
10 January — Plough Monday
Plough Monday is typically the first Monday after Twelfth Night. The actual date will vary. Field workers would dress up, decorate a plough and drag it behind them through villages.
Oysters Rockerfeller
10 January — Oysters Rockefeller Day
The 10th of January is Oysters Rockefeller Day. This legendary recipe was invented in New Orleans. You could make some at home or treat yourself to some at a meal out.
Water nymph
11 January — Juternalia
The 11th of January is the Juternalia, a water festival holiday in honour of a Roman water goddess named Juturna. It was celebrated by the workers who maintained the aqueducts and fountains that supplied the city of Rome with public water.
11 January — Milk Day
The 11th of January is Milk Day. You can enjoy a tall, cool glass of your favourite kind of milk today, either plain, or maybe even flavoured — chocolate? strawberry? banana?
12 January — Marzipan Day
The 12th of January is Marzipan Day. If you're a fan, and didn't get enough marzipan at Christmas, you may still be able to get some marzipan products in the after-Christmas sales.
Peach Melba
13 January — Peach Melba Day
The 13th of January is Peach Melba Day. It is very easy to make this special treat dessert at home today to celebrate the day and its connection with food history.
14 January — Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
January 14th is Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day, celebrating hot pastrami on warmed bread, which should be rye: "Anytime a person goes into a delicatessen and orders a pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies." — Milton Berle
15 January — Strawberry Ice Cream Day
The 15th of January is Strawberry Ice Cream Day. Have some today, and remind yourself how wonderful quality strawberry ice cream can be, delicate pink in colour with nice large chunks of real, frozen strawberry in it.
Fig Newtons
16 January — Fig Newton Day
The 16th of January is Fig Newton Day. It's a day to enjoy some Fig Newton cookies. What do you prefer yours with? Coffee, or tea?
Toast hanging from tree
17 January — Wassailing the Apple Trees
The 17th of January is a night for wassailing apple trees in Carhampton, Somerset, with toast and apple cider.
17 January — St Anthony's Day
The 17th of January is the Feast Day of St Anthony of Egypt the Patron Saint of Butchers. He is often depicted with a pig at his side.
Peking Duck
18 January — Peking Duck Day
The 18th of January is Peking Duck Day. Celebrate by treating yourself to one of the national dishes of China, accompanied by the traditional pancakes and soup.
19 January — Popcorn Day
The 19th of January is Popcorn Day. You could have a big bowl of homemade popcorn with your favourite topping, or make some popcorn balls, or even buy the popcorn already made.
Coffee break at work
20 January — Coffee Break Day
The 20th of January is Coffee Break Day! You may find your coworkers "extra perky" today on a coffee high!
Cheese board
20 January — 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!
Vintage television set
21 January — First Televised Cooking Show
The 21st of January marks the date in 1937 when the first televised cooking programme in the world was broadcast on the BBC.
Granola bar
21 January — Granola Bar Day
The 21st of January is Granola Bar Day. You can buy some, or make your own, which puts you in control of the sugar and salt that goes into them.
St Vincent of Saragossa
22 January — St Vincent Patron Saint of Winemakers
The 22nd of January is the feast day of St Vincent, the patron saint of winemakers. As the biggest celebrations are in Burgundy, France, you could mark the day by enjoying a nice bottle of wine this evening from the Burgundy region.
22 January — Blonde Brownie Day
The 22nd of January is Blonde Brownie Day, timed seemingly in case you didn't already have a delicious reason to fall off your New Year's resolution diet.
Pie Day
23 January — Pie Day
The 23rd of January is National Pie Day in America, sponsored by the American Pie Council, to encourage people to make and eat pies.
Rhubarb pie
23 January — Rhubarb Pie Day
The 23rd of January is Rhubarb Pie Day. Today celebrates the pie plant, the plant that makes those sweet but sour pies with juicy chunks of face-puckering rhubarb in them.
Peanut butter with heart in it
24 January — Peanut Butter Day
The 24th of January is Peanut Butter Day. You could try a recipe, sweet or savoury, that calls for peanut butter, or if you're in a hurry, have a peanut butter muffin or peanut butter sandwich!
24 January — Edy's Pie Day
On the 24th of January 1922, the famous Edy's Pie (formerly "Eskimo Pie") ice cream bar was patented.
Robert Burns portrait
25 January — Robbie Burns Day
The 25th of January is Robbie Burns Day, celebrating the birthday of the man considered by many to be Scotland's national poet. Many food rituals are involved.
Welsh love spoons
25 January — St Dwynwen's Day
The 25th of January is St Dwynwen's Day. Some call it the "Welsh Valentine's Day", but instead of chocolate, carved wooden lovespoons are given.
Homemade peanut brittle
26 January — Peanut Brittle Day
The 26th of January is Peanut Brittle Day. It's a salty, crunchy, sweet treat that's easy to share.
26 January — Australia Day
The 26th of January is Australia Day. It is an official public holiday throughout Australia, promoted by the government with fireworks and performances.
27 January — Chocolate Cake Day
The 27th of January is Chocolate Cake Day, celebrating the wonders of just about everyone's favourite kind of cake. Treat yourself to a piece!
Blueberry pancakes
28 January — Blueberry Pancake Day
The 28th of January is Blueberry Pancake Day. You could try making some today, or enjoy some at a restaurant that is offering them as a promotion for the day.
Potatoes being harvested
29 January — Potato Day UK
The 29th of January is Potato Day, a day for all things spudly. You could make potato pancakes or even a potato cake today, or if you have children, show them how to make potato stamps!
30 January — 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.
Hot chocolate
31 January — Hot Chocolate Day
The 31st of January is Hot Chocolate Day. What are your favourite hot chocolate toppings? Try these ideas to mix things up a bit.
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This page first published: Apr 19, 2018 · Updated: Mar 2, 2022.

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