National Raspberries and Cream Day
Raspberries ripening on the cane are like rubies clustered among green leaves. Pluck one and its hollow core makes it almost weightless; pop it into your mouth and it bursts […]
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International Beer Day
The Global Story of Beer International Beer Day celebrates one of humanity’s oldest and most widely shared beverages. Beer predates written language and organized agriculture, emerging alongside early human settlements. […]
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National Frozen Custard Day
Frozen custard is ice cream’s rich cousin. It’s smoother, silkier and seems to melt on the tongue in a luxurious way. The secret is egg yolks. Traditional ice cream uses […]
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National Zucchini Day
In many gardens, zucchinis seem to appear overnight, their dark green or golden bodies hiding beneath broad leaves until suddenly they’re the length of baseball bats. This prolific squash, also […]
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National Mochi Day
Soft, chewy and slightly sweet, mochi seems almost otherworldly. Bite into it and the texture resists before yielding, a pleasurable contrast to the creamy ice cream or red bean paste […]
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National SPAM Musubi Day
Walk into a convenience store in Honolulu and you’ll see neat rectangles of rice topped with a slice of Spam, wrapped snugly in a band of nori. This is SPAM […]
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Melon Day
Close your eyes and imagine the perfume of a perfectly ripe melon: sweet, heady and slightly floral, it fills a market stall with the scent of summer. Slice through the […]
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National Apple Week
Apples are so ingrained in our culture that they have inspired proverbs, fairy tales and national symbols. National Apple Week celebrates the fruit during the second full week of August, […]
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National Rice Pudding Day
There’s something inherently comforting about rice pudding. Perhaps it’s because its ingredients are so modest — rice, milk, sugar, sometimes eggs or cream and spices — yet when simmered slowly […]
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National S’mores Day
A crackling campfire, the smell of pine and smoke, and a circle of friends and family passing a bag of marshmallows and a bar of chocolate — these are the […]
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National Afternoon Tea Week
Afternoon tea is a ritual of pause and pleasure. National Afternoon Tea Week, held during the second full week of August, celebrates the tradition of sitting down mid‑afternoon to sip tea and nibble delicate treats. The custom is credited to Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, who in the 1840s began taking tea with bread […]
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National Melon Day
Close your eyes and imagine the perfume of a perfectly ripe melon: sweet, heady and slightly floral, it fills a market stall with the scent of summer. Slice through the green-striped rind and the flesh glows apricot‑orange, dripping with juice. In Turkmenistan, melons are not just a fruit but a national treasure. The Central Asian […]