Disclaimer: Some holidays occur yearly on the same date (June 1, for example) while others are on the same day (the first Monday of June, for example) which can lead to confusion. While we make every reasonable effort to check the accuracy of the food and drink holidays listed here, we strongly suggest you confirm the dates for yourself.
June has more than 70 food holidays to celebrate and we’ve got them all listed here for you. We’ve listed official websites, quotes, food trivia and statistics, holiday history, and the best hashtags to use to get your writing noticed. Use the June food holiday information to fill a few slots in your content calendar or to entertain and educate your readers.
6/1/2021 National Hazelnut Cake Day
- The Willamette Valley, in Oregon, produces more than 99% of all the hazelnuts grown in the United States.
- #hazelnutcake has 29,600+ posts on Instagram
6/1/2021 National Olive Day
- On average, each American eats less than a pound of olives each year.
- #oliveday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/1/2021 World Milk Day
- https://worldmilkday.org/
- U.S. per capita consumption of fluid milk products amounted to 141 pounds in 2019.
- #worldmilkday has 31,600+ posts on Instagram
6/2/2021 National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
- William Dreyer, of Dreyer’s Ice Cream and George Fenton, of Fenton’s Creamery, both claimed to have invented Rocky Road ice cream in 1929. Either way, it seems it was originally inspired by a brownie-like dessert also called Rocky Road.
- #rockyroadicecream has 12,400+ posts on Instagram
6/2/2021 National Rotisserie Chicken Day
- The National Chicken Council estimates that more than 950 million rotisserie chickens are consumed in the United States every year. That’s three chickens per person!
- #rotisseriechickenday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #rotisseriechicken has 144,000+ posts on Instagram
6/3/2021 World Cider Day
- https://www.worldciderday.com/
- @World.Cider.Day has 200 followers on Facebook
- #worldciderday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #cider has 2.8 million+ posts on Instagram
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6/3/2021 National Egg Day
- “My whole life, I have been trying to cook an egg in the right way.¨ – Jose Andres
- In 2021, Americans are expected to eat an estimated 288 eggs each.
- #nationaleggday has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
6/3/2021 National Chocolate Macaroon Day
- #chocolatemacroon has few than 100 posts on Instagram
6/3/2021 National Moonshine Day
- “You can tell it’s good if you light it and a blue flame comes up; that means it’s good moonshine and it won’t make you go blind.” – Johnny Knoxville
- #moonshine has 1.2 million+ posts on Instagram (caution: many posts are of the moon)
- #moonshineday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/4/2021 National Cognac Day
- https://www.cognac.com/
- Cognac, a brandy, is named after a town in the region of France where the brandy is produced. French law limits the use of the name to brandy made from the wine of a specified grape variety, distilled twice in a specific way, and aged for a prescribed period in Limousin oak.
- @Cognac.Official has 30,000 followers on Facebook.
- #cognac has 1,139,426 posts on Instagram
- #cognacday has 500+ posts on Instagram
6/4/2021 National Cheese Day
- “You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.” – Anthony Bourdain
- “Some people when they see cheese, chocolate or cake they don’t think of calories.” – Amit Kalantri
- @National.Cheese.Day has 2,000 followers on Facebook.
- #nationalcheeseday has 33,900+ posts on Instagram
- #cheese has 26 million+ posts on Instagram
- #cheeselover has 1.4 million+ posts on Instagram
6/4/2021* National Donut Day
- National Donut Day started in 1938 by the Salvation Army as a fundraiser.
- Krispy Kreme produces some 1 billion donuts a year.
- #nationaldonutday has 620,000+ posts on Instagram
- #donuts has 9.5 million+ posts on Instagram
- #donut has 4.2 million+ posts on Instagram
6/5/2021* National Bubbly Day
- Freixenet Cava, a leading producer of sparkling wine in Spain, founded National Bubbly Day in 2017 inviting drinkers “to open a bottle of Cava and celebrate life, love and bubbly fun.”
- #nationalbubblyday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #bubbly has 1.1 million+ posts on Instagram
- #bubblyday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/5/2021 National Veggie Burger Day
- The average veggie burger in a restaurant costs $9.25.
- #nationalveggieburgerday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #veggieburgerday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #veggieburger has 524,000+ posts on Instagram
6/5/2021 National Ketchup Day
- ¨It is time to embrace and celebrate ketchup, not be ashamed of it.¨ – Jose Andres
- Texts dating back to 300 B.C. documented the use of fermented pastes called “ge-thcup” or “koe-cheup” by speakers of the Southern Min dialect.
- 308 million Americans used ketchup in 2020, meaning only 22 million didn’t.
- #ketchup has 1.2 million+ posts on Instagram
- #ketchupday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/5/2021 National Gingerbread Day
- “I thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses, and eat cookie dough and go ice skating and maybe even hold hands.” – Buddy the Elf
- The first known recipe for gingerbread came from Greece in 2400 BC.
- Gingerbread houses originated in Germany during the 16th century.
- #gingerbread has 2.6 million+ posts on Instagram
- #gingerbreadday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/6/2021 National Applesauce Cake Day
- Mary Swartz Rose wrote about applesauce cake in her 1917 book, Everyday Foods in War Time. It was an economical way to conserve eggs, butter, and sugar during World War I.
- #nationalapplesaucecakeday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #applesaucecake has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/7/2021 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
- Chocolate is the most popular ice cream flavor in America, with 14% calling it their favorite.
- #chocolateicecream has 290,000+ posts on Instagram
- #chocolateicecreamday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/8/2021 National Jelly-Filled Dounut Day
- Jelly doughnuts have fewer calories and less fat than a plain sugared ring dounut because it has less surface exposed to the fat as it’s fried.
- #jellyfilleddonut has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/8/2021 Name Your Poison Day
- #nameyourpoison has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #nameyourpoisonday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/8/2021 World Oceans Day (Sustainable Seafood)
- #worldoceansday has 300,000+ posts on Instagarm
6/9/2021 National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day
- Rhubarb first appeared in North America in the late 1700s by a Maine gardener who obtained the seed from Europe.
- Strawberry Rhubarb Pie dates back to the 1800s.
- #strawberryrhubarbpie has 21,300+ posts on Instagram
- #strawberryrhubarbpieday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/9/2021 International Dark ‘n Stormy Day.
- The Dark ‘n Stormy was awarded #19 on 2020’s list of the World’s Best Selling Cocktails. To be called a Dark ‘n Stormy, the drink must be made with Goslings Black Seal Rum®.
- #darkandstormycocktail has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #darkandstormy has 114,000+ posts on Instagram
6/10/2021 Herbs & Spices Day
- #herbsandspices has 141,000+ posts on Instagram
6/10/2021 National Black Cow Day
- In 1893, Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, invented the Black Cow, a root beer float with vanilla ice cream. He supposedly named the drink, made with Myers Avenue Red soda, after seeing the snow caps of nearby Cow Mountain.
- #blackcow has 19,200+ posts on Instagram
- #blackcowday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/10/2021 National Iced-Tea Day
- Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world (after water).
- #nationalicedteaday has 15,600+ posts on Instagram
- #icedteaday has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
- #icedtea has 829,000+ posts on Instagram
6/11/2021 National Elote Day/Corn on the Cob Day
- In 2019, U.S. farmers have planted 91.7 million acres of corn. That’s about 69 million football fields of corn
- #elote has 341,000+ posts on Instagram
- #cornonthecob has 378,000+ posts on Instagram
- #cornonthecobday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/11/2021 National German Chocolate Cake Day
- German chocolate cake doesn’t have anything to do with Germany. The name comes from Samuel German, an English immigrant, who invented the sweet chocolate that was used to make an early version of the cake.
- #germanchocolatecake has 82,000+ posts on Instagram
- #germanchocolateday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
6/11/2021 National Margherita Pizza Day
- During an 1889 visit to Naples, Queen Margherita of Savoy supposedly commissioned pizza maker Raffaele Esposito to create a new pizza, which he named the Margherita pizza. We say supposedly because the thank you note reportedly sent to Esposito by the royal proving the story hasn’t been authenticated. Still, it’s a nice story.
- #margheritapizza has 151,000+ posts on Instagram
- #margheritapizzaday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
6/12/2021 National Jerky Day
- The Quechua tribe, members of the ancient Inca empire, produced ch’arki, or charqu, a dried meat similar to beef jerky as far back as the 1500s.
- #jerky has 369,000+ posts on Instagram
- #jerkyday has 500+ posts on Instagram
6/12/2021 International Falafel Day
- http://falafelday.com/
- The origins of falafel are clouded by national pride, with various countries enthusiastically claiming it’s invention. The word “falafel” appears in Egyptian literature only after the British occupation in 1880s.
- @falafelday has 3,593 followers on Facebook
- #falafel has 1.4 million+ posts on Instagram
- #falafelday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/12/2021 International Cachaça Day
- A popular Brazilian spirit for hundreds of years, Cachaça is made in Brazil from fresh sugarcane juice, which is fermented and distilled. In 1744, cachaça was outlawed in the Portuguese colony in Brazil. A rebellion ensued and cachaça sales resumed.
- #cachaça has 726,000+ posts on Instagram
- #cachaçaday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/12/2021 National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
- The first peanut butter cookie recipe appeared in Mrs. Rorer’s New Cook Book in 1902.
- #peanutbuttercookies has 226,000+ posts on Instagram
- #peanutbuttercookieday has 500+ posts on Instagram
- #peanutbutter has 6 million+ posts on Instagram
6/13/2021 Cupcake Lover’s Day
- In 2011, Georgetown Cupcake’s earned a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records with a 2,594 lb cupcake that was 56 inches in diameter and 36 inches tall.
- #cupcakelovers has 269,000+ posts on Instagram
- #cupcakeloversday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #cupcake has 13.4 million+ posts on Instagram
- #cupcakes has 27.9 million+ posts on Instagram
6/14/2021 National Cucumber Day
- “Cool as a cucumber” comes from the cucumber’s natural ability to cool the blood and ease facial swelling when applied topically.
- #cucumber has 3.6 million+ posts on Instagram
- #cucumberday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/14/2021 National Bourbon Day
- 1783 was an important year for bourbon. That year Robert Samuels created a “secret” family recipe and started producing whiskey with his family later opening a distillery at Samuels Depot, Kentucky. 1783 was also the year Evan Williams opened his distillery on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky.
- #bourbon has 4.3 million+ posts on Instagram
- #bourbonday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/14/2021 National Strawberry Shortcake Day
- The largest strawberry shortcake weighed 21,213.40 lb and was made at the La Trinidad Strawberry Festival, Benguet, Philippines in 2004.
- #strawberryshortcake has 913,000+ posts on Instagram
- #strawberryshortcakeday has 500+ posts on Instagram
- 6/15/2021 Lobster Day
- The world’s largest recorded lobster was a 44-pound caught off Nova Scotia in 1977. It was 3 feet 5 inches long from the tip of its largest claw to the end of its tail.
- #lobster has 4.9 million+ posts on Instagram
- #lobsterday has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
6/15/2021 World Gin Day
- Spaniards drink the most gin, 1.07 litres per person while Americans consume only 0.21 litres per person.
- @GinDay has 27,000 followers on Facebook
- #gin has 8.7 million+ posts on Instagram
- #worldginday has 86,700+ posts on Instagram
6/16/2021 National Cannoli Day
- The Lactalis American Group, Inc. created the largest cannolo weighing 262.5 lb in 2014.
- #cannoliday has 500+ posts on Instagram
- #cannoli has 645,000+ posts on Instagram
6/16/2021 National Fudge Day
- In 2010, the Northwest Fudge Factory made the world’s largest slab of fudge, which weighed 5,760 lb.
- #fudgeday has 500+ posts on Instagram
- #fudge has 1.7 million+ posts on Instagram
6/17/2021* National Cherry Tart Day
- On average, there are about 7,000 cherries in a tart tree.
- #cherrytartday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #cherrytart has 14,700+ posts on Instagram
6/17/2021* World Tapas Day
- Makro Autoservicio Mayorista S.A created the longest tapas bar 1,709 ft 3 in Seville, Spain, on October 6, 2018.
- #worldtapasday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #tapas has 5.3 million+ posts on Instagram
6/17/2021 National Apple Strudel Day
- The oldest known strudel recipe dates back to 1697 and is in a handwritten cookbook in the Vienna Town Hall Library.
- The Croatian restaurant Mlin i pekare made an apple strudel which measured 57,8231 feet.
- #nationalapplestrudelday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #applestrudelday has 100+ post on Instagram
- #applestrudel has 86,500+ posts on Instagram
6/17/2021 Eat All Your Vegetables Day
- The most popular vegetables in the US are tomatoes and onions. On average, Americans eat more than 20 pounds of each a year. Least popular? Endive, which Americans eat an average of 0.17 pounds a year.
- #eatyourvegetables has 144,000+ posts on Instagram
- #eatyourvegetablesday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/18/2021 International Sushi Day
- The longest sushi roll measured 9,332 feet 8 inches, and was created by the Tamana Otawara Festival Executive Committee in Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan, on November 20, 2016. The sushi roll contained pickled daikon radish, or takuan, and sesame.
- #sushi has 30.2 million+ posts on Instagram
- #sushilovers has 3 million+ posts on Instagram
6/18/2021 International Picnic Day
- The term picnic may have come from a 1649 burlesque satire that featured a character named Pique-Nique, a hero of the barricades and a glutton. His guzzling was hampered by the food shortages caused by the very rebellion he was leading.
- In the 18th century, picnics were a favorite pastime of the aristocracy. Picnics were held indoors and everyone brought a dish or contributed to the costs of the affair.
- #picnicday has 394,000+ posts on Instagram
- #picnic has 8.2 million+ posts on Instagram
6/18/2021 National Cheesemakers Day
- Ancient Greek mythology refers to cheesemaking and evidence of cheese and cheesemaking has been found on Egyptian tomb murals dating back over 4000 years.
- In the time of Julius Caesar, hundreds of varieties of cheese were being produced and traded across the Roman Empire.
- @Nationalcheesemakersday has less than 500 followers on Facebook.
- #nationacheesemakersday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #cheesemakersday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #cheesemakers has 12,700+ posts on Instagram
6/19/2021 National Eat An Oreo Day
- Nabisco introduced the oreo cookie in 1912. A suspiciously similar cookie had been introduced by the Sunshine Biscuits company in 1908. Nabisco may not have had the original, but the oreo quickly became more popular. As of 2019, it was estimated that 450 billion Oreo cookies have been sold.
- #nationaleatanoreoday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #nationaleatanoreocookieday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #eatanoreoday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/19/2021 National Martini Day (OR Dry Martini Day)
- The martini was first published in the Bartender’s Manual in 1880.
- #nationalmartiniday has 19,200+ posts on Instagram
- #nationaldrymartiniday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #martini has 2.6 million posts on Instagram
- #drymartini has 85,800+ posts on Instagram
6/20/2021 Plain Yogurt Day
- Yogurt is ancient. It first appeared during the Neolithic period, around 5,000–10,000 years ago. It’s played a major role in Mediterranean cuisine since 800 BCE.
- #yogurt has 4.7 million+ posts on Instagram
- #plainyogurtday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #yogurtday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/20/2021 National Vanilla Milkshake Day
- The first reference to a milkshake was in the Atlanta Constitution newspaper in May 17, 1886, which pronounced the milkshake an “Atlanta drink.”
- #nationalvanillamilkshakeday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #vanillamilkshake has 31,600+ posts on Instagram
6/20/2021 National Ice Cream Soda Day
- Ice cream sodas were invented by mistake. Robert M. Green was selling soda fountain drinks at Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in October, 1874. He was mixing sweet cream, syrup, and carbonated water but when he ran out of sweet cream he started adding ice cream, much to his customers’ approval.
- #icecreamsoda has 12,900+ posts on Instagram
- #icecreamsodaday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/21/2021 National Peaches & Cream Day
- You get a hint at the origins of peaches from their scientific name Prunus Persica. Peaches originally came from Iran.
- #peachesandcream has 408,000+ posts on Instagram
- #peachesandcreamday has fewer than 100 posts
6/21/2021 National Smoothie Day
- At the 2017 Florida Strawberry Festival, Cabot Creamery served up the world’s largest smoothie, a massive 1,000 gallons concoction with 250 gallons of Cabot Vanilla Bean Greek Yogurt, 2,000 pounds of fresh Florida strawberries, 3,375 pounds of ice and 265 pounds of Cabot Whey protein powder.
- #nationalsmoothieday has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
- #smoothie has 12 million+ posts on Instagram
- #smoothies has 3.2 million+ posts on Instagram
6/21/2021 World Lambrusco Day
- There are more than 60 varieties of Lambrusco grapes, a brightly colored grape variety used to make fruity, light-hearted sparkling red wines in central-northern Italy.
- #lambrusco has 237,000+ posts on Instagram
- #lambruscoday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #worldlambruscoday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/22/2021 National Chocolate Eclair Day
- Furious Pete, aka Peter Czerwinski set a world record by eating three chocolate éclairs is 18.02 seconds at the MEATMarket in Covent Garden, London, UK, on 10 July 2013.
- #nationalchocolateeclairday has 500+ posts on Instagram
- #chocolateeclair has 30,600+ posts on Instagram
6/22/2021 National Onion Ring Day
- The first recipe for Onion Rings was a Crisco ad in a 1933 issue of the New York Times Magazine.
- #nationalonionringday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #onionrings has 715,000+ posts on Instagram
- #onionring has 69,000+ posts on Instagram
6/23/2021 National Pecan Sandies Day
- Its origins are unclear, but pecan sandies may have originated in Arab cuisine.
- #nationapecansandiesday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #pecansandies has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/23/2021 National Hydration Day
- National Hydration Day was started by the SafeTGard Corporation in 2016, in honor of Victor Hawkins, a football coach who invented a mouthguard that slowly released electrolyte tablets, helping his players to stay hydrated.
- #nationahydrationday has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
6/24/2021 National Pralines Day
- There are several versions about how pralines were invented, but most agree that the candy is named after a French diplomat from the early 17th century whose name and title was César, duc de Choiseul, comte du Plessis-Praslin.
- #nationalpralinesday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #pralines has 221,000+ posts on Instagram
6/25/2021 National Strawberry Parfait Day
- The origin of parfait can be traced back to 1894 in France, where it was a dessert.
- #strawberryparfait has 36,500+ posts on Instagram
- #strawberryparfaitday has 100+ posts on Instagram
6/25/2021 National Food Truck Day
- #nationalfoodtruckday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #foodtruck has 6.4 million+ posts on Instagram
6/25/2021 National Catfish Day
- “The only thing you can do to make catfish edible is fry them.” – Blake Shelton
- National Catfish Day was created when President Ronald Reagan issued a Presidential Proclamation establishing an observance celebrating the value of farm-raised catfish after the U.S. Congress called for the day to be established in House Joint Resolution 178.
- #catfishday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #catfish has 1.9 million+ posts on Instagram
6/25/2021 International Rosé Day
- More than 18 million cases of rosé were sold in America in 2019.
- #internationalroseday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #rosewine has 628,000+ posts on Instagram
- #rosewinelovers has 5,000+ on Instagram
6/26/2021* Great American Picnic Day
- #greatamericanpicnic has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #greatamericanpicnicday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #picnic has 8.2 million+ posts on Instagram
6/26/2021* National Haskap Berry Day
- The haskap berry (botanical name Lonicera caerulea) is an edible blue honeysuckle native to Canada, Japan and Russia.
- Haskap berries have three times the antioxidants of a highbush blueberry and it has more vitamin C than an orange.
- #haskap has 11.1 million+ posts on Instagram
- #haskapberry has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #haskapberries has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/26/2021* Bartender and Mixologist Day
- The difference between a bartender and a mixologist is that a bartender serves people and a mixologist serves drinks.
- #bartenderandmixologistday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #bartenderandmixologist has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
6/26/2021 National Chocolate Pudding Day
- The first known mention of chocolate pudding is 1703, when Charles Carter mentioned it in his book The Complete Practical Cook.
- #nationalchocolatepuddingday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #chocolatepudding has 157,000+ posts on Instagram
6/26/2021 Tropical Cocktails Day
- Tropical Cocktails Day, which Jace Shoemaker-Galloway started 2013, celebrates the flavorful drinks that are associated with tiki bars.
- #tropicalcocktailsday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #tropicalcocktail has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
- #tropicalcocktails has 28,200+ posts on Instagram
6/27/2021 National Pineapple Day
- On average, Americans eat more than 7.6 pounds of fresh pineapple a year.
- @nationalpineappleday has 700 followers on Facebook.
- #nationalpineappleday has 10,000+ posts on Instagram
- #pineapple has 7.5 million+ posts on Instagram
6/28/2021 National Ceviche Day
- On April 14, 2017, the Universidad Tecnológica de Manzanillo in Manzanillo, Mexico created the largest seafood ceviche weighing 25,309.06 lbs.
- #nationalcevicheday has 500+ posts on Instagram
- #ceviche has 2.2 million+ posts on Instagram
- #cevichelovers has 35,000+ posts on Instagram
6/28/2021 National Tapioca Day
- On November 3, 2018, Mihara Keigo (Chinese Taipei) created a record breaking cup of bubble tea (179.64 gallons with 55 gallons of tapioca balls).
- #nationaltapiocaday has 500+ posts on Instagram
- #tapioca has 1.4 million+ posts on Instagram
- #tapiocalovers has 22,500+ posts on Instagram
6/29/2021 National Almond Buttercrunch Day
- Plentiful butter was one reason buttercrunch became popular in northern Europe in the late 1800s. It made the leap to American at some point and an almond variety, Almond Roca, was introduced in Tacoma, Washington, in 1923 by Brown & Haley.
- #nationalalmondbuttercrunchday has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #almondbuttercrunch has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
6/29/2021 Waffle Iron Day
- Stichting Gouda Oogs created the world’s largest waffle, a giant measuring 8 ft 1.24 in across weighing 110 lb 3.68 oz. The effort took place in Gouda, Netherlands, on June 29, 2013.
- #waffleironday has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #waffleiron has 16,700+ posts on Instagram
- #waffles has 5.2 million+ posts on Instagram
- #waffle has 3.6 million+ posts on Instagram
- #wafflelovers has 41,700+ posts on Instagram
6/30/2021 National Mai Tai Day
- Victor J. Bergeron – better known as Trader Vic – reportedly invented the cocktail in 1944 but Don the Beachcomber also claims credit.
- The Bar at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland broke the record for the most expensive cocktail in the world selling Trader Vic’s Mai Tai, featuring the original 17-year-old Wray and Nephew rum for $1,475.
- #nationamaitaiday has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #maitai has 448,000+ posts on Instagram
- #maitailover has 100+ posts on Instagram
California Avocado Month
- Avocado comes from the Spanish word aguacate, which in turn comes from the Aztec word ahuacatl.
- A California Avocado tree can produce on average 150 fruit a year.
- #californiaavocadomonth has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #avocado has 12.2 million+ posts on Instagram
- #avocadolover has 436,000+ posts on Instagram
National Country Cooking Month
- National Country Cooking Month has been celebrated since 2017.
- #countrycookingmonth has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #countrycooking has 75,700+ posts on Instagram
Dairy Alternatives Month
- In 2006, the Vegetarian Awareness Network offered an alternative to Milk Month with what was then called No Dairy Month. Smart marketing soon changed it to the more positive-sounding Dairy Alternatives Month.
- #dairyalternativesmonth has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #dairyalternatives has 16,100+ posts on Instagram
Georgia Blueberry Month
- Georgia blueberries started off in Florida. In 1925, a selection of Florida blueberries was planted at the University of Georgia/Tifton. In 1955, a breeding program released the first cultivar with good commercial quality, Tifblue.
- #georgiablueberries has 500+ posts on Instagram
Lemon Month
- The US produced more than 24 million boxes of lemons in2019.
- #lemonmonth has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #lemon has 10.7 million+ posts on Instagram
- #lemonlover has 24,200+ posts on Instagram
National Mango Month
- Mangos originated in Southeast Asia and India. References to the fruit are documented in Hindu writings dating back to 4000 B.C.
- #nationalmangomonth has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #mango has 16.8 million+ posts on Instagram
- #mangolover has 173,000+ posts on Instagram
National Candy Month
- The average German consumer eats close to 29 pounds of candy a year.
- #nationalcandymonth has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
- #candy has 16.6 million+ posts on Instagram
- #candylover has 99,500+ posts on Instagram
National Dairy Month
- National Dairy Month was started in 1937 by grocer organizations as a way to sell more milk in the summer months.
- #dairymonth has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
- #nationaldairymonth has 5,000+ posts on Instagram
- #dairy has 1.5 million+ posts on Instagram
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month
- #nationalfreshfruitandvegetablesmonth has 500+ posts on Instagram
- #freshfruitandvegetables has 1,000+ post on Instagram
National Frozen Yogurt Month
- More than 69 million Americans ate frozen yogurt in 2020.
- #nationalfrozenyogurtmonth has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #frozenyogurt has 1.1 million+ posts on Instagram
- #frozenyogurtlover has 12,300+ posts on Instagram
National Iced Tea Month
- On any given day, more than one-half of the American population drinks tea, approximately 80% of which is iced.
- #nationalicedteamonth has 15,600+ posts on Instagram
- #icedtea has 829,000+ posts on Instagram
National Mango Month
- The mango is thought to have originated over 5,000 years ago in the Hindo-Berma region, which covers eastern India and southern China across Southeast Asia.
- #mangomonth has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #mango has 16.8 million+ posts on Instagram
National Okra Month
- West African slaves brought to America brought okra with them. Women braided the seeds into their hair before they boarded the slave ships.
- #okra has 526,000+ posts on Instagram
- #okramonth has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
National Papaya Month
- India produces some 5,699,000 tons of papaya every year.
- #papayamonth has fewer than 100 posts on Instagram
- #nationalpapayamonth has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #papaya has 1.4 million+ posts on Instagram
National Soul Food Month
- National Soul Food Month was started by The Culinary Historians of Chicago in 2007.
- #soulfood has 5.1 million+ posts on Instagram
- #soulfoodmonth has 100+ posts on Instagram
National Steakhouse Month
- #nationalsteakhousemonth has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #steakhouse has 2.3 million+ posts on Instagram
National Turkey Lovers Month
- In 2019, Americans ate more than 5 billion pounds of turkey. That’s approximately 16 pounds per person.
- #nationalturkeyloversmonth has 100+ posts on Instagram
- #turkeylovers has 37,100+ posts on Instagram
Pluot & Aprium Month
- Both of these are hybrid fruits, a mix of plums and apricot. Pluots are more plum than apricot and apriums are more apricot than plum.
- #pluot has 11,000+ posts on Instagram
- #aprium has 1,000+ posts on Instagram
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