Fun Facts About the 10 Most Popular Food Days in the USA

People in the United States are passionate about food. Whether you’re into sweets, meat, or soups, there’s a food day in the United States for every taste out there. Can they be ranked by their popularity? We say – they can!

We designed a unique scoring system in which we mixed data collected by the volume of using Instagram hashtags with Google search volume from 2004 to 2020. The scoring system showed the most popular national food days in the USA which we ranked from 1 to 10 based on the increase in the search history. By listing them from the top to bottom we’ll provide you with some fun facts about each of them.

1. National Sandwich Day (2700%)

The most expensive sandwich in the USA available for sale to the ordinary people is the Quintessential Grilled Cheese which costs $214 at New York’s restaurant Serendipity 3.

2. National Ice Cream Day (2400%)

Innovative ice cream makers create this treat by combining many ingredients, some even mixing sweet and salty stuff. One of these is Salt & Straw in Los Angeles and Portland, who made one of the most unexpected ice cream flavor rollercoasters: Fish sauce (fermented anchovy sauce), caramel with palm sugar (Asian palm sugar), and molasses.

3. National Onion Rings Day (1500%)

Onion ring is considered an all-American food. The earliest known recipe for onion rings appeared in John Molland’s cookbook “The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined” in 1802. The recipe was more specifically for fried onions with parmesan cheese.

4. National Pizza Day (1480%)

Believe it or not, there’s one pizza in the USA that has to be ordered two days upfront! It’s the pizza made by Moontower Pizza Bar in Burlson in Texas that holds the record for the world’s largest pizza commercially available: 8 feet x 2 feet 8 inches.

5. National Rice Ball Day (1300%)

Are you among those whose rise balls fall apart while shaping into balls? Experienced American chefs advise to pre-cook the rice one day in advance so that it can chill which will make it easy to stay together while shaping into balls. Also, the rice shouldn’t be cooked all the way but left with a little bit of crunch because, after being fried, it’ll become tender.

6. National Taco Day (1100%)

Since tacos were invented in Mexico back in the 18th century and brought to America in 1905, Mexican restaurants in the USA are in charge of making tacos that resemble the original one. How to know that you’re not eating an authentic taco? If you get one in a hard shell, it’s not right. Authentic taco is served on small, soft corn tortillas.

7. National Crabmeat Day (1000%)

Out of many eatable crab species, the meat of the blue crab is considered by people in the USA to be the best tasting. Consequently, the blue crab fishery is the largest crab fishery in the United States with approximately 150 million lb caught on average per year.

8. National Eat a Red Apple Day (1000%)

The saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” got accustomed to Americans for a reason. Red apples (and all apples) improve your health if regularly consumed. They help you fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, reduce the risk of getting cancer and type 2 diabetes, and strengthen an immune system in general.

9. National Eat a Peach Day (900%)

Peaches are round-shaped, right? But, did you know that not all peaches have that shape? There’s one kind that’s flat. Its shape resembles a doughnut or bagel and that’s why it’s famous by a name doughnut peach.

10. Fresh Spinach Day (800%)

One state in the USA is the top supplier of spinach for the nation. California makes 75% of the entire country’s production of this super-healthy vegetable.