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AUGUST: Today in Food History

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See FOOD FESTIVALS for August Food & Beverage Festivals

AUGUST IS:

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Days (July 3 to Aug 15)
   
• Get Acquainted with Kiwifruit Month  (Kiwi Trivia)
   
• Grains of the Month: Rye and Triticale
  [Whole Grains Council]
  (Rye Trivia & Facts  ---  Triticale Trivia & Facts)
   
• Maine Lobster Month: Maine Governor Paul LePage issued a proclamation declaring August 'Maine Lobster Month' in July 2012. (Lobster Recipes)
  (Lobster Trivia  ---  Lobster Quotes)
   
• National Catfish Month (1984, President Ronald Reagan)  (Catfish Trivia  ---  Catfish Recipes)
   
• National Goat Cheese Month (Cheese Trivia)
  (Cheese Quotes)
   
• National Panini Month
   
• National Peach Month  (Peach Trivia & Facts)
  (Peach Quotes)
   
• National Sandwich Month  (Sandwich Recipes)
  (Sandwich Trivia  ---  Sandwich Quotes)
   
• National Water Quality Month
  (Water Trivia & Facts  ---  Water Quotes)
   
• Canada: National Blueberry Month (July in U.S.)
  [N.A. Blueberry Council]   (Blueberry Trivia)
   
• UK [National Fishing Month] (July 27-Sept 1, 2024)
  (Fish Trivia  --  Fish Recipes  ---  Fish Quotes)
   

VARIABLE DATE EVENTS

DAYS

• India Pale Ale Day - IPA Day (Aug 1, 2024 - 1st Thurs in Aug) Beer enthusiasts, breweries and bars around the world celebrate IPA Day, a toast to one of craft beer’s most iconic styles: the India Pale Ale.
   
• International Bacon Day (Aug 31, 2024 - Sat before Labor Day. Can be August or September)
  (Bacon Trivia & Facts)
   
• International Beer Day (August 2, 2024 - 1st Fri)
  (Beer Trivia and Facts)
   
• Jamaican Patty Day (Aug 3, 2024 - 1st Sat)   [Golden Crust Bakery]
   
• Home Fermentation Day (Aug 3, 2024 - 1st Sat) A time to celebrate fermentation - From homebrews to fermented foods [American Homebrewers Assoc]
   
• Mead Day (Aug 3, 2024) Mead, perhaps the oldest fermented beverage, is made by combining honey, water, and yeast, and is often referred to as honey wine [American Homebrewers Assn].
   
• [National Honey Bee Day] (August 17, 2024)
  (USDA Proclamation, 2010) A day to honor the insect responsible for more than 1/3 of the food we eat. (Honey Bee Trivia  ---  Honey Quotes)
   
• [National Mustard Day & Festival] (Aug 3, 2024 - 1st Sat)  (Mustard Trivia  ---  Mustard Recipes)
  (Mustard Quotes)
   
• New England Apple Day (August 28, 2024 - Wed. before Labor Day - can be Aug or Sept)
  [N.E. Apple Assoc]  (Apple Trivia  |  Apple Quotes)
   
• World Kitchen Garden Day (Aug 25, 2024 - 4th Sun in Aug) An opportunity for people around the world to gather in their gardens with friends, family, and members of their local community to celebrate the multiple pleasures and benefits of home-grown, hand-made foods.
   
• Armenia: Grape Blessing Day (Aug 18, 2024 - Sunday closest to Aug 15).
   
• Australia (NT): [Picnic Day] (Aug 5, 2024 1st Mon)
   
• Australia: [Cupcake Day for the RSPCA]
  (2024 Cupcake day is in September)
   
• Spain: ['La Tomatina' Tomato Fight]  (Aug 28, 2024 - last Wed)  Bunol, Valencia, Spain. 20,000 people throw 240,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other.
   
• Sweden: Kräftskiva, Traditional Swedish Crayfish Parties (various dates)
   
• Sweden: Surströmingspremiären, Sour Herring Premiere (Aug 15, 2024 - 3rd Thursday) By ordinance, the year's supply of sour herring may begin to be sold.
   
• Turkmenistan: Melon Day (Aug 11, 2024 - 2nd Sun) Since 1994. Celebrating the Turkmenbashy melon, a massive, aromatic and tasty crossbreed muskmelon.
   
• More than 800 Food Festivals, including Apple, BBQ & Rib; Blueberry, Corn, Mint, Peach, Watermelon, Zucchini, Lobster, Oyster & Wine Festivals

WEEKS (with variable dates)

• [National Farmers Market Week] (Aug 4-10, 2024 1st full week in August) USDA
   
• [National Salad Week] (July 28-Aug 3, 2024 - 4th week in July)  (Salad Recipes)
   
• UK: [Afternoon Tea Week] (Aug 12-18, 2024)  A celebration of the great British tradition of Afternoon Tea.
   
• [World Water Week] (Aug 25-29, 2024 - annual Aug or Sept) World Water Week is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place in Stockholm, Sweden. It has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991.
   
• OLD - National Apple Week (Since 1996, now National Apple Month in October)