Category: Food Facts – Food History

FOOD HOLIDAY: Chocolate Milkshake Recipe For National Chocolate Milkshake Day

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Celebrate with a chocolate milkshake. Photo courtesy Cherry Marketing Institute.   Today we know a “milkshake” as a cold beverage made from milk, ice cream, and often, syrup served in a tall, fluted glass with a straw (the classic milkshake glass is known as a Y glass). Some establishments top the drink with whipped cream…
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National TV Dinner Day & The History Of TV Dinners

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Since we spend our days (and nights) tasting artisan food products, we don’t eat many frozen dinners. But September 10th is National TV Dinner Day, so it’s time to reflect on a meal format dear to many Baby Boomers, and now lost to changing times. In grade school, they were a favorite meal. It was…
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National Chop Suey Day: What Is Chop Suey & The History Of Chop Suey

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Updated August 2026 August 29th is National Chop Suey Day. Chop suey is often described as a Chinese-American invention, but its history is more complicated. The dish has Chinese antecedents, including Taishanese forms known as tsaap slui, while the version that became familiar in U.S. Chinese restaurants developed and evolved in America. Even the hit…
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