Food Holidays for the week of 18 May

Which food holidays did you celebrate last week? Did you know that May is also National Hamburger Month, National Mediterranean Diet Month, National Salad Month,  National Salsa Month, National Strawberry Month, and National Vinegar Month?


May 18: National Cheese Soufflé Day
May 19: National Devil’s Food Cake Day AND World Baking Day
May 20: National Quiche Lorraine Day AND  Pick Strawberries Day
May 21: National Strawberries and Cream Day
May 22: National Vanilla Pudding Day
May 23: National Taffy Day
May 24: National Escargot Day

What's the origin of the name Devil's food cake? According to Wikipedia, the lack of melted chocolate and the addition of coffee is typically what distinguishes a Devil's food cake from a chocolate cake. Foodtimeline's website shares this quote about devil's food cake, "Devil's food. A cake, muffin, or cookie made with dark chocolate, so called because it is supposedly so rich and delicious that it must be somewhat sinful, although the association is clearly made with humor. Its dark color contrasted with the snowy white of angel-food cake, an earlier confection. The first devil's food recipe appeared in 1900, after which recipes and references became frequent in cookbooks. The "red devil's food cake," given a reddish-brown color by the mixture of cocoa and baking soda, is post-World War II version of the standard devil's food cake."--Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, John F. Mariani [Lebhar Friedman:New York] 1999 (p. 111).

What are your favorite cake varieties? Share your comments below.  At the top of my list are German Chocolate cake, Devi's Food cake, and  Red Velvet cake.

Which holidays will you celebrate this week? Which are a surprise to you? Share your comments below. Have a great week!

Be well,
Technicolor girl