Food holidays for the week of 13 July

Which food holidays did you celebrate last week? Are you ready to celebrate this week's eclectic offering of food holidays?

July 13: National French Fries Day AND Beans ‘n’ Franks Day
July 14: Bastille Day (eat something French), Macaroni Day AND National Grand Marnier Day
July 15: National Gummy Worm Day AND National Tapioca Pudding Day
July 16: National Corn Fritters Day
July 17: National Peach Ice Cream Day
July 18: National Caviar Day
July 19: National Daiquiri Day

Caviar is salt cured fish roe (eggs). Traditionally, caviar referred to only to roe from wild sturgeon in the Caspian and Black Sea (Beluga, Ossetra and Sevruga caviars).  The term is often used to describe is used to describe the roe of salmon, lumpfish, trout, whitefish, and others.

According the to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,he United States Customs Service, roe from any other fish is classified  "substitutes of caviar." This includes non-roe "substitutes of caviar such as eggplant caviar and  "Texas caviar" (made with black-eyed peas).

Do you enjoy caviar? Have you prepared eggplant to Texas caviar before? Share your comments below.

Have a great week!

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