Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: October 9th, 2021, I would like to ask you to take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which Holiday you most would like to celebrate and why. David says Pizza and Beer Day for him. While Charlie and I would like to celebrate National Hoagie Day. Would you like to join us for dinner this evening?
Why National Moldy Cheese Day?
National Moldy Cheese Day is the perfect celebration for Cheese lovers and the Holiday was specially created for Cheese fanatics, who would enjoy everything associated with Cheese. This Holiday presents many opportunities for Cheese lovers to become creative and try out different recipes associated with Cheese. Besides cheese, this Holiday is also used to mark the love for different dairy products including Butter. This Holiday is set aside to encourage people to try out Moldy Cheese that has grey, green or blue colors. Did you know Moldy Cheese is safe to eat. Moldy Cheese has a unique flavor and if you do not want to consume the Mold in the Cheese, you can cut off the outer part and use the rest of the Cheese which I don’t like to do but at times my dad would. Have you ever used Moldy Cheese or eaten Moldy Cheese if so why?
Ways to Celebrate National Moldy Cheese Day:
There are many ways you can celebrate National Moldy Cheese Day including:
- Visiting your local deli: During this Holiday, you can choose to visit a Deli that is close to your location and enjoy Cheese products and you can invite your friends to tag along if they are Cheese fanatics. At the Deli, you can try out Cheese. Your local Deli may have special Cheeses there celebrating.
- Try out a new Cheese recipe: Look up a recipe that involves moldy Cheese and fix the recipe for dinner. Don’t forget you can get lessons online, or purchase a cookbook with Moldy Cheese recipes. Be creative when learning Cheese recipes which will guarantee that you enjoy this Holiday. Moldy Cheese can be used to make Pies, Soufflés and other recipes. Then let yourself savor in the unique flavors the Moldy Cheese offers.
- Invite friends and family for a cookout: You can also choose to celebrate this Holiday with your close friends and family and invite them over for a cookout as you learn new recipes from each other. Observing this Holiday with your close ones will make National Moldy Cheese day more memorable and creating a recipe will create a tradition where you will celebrate Holiday each year.
- Carry a Cheese snack to work: You can choose to go the extra mile and celebrate this Holiday at your workplace by carrying a Cheese snack to work that you can share with your colleagues. This is the ideal way for you to celebrate if you have a busy work life. You can also look for Moldy Cheese in the office refrigerator and use this to prepare a Moldy Cheese dish for your Co-Workers.
- Post your Cheese day celebrations on Social Media: Post pictures of you celebrating this Holidayday by eating different Cheese products and invite your friends to take part in the celebrations for a memorable day.
History of National Moldy Cheese Day:
The History of National Moldy Cheese Day is not known. However, its believed that this Holiday was created by Cheese fanatics who wanted to have a special day they could celebrate the unique flavors that are only found in Moldy Cheese. Research pertaining to the origin of this Holiday is still ongoing. Celebrations for this Holiday happen on October 9th, and Cheese lovers always come together to use Moldy Cheese for cooking.
Five facts to know about Cheese:
- There are over 2,000 varieties of Cheeses?
- The #1 cheese recipe in America is “Macaroni and Cheese”.
- What appears to be the remains of Cheese has been found in Egyptian tombs over 4,000 years old!
- The terms “Big Wheel” and “Big Cheese” originally referred to those who were Wealthy enough to purchase a whole wheel of Cheese.
- Chevre is French for goat and refers to cheese made from goat’s milk.
National Pizza and Beer Day
It would be hard to find something that makes a day as glorious as finishing the day off with that perfect combination of Beer and Pizza. The foamy head on top of a glass of Amber Beer seems to be tailor-made to go with the rich and Cheesy texture of Pizza.
Its a little wonder that these two go together so well, with the salty savory Buttery crust of the Pizza that is reminiscent of that other favorite bar treat, the Pretzel. Beer and Pizza Day reminds everyone to take a moment to indulge in this combo, and remember the good things in life!
History of Beer and Pizza Day
History of Beer and Pizza Day is the history of two amazing substances that traveled the long and winding roads of culinary antiquity to ultimately come together on tables and in hearts. Beer is the oldest Alcoholic beverage known to man and Beer has occupied an important part of the culinary past as both a liquid food source and a semi-safe way of drinking Water.
After all, with all the diseases that occupied the Water in the past, and with no knowledge of where those illnesses came from, it’s hardly surprising that Beer was considered one of the safest drinks around! The Ancient Egyptians included Beer in every level of their food chain, and Beer was a favorite drink of the slaves building the pyramids as Beer gave them the calories and protein needed to make it through the hard workdays.
Pizza, on the other hand, heralds back to 997 AD in Gaeta, Italy, though of course, Pizza didn’t have any Tomato Sauce on the Pizza in the beginning. Tomatoes didn’t come to Europe until the discovery of the New World, when Italians discovered Tomatoes they pretty much never looked back! The first place Tomatoes went when found was Pizza!
Finally, after thousands of years, these two amazing things came together to be celebrated in Beer and Pizza Day!
Not that long ago, back in 2016, Beer and Pizza Day came into existence when it was the brainchild of a website designer, Nick Saulino (http://www.pintsandslices.com). Saulino, a lover of pints and slices, decided that the combination deserved a day of its own, so he advocated for Beer and Pizza Day to be born!
Let’s Celebrate Beer and Pizza Day
It’s not hard to find a variety of ways to celebrate Beer and Pizza Day! Use these ideas , or come up with other fun ways to enjoy the day:
Enjoy Beer and Pizza Together
Well, folks, those people who have to be encouraged or cajoled to head down to their favorite Pizza parlor and get a slice of Pizza and a frothy glass of Beer may not be the people that this Holiday was made for because Pizza is amazing and comes in a huge variety of flavors.
Grab friends and head over to the Pizza Parlor and get ready to have fun! Restaurants may have specialty Beers that they specifically recommend to pair with Pizza. Experts suggest that Veggie Pizzas might be more happily paired with Pale Ales or Pilsners, a Meat Lovers Pizza could be better enjoyed with something darker like a Stout or Porter.
No matter what, be sure to get a slice of any kind of Pizza and a pint of Beer and get on with enjoying the Holiday!
Make Homemade Pizza
Some people might want to celebrate by going out for Pizza and Beer. But for a real culinary experience, try making pizza at home and enjoy your favorite beer! Making the crust from scratch is easy. Four, Yeast, Warm Water, and a bit of Sugar. (For those who don’t want to make their own Pizza Crust, refrigerated Pizza Crust is a fast solution.)
Add Spiced Tomato Sauce, Toppings including Meats and Veggies, with a pile of Cheese. Then bake the Pizza until the Crust is a delicious golden brown. Allowing everyone to get there preferences.
Try Making Handcrafted Beer
A little bit of a slower process than making Pizza, home brewing Beer is another option that could be tried in celebration of Beer and Pizza Day!
Homebrewing a batch of Beer requires a little bit of equipment, such as a pot, bucket, an airlock fermentation bucket, hydrometer, thermometer, syphon and a few other smaller items. For those who want to get started easily, you can purchase a brewing kit online which comes with everything needed.
Brewing the Beer requires a few different steps such as steeping the grains, malting, adding hops, mashing, creating wort, and chilling. Once the brewing process is complete, the fermentation process will last for a couple of weeks. After this, bottling takes place. Wait a couple more weeks to let the Beer carbonate and then this delicious hand-crafted Beer is ready to drink!
Try Pizza Beer
Believe it or not, there’s even a bottled version of Beer for this Holiday, called Pizza Beer and this almost has to be as amazing as the label suggests! The flavor of this Beer is strong on Oregano and Basil, and the scent is those plus Garlic and Tomato as well.
Share Beer and Pizza Day by tagging your creations on Social Media posts with #beerandpizza or #pizzaandbeer, and head on over to beerandpizzaday.com to find local celebrations!
National Hoagy Day
National Eat A Hoagie Day takes place in October of every year. We’ve got the best tips to help you celebrate. A Hoagie is a type of Submarine Sandwich or a long bread roll filled with Meat, Cheese, and Veggies. Whether you call a Hoagie a Submarine Sandwiches, or Subs ,these heavyweight sandwiches will always be a crowd favorite.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL EAT A HOAGIE DAY
Though it remains a mystery how National Eat A Hoagie Day came into being, the history of Hoagies dates back to World War I. However, there are controversies about where Hoagies first originated. According to a 1953 article in the Philadelphia Bulletin, credit goes to an Italian luncheon created by Al DePalma and located in Philadelphia. The sandwiches made by the luncheon were famous during the World War I era among the Italian immigrants who worked at the Hog Island Shipyard in Delaware, from which the original name, “Hoggies” was derived. In fact, it is rumored that Al DePalma became known as “King of the Hoggies.”
However, another school of thought argues that Hoagies originated in another restaurant called Emil’s, located in Chester. Yet another story claims that these sandwiches were donated by deli owners in South Philadelphia to the less fortunate. The name “Hoagie” is said to have been coined from the phrase, “on the hoke,” which means “to scrounge,” a term associated with the destitute. Hoggie” is also claimed to be a play on the word, “hog” because the sandwiches were so large that those eating them looked like Hogs! Their words, not ours.
Whatever its true origins are, we’d like to say a big thank you to whoever thought of Hoagies first!
Hoagies are known by a variety of names, including Hero, Torpedo, Garibaldi, Bomber, Rocket, Torta, Poor Boy, Po’Boy, Grinder, Cuban Sandwich, ‘Musalatta,’ or Italian Sandwich.
NATIONAL EAT A HOAGIE DAY ACTIVITIES
- Make your own Hoagie by sliding on an apron and creating the Sandwich and while you’re at it, throw in an ingredient you’ve never tried before.
- If you’re too busy to make a Hoagie yourself, visit a Sandwich or Hoagie Shop on your lunch break.
- Take a picture of your culinary masterpiece and share your Hoagie on Social Media letting others know there’s a Holiday going on by using a hashtag like #NationalEatAHoagieDay.
FACTS ABOUT SANDWICHES
- Americans eat more than 300 million Sandwiches every year.
- There was a heavyweight Hoagie created by Wild Woody’s Chill and Grill, who created the world’s largest sandwich weighing over 5400 pounds.
- Lebanon holds the record according to the Guinness World Records, for the longest Submarine Sandwich made in Beirut Lebanon, and is 735 meters long!
- The world’s most expensive sandwich was created in 2004, and sold for $28,000!
- The sandwich’s namesake is named after John Montagu (1718-92), the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who started a craze for eating Beef between two slices of Toast.
Hoagies are easy to make and easy to find. Whether you’re on the road or packing a lunch box, making and eating a Hoagie is easy, using simple ingredients that still manage to be delicious.
A Hoagie can be a full meal.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
