June 27 - National Onion Day

          

Happy National Onion Day! Through all the years — and sometimes tears — today June 27 recognizes the flavor (and aroma) the bulb of the allium family brings to numerous recipes. 

Whether we choose a sweet, white, red, or the ever-favorite yellow, we count on the onion to enhance the flavor of our savory recipes. 

They also pair well with meats and salads, making the versatile onion a cooking powerhouse. Added to eggs or pickled, it’s the required seasoning next to our salt and pepper. 

While the onion packs in the flavor with very few calories, it’s also rich in vitamin C and antioxidants.  

Add onions to every meal to increase your dietary fiber and vitamin B6. As a bonus, you won’t be adding any cholesterol. With so many varieties to choose from, onions provide plenty of opportunities for us to relish the benefits. 

Although we cook with onions for the flavor punch, they also serve up an economic boost, too. As an industry, onions add $6 billion to American markets! 

From farm to distribution to grocers and restaurants, onions generate economic growth throughout the year. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Be sure to add fresh onion for a punch of flavor to your favorite dish. No matter how you slice it, the onion brings some of the best flavors together!  

Whether you like to caramelize sauté, fry or pickle it, tell National Day Calendar® how you love to cook with onions! 

Try these mouth-watering recipes from the National Onion Association: 

High Protein Quinoa Onion and Kale Salad 

Spicy Onion Panini with Basil and Roasted Red Pepper 

Oniony Meatloaf 

Pan Fried Onion Slices 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/high-protein-quinoa-onion-and-kale-salad/ 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/spicy-onion-panini-with-basil-and-roasted-red-pepper/ 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/oniony-meatloaf/ 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/pan-fried-onion-slices/ 

While you’re cooking, be sure to use #NationalOnionDay to share your best recipes and tips on social media. 

HISTORY 

On June 27, 2019, the National Onion Association founded National Onion Day to honor the anniversary of the association.  

They represent almost five hundred onion growers, shippers, packers, and associated members across the country, and they officially incorporated on June 27, 1913, in Ohio.  

In 2013, the association celebrated its 100th anniversary. 

On June 25, 2019, the Registrar at National Day Calendar® proclaimed National Onion Day to be observed annually on June 27. 

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June 27 - National Pineapple Day

Happy National Pineapple Day! Today is celebrated annually On June 27 every year in observance of this tropical fruit.  

For ages, the pineapple had correlated with getaway vacations and hot summer days. 

It only fits that a large culture of people would come to love the delicious tropical fruit and want to celebrate its origin with a national holiday.  

It was on April 20, 2016 when National Pineapple Day was first celebrated. 

The word "pineapple" in English was first registered in 1398 when it was originally used to define the reproductive organs of conifer trees which are now termed as pine cones.  

When European scientists discovered this tropical fruit, they called them "pineapples", a term first recorded in that sense in 1664 because of their coincidence to what is now known as the pine cone.  

First posted in 1694, the term "pine cone" and was used to replace the original meaning of pineapple.  

These types of fruits are useful in so many things, stand-alone on their own and also it is used to create an appetizing fruit beverage full of vitamin C.  

If you’re the person who likes a juicy tropical refreshment to cool you down on a hot day, then the Pineapple is half of the entire solution, the piña colada. 

FUN FACT: 

There are more than thirty-seven different kinds of pineapples grown across the world, each with its own unique set of characteristics. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Enjoy today by tasting this sweet fruit with your friends and family. You can have it in several ways, including freshly cut, eaten in wedges, crushed of grilled.  

You can also use to make an American favorite, the pineapple, that’s a juicy and flavorful upside-down pineapple cake.  

This makes you warm with slices of pineapple laid in the bottom of a pan along with a special sugary mixture that becomes the perfect topping when baked, then you turn the cake upside-down out of the pan into a plate and voila!  

Be sure to add rum flavoring to your cake and place Maraschino cherries in the middle of the pineapple slices on top. 

Don’t forget to take pictures while eating pineapple and share them with others on social media by using the hashtag #PineappleDay. 

 
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