What is a food holiday?

An unofficial (and sometimes official) calendar tradition for eating something specific — national pizza days, harvest festivals, saints’ days, and street-food celebrations. Food Holidays gathers those dates across twelve living calendars.

What food holiday is July 20?

July 20 includes National Lollipop Day, National Fortune Cookie Day, and Focaccia Day in the catalog.

Which countries celebrate food holidays on July 20?

United States and Italy have food holidays on July 20 in the catalog.

Do these national food days happen every year?

Most national food days return on the same month and day every year. Some float — the third Sunday, the first Friday — and Food Holidays resolves those dates for the current year.

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National food day July 20 · Food Holidays

United StatesJuly 20 2026

National Lollipop Day

National Fortune Cookie Day, celebrated on July 20, invites people to enjoy the sweet and crunchy fortune cookies commonly served at the end of Chinese meals. These crisp cookies contain a message, ranging from profound wisdom to clever riddles, promising good health, luck, or future fortune. Despite their association with Chinese culture in the United States, fortune cookies have a complex history. Originating from Japanese crackers called “tsujiura senbei,” these cookies likely arrived in the U.S. in the late 19th century with Japanese immigrants. The Golden Gate Park's Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco is credited as the first U.S. restaurant to serve fortune cookies, with Benkyodo claiming to have invented the vanilla and butter flavoring and introduced mass production around 1911. Other businesses also claim contributions to the cookie's invention. During World War II, Japanese American bakeries making fortune cookies closed due to internment, leading to Chinese American entrepreneurs taking over production. Today, over 3 billion fortune cookies are produced annually, primarily in the United States. Wonton Food in New York is the largest manufacturer, producing over 4 million cookies daily. Despite occasional misuse as a symbol of Chinese culture, perpetuating stereotypes, fortune cookies remain a beloved part of American culture. National Fortune Cookie Day offers a chance to appreciate these treats and reflect on their unique history and significance.

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Food holidays on July 20

National Lollipop Day

Questions about food holidays on July 20

National Fortune Cookie Day

Focaccia Day