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May 16 – National Barbecue Day

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National Barbecue Day

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Food Facts on Barbecue

  • The most popular holidays for barbecuing are, July 4th, Memorial Day, and Labor Day.
  • The most popular foods for cooking on the grill are, burgers, steak, seafood, hotdogs, and chicken.
  • The most popular flavors of barbecue sauce are hickory, followed by mesquite, honey, and then spicy-hot.
  • Competition barbecuing is one of the hottest hobbies in the country with hundreds of cook-offs held throughout all 50 states.
  • Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer of Pennsylvania patented a design for charcoal briquettes in 1897.

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May 10 – National Shrimp Day

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National Shrimp Day

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Food Facts on Shrimp

  • Shrimp are swimming crustaceans with long narrow muscular abdomens and long antennae. 
  • Shrimp can be prepared using many different cooking methods boiling, grilling, steaming, deep-frying, and stir fry.
  • Shrimp can be eaten as an appetizer or main course and can be served warm or cold.
  • The shrimp industry brings in over 50 billion dollars annually (2010).
  • Romans and Greeks had ready access to very large specimens and enjoyed their shrimp prepared many ways. It has been documented that Shrimp was around  as in prehistoric times.

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