National Chocolate Parfait Day | May 1

National food holidays have been around for decades. Unfortunately, most of them aren’t real holidays, but they sure are fun to celebrate. Then again, it’s always nice to have an extra excuse for enjoying certain foods. What makes a work day more fun than honoring everything from National Hamburger Day to National Chocolate Parfait Day? We cover them all so you always know what food your food truck should be celebrating.

National Chocolate Parfait Day Fun Facts

Parfait refers to a frozen dessert made from a base of sugar syrup, egg, and cream. A parfait contains enough fat, sugar, alcohol and/or to a lesser extent air to allow it to be made by stirring infrequently while freezing, making it possible to create in a home kitchen without specialist equipment.

May 1st is National Chocolate Parfait Day.
The American parfait, is made by layering parfait cream, ice cream, and/or flavored gelatins in a tall, clear glass, and topping the creation with whipped cream, fresh or canned fruit.
Although parfaits were originally served on decorative plates, today they are typically layered in tall, thin glasses.
Origin of PARFAIT: French, literally, something perfect, from parfait perfect, from Latin perfectus.
Eating chocolate is known to reduce the symptoms of stress.

How To Observe National Chocolate Parfait Day

Enjoy your version of a chocolate parfait today with your customers.
Use #ChocolateParfaitDay on social media to share your love for this delicious food holiday. Facebook | Twitter

National Chocolate Parfait Day Facts We Missed

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There is a National Food Holiday for almost every day of the year. Don’t miss a single one! Find all of the National Food Holidays to spice up your food truck menu specials throughout the year.

REFERENCE: Parfait Fun Facts

By Richard Myrick|2018-05-01T08:23:39-04:00May 1, 2018|Food Facts|

About the Author: Richard Myrick

Richard Myrick is an architect by degree (Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan) who began his career in real estate development and architectural planning. In September of 2010 he created Mobile Cuisine Magazine to fill an information void he found when he began researching how to start a mobile hotdog cart in Chicago. Richard found that there was no central repository of mobile street food information anywhere on the internet, and with that, the idea for MCM was born. Richard also wrote the "Running a Food Truck for Dummies" available in bookstores everywhere and Amazon. You can reach out to Richard by email at: [email protected].