National Margarita Day

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 Margarita Day? We cover them all so you always know what food your food truck should be celebrating.

National Margarita Day Fun Facts

The original Margarita was invented in 1948 by socialite Margarita Sames. According to the legend it was during a party at her hacienda in Acapulco that Margarita began experimenting with ‘the drink’. Looking for something to cut the dust of a hot afternoon, she mixed Tequila Herradura, Cointreau and fresh lime juice.

February 22nd is National Margarita Day.
On average, Americans consume 185,000 Margaritas per hour.
Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis and Nashville are among the best major metro cities for the Margarita.
The first frozen margarita machine was invented in 1971 and it was based off a soft-serve ice cream machine.
The U.S. is the number one tequila market making it larger and more important than Mexico.

How To Observe National Margarita Day

Create a margarita inspired dish for one of your daily menu specials for you food truck customers.
Use #NationalMargaritaDay to post on social media. Facebook | Twitter

National Margarita 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: Margarita Fun Facts

By Richard Myrick|2019-02-22T08:30:50-05:00Feb 22, 2019|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].