National Cooking Day

National Cooking Day is celebrated every year by not just food lovers but by everyone. It is meant to inspire everyone to discover something new in the kitchen.

It is a time to learn a new skill and find your love for cooking and food. Keep on reading to know more!

When is National Cooking Day?

We celebrate National Cooking Day on September 25 every year.

National Cooking Day

FAQs

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How do I celebrate National Cooking Day?

There are a lot of ways to spend the day. For one, you can spend a couple of hours cooking your favorite meal. To make it enjoyable, you might also add a little twist to the recipe. You may also donate to relevant organizations to help others enjoy cooking too.

Or, if you want, you can plan a potluck party, but don’t let anyone bring store-cooked food. This is a great way to share recipes and cooking tips too!

Finally, you can bring over a friend and cook a meal together. This way, you can also spend some quality time together while enjoying a delicious meal.

How was National Cooking Day invented?

National Cooking Day came about relatively recently. PotsandPans.com, in 2016, decided to help make it a proper celebration and make people recognize home cooking more.

They also wanted to promote the mothers and grandmothers that, on average, cooked three times a day. As a result, this encouraged them to form National Cooking Day.

See National Avocado Day.

What should I cook on National Cooking Day?

For easy yet delicious recipes, you can try Baked Salmon, Lemon Chicken, and Sheet Pan Quesadilla with Jalapeño Ranch. Instant Pot Mac and Cheese and Hoisin Glazed Pork Chops are also excellent choices.

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Fun Facts

Human beings began cooking around 1.8 to 2.3 million years ago.

There are over 95,000 chefs all over the world.

Chopsticks were originally invented to cook food, not as an eating utensil.

The Michelin Star is the highest international culinary award.

Roasting was the very first form of cooking in the Paleolithic Period.

Pastries were invented in Ancient Greece, Rome, and Phoenicia.

“Culinary Arts” refers to preparing, cooking, and presenting food.

In 1765 Paris, the very first restaurant in the world, opened up. It served sheep’s feet in white sauce.

Ovens were founded in Central Europe in 29,000 BC.

Chefs mostly wear white because the first PM’s chef in France thought of white as the most hygienic color.

The folds in chefs’ hats are used to tell how many dishes they have mastered fully.

The cooking styles of a specific region or the relation between food and culture is known as Gastronomy.

See 73 Julia Child Quotes and Sayings.

Jokes about Cooking

I like cooking fruit with sugar. I know many people disagree with me. But that’s my jam!

A guy in our area was arrested last week for stealing cooking utensils. He still thinks it was a whisk worth taking!

A new episode of my favorite Jamaican cooking show just came on… What-Jamaican?

I told a joke about cooking, but no one laughed at it. I guess it didn’t pan out!

While cooking, I got ketchup in my eye, but I didn’t wash it because Heinzsight is 20/20!

After spending every shift chopping herbs instead of cooking meals, I’ve been sacked from my job as a chef. They couldn’t be dealing with thyme wasters.

There was a disagreement with my wife. She claimed that cooking eggs are hard, but I want them over easy!

I badly wanted to surprise my family by cooking dinner. But the sirens of the fire engines ruined it!

My wife thinks her latest copy of Indian Cooking Monthly is too narrowly focused. I think it’s a naan issue.

The relationship between pasta and cooking water hit a rock. Their age-old relationship is now strained!

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Cooking Riddles

What’s a panda’s favorite cooking utensil?
A pan… duh.

What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta.

Why did Zeus enter the cooking contest?
Because he cooked up a storm.

Why did the chef get kicked out of a secret cooking society?
Because he spilled the beans.

Why did Harry Potter find it extremely difficult to differentiate between a cooking utensil and his best friend?
Because they are both cauldrons!

When potatoes have babies, what are they called?
Tator Tots.

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Cooking Quotes

A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.
Thomas Keller

Cooking and baking are both physical and mental therapy.
Mary Berry

Cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking. It’s about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity.
Guy Fieri

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.
Harriet Van Horne

If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it’s not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others. It’s the same with music.
William

Cooking at home with fresh ingredients means you know what’s going into your food.
Joe Wicks

Cooking is a philosophy; it’s not a recipe.
Marco Pierre White

Good Cooking Quotes

Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together.
Guy Fieri

Cooking is at once child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.
Craig Claiborne

When it comes to cooking, it’s a skill you learn and develop.
Ainsley Harriott

Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste, even if they don’t realize it. Even if you’re not a great chef, there’s nothing to stop you from understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesn’t.
Gerard Depardieu

Cooking well, with love, is an art.
Asha Bhosle

Cooking demands attention, patience, and above all, respect for the gifts of the earth. It is a form of worship, a way of giving thanks.
Judith B. Jones

I love being at home and cooking and baking.
Blake Lively

Food, to me, is always about cooking and eating with those you love and care for.
David Chang

For me, cooking is a pleasure, it’s a relaxing thing.
Sophie Dahl

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Captions for Instagram

One of the most meditative times of my day is when I’m cooking.

The secret ingredient is always love!

Cooking is the art of adjustment.

Cooking is a revolution and creation!

Chop it like it’s hot!

Happiness is experimenting in the kitchen.

This recipe is called, “I tried.”

Life is a combination of magic and pasta.

Cook with imagination!

Sugar, spice, and everything nice.

Always cook with passion!

Cooking is my therapy!

See National Fortune Cookie Day.

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