National Marzipan Day, National Curried Chicken Day and National Glazed Doughnut Day in USA

Marzipan is used in a variety of dessert and candy recipes, including everything from cookies and cakes to truffles and pralines. Marzipan is also often dyed and shaped into miniature fruits to be enjoyed on their own or used to decorate cakes. In the Middle Ages, marzipan was sold by pharmacists. They recommended it as a medicine for treating physical and mental disorders. Its wide reach and simple construction makes its origin difficult to trace: The earliest written references of “marzipan” come from Italy and Spain in the 16th century, but it is believed to have been around for much longer.

Curries are very popular in the UK and have been for a long time. The word curry comes from a South-Asian word Kori, which is a sauce with cooked meat or fish. Chicken curry or curry chicken is a dish originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is common in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Great Britain, and the Caribbean.

A glazed doughnut has about 240 calories, of which 120 are from fat. Hanson Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was 16 years old. Gregory was dissatisfied with the greasiness of doughnuts twisted into various shapes and with the raw center of regular doughnuts.