When is National Chocolate-covered Anything Day?
December 16th is National Chocolate-covered Anything Day.
What is National Chocolate-covered Anything Day?
Chocolate-covered strawberries, bananas, jalapeños, corn dogs—you name it, it’s been dipped in chocolate. National Chocolate-covered Anything Day raises chocolate to a new level as we drop our favorite foods into pools of dipping chocolate.
The Aztecs dyed hot chocolate red and flavored it with chili peppers, but can you dip an entire chili pepper in chocolate? Maybe do some research first, but yes. National Chocolate-covered Anything Day doesn’t have constraints. There are no rules. It’s all fair game. Mostly.
Think of all the things you can deep fry. There are more that you can cover in chocolate. For example, you shouldn’t deep fry an orange (trust me), but you can dip those little mandarins in chocolate any day of the year, especially on National Chocolate-covered Anything Day.
Fun facts about National Chocolate-covered Anything Day!
- Compound chocolate contains vegetable fats because they have a higher melting temperature. That makes them easier to set up and less messy to eat.
- True chocolate has cocoa butter, not vegetable fats. It’s trickier to work with though.
- True tempered chocolate takes on a shiny surface when it hardens.
- Compound chocolate might have a cloudy surface when it sets, but that’s related to the humidity present while the chocolate hardened.
How to celebrate National Chocolate-covered Anything Day:
Find some coating chocolate and dip anything in it. Get your friends together to experiment with your favorite fruits and treats and meats. Yes, meats.
What’s the hashtag for National Chocolate-covered Anything Day?
Document your chocolate-covered handiwork by using #ChocolateCoveredAnythingDay on social media.