National Corn Fritters Day

National Corn Fritters Day is a fun celebration of one of the South’s most beloved comfort foods. Corn fritters are typically made with corn kernels, flour, eggs, milk, and butter, and they can be fried or baked. They’re often served with sweet toppings like honey, jam, fruit, or maple syrup. Some recipes use sweet corn for extra flavor. However they’re prepared, corn fritters are a popular treat enjoyed around the world.

History

Although the exact origins of National Corn Fritters Day are unknown, it’s celebrated every year on July 16—right in the middle of peak corn season. Corn can be cooked in many ways: grilled on the cob, mashed, baked into bread, added to salads, or turned into pancakes. Corn fritters are especially versatile and can include cheese, meat, seafood, or vegetables. Every cook has a favorite version of this classic dish.

Celebrate the day by whipping up a batch of fresh corn fritters! Host a family dinner, visit your favorite Southern-style restaurant, or serve them as dessert topped with powdered sugar. However you decide to celebrate, don’t forget to wish your friends a Happy National Corn Fritters Day!

Interesting Facts About Corn and Fritters

• Corn fritters are often confused with johnnycakes, which are cornmeal flatbreads.
• In 2010, Ben Brown set a world record by making a corn fritter 4 feet in diameter using 60 eggs and 30 ears of corn.
• Corn is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
• It takes about 1,300 kernels to produce a pound of corn.
• Corn is also used to make fuel alcohol, which helps reduce air pollution by making gasoline burn cleaner.

National Corn Fritters Day Jokes

• Besides corn, corn fritters and doughnuts have the same ingredients. So, a corn fritter is basically a doughnut that tells bad jokes. It’s just a corny doughnut.
• What did the corn fritter say when it got complimented? “Aww, shucks!”
• Why shouldn’t you tell a secret in front of a corn fritter? Because the corn has ears!
• What rank was the corn fritter in the army? A kernel (colonel)!
• What was the corn fritter’s father? He was “pop” corn.

Quotes About Corn and Fritters

• “There are men that will make you books, and turn them loose into the world, with as much dispatch as they would do a dish of fritters.” — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
• “A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.” — Anne Brontë
• “Corn is a greedy crop, as farmers will tell you.” — Michael Pollan
• “The day of fortune is like a harvest day. We must be busy when the corn is ripe.” — Torquato Tasso
• “I have no hostility to nature, but a child’s love to it. I expand and live in the warm day like corn and melons.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Where to Celebrate

• Visit a Southern-style restaurant and order corn fritters as a side or dessert.
• Go to a farm and learn about how corn is grown, harvested, and sold around the world.
• Shop at a local grocery store for ingredients and try making your own corn fritters at home.
• Plan a trip to the American South and ask locals about the best corn fritters in town.
• Stay home and read more about National Corn Fritters Day online!

This holiday is also known as: Corn Fritters Day, International Corn Fritters Day, National Corn Fritter Day, Corn Fritter Day, and International Corn Fritter Day.

July 16 is also Fresh Spinach Day and National Personal Chef Day.

National Corn Fritters Day falls in July, which is: National Anti-Boredom Month, National Blueberry Month, National Cellphone Courtesy Month, National Grilling Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, and National Vacation Rental Month.

When is National Corn Fritters Day in 2025?

National Corn Fritters Day is observed on July 16 each year.

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