Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world to honor love and connection.
Beyond flowers and heart gestures, food plays a major role in how to enjoy this day together.
From chocolate snacks to flashy meals, various parts of the world celebrate Valentine’s Day in their own way.
This blog is divided into food trends found in MyFitnesspal food log data, indicating how people of various culture celebrate love with food.
How to collect data
MyFitnessPal’s business intelligence team has considered food entry from January 2020 to today.
They focused on countries where February 14 was widely praised, and compared food records with regular everyday entries.
Based on this data, there is a country where we have found a trend of Valentine’s Day food that we worth noting.
What people ate in the country
United States: Sweet sweets and luxurious dishes
Naturally, the logs of Valentine’s Day in the United States focused on DUL.
Strawberries covered with chocolate stealed the spotlight. These beloved snacks are an important feature of Valentine’s Valentine’s celebration on a surprising 4,612 % spike on February 14.
Peanut butter heart and brownie batter donuts continued, and each increased by 2,400 % in food logs.
However, the increase in consumption on Valentine’s Day was not just a confectionery.
Luxurious meals were also highly valued. In particular, Robstar Tale Dish saw a surge of 1,000 % or more compared to other days on February 14.
This expensive shellfish is often regarded as delicate. It indicates that Americans are indulging in their loved ones on special occasions like Valentine’s Day.
In the United States, heart -shaped TREAT running is still a classic symbol of love, and items such as chocolate hearts and conversation hearts are also ranked.
Canada: Heart -shaped celebration
The trend of Valentine’s Day in Canada reflects the Valentine trend of the southern neighbor. According to our data, the strawberries covered with chocolate increased 3,418 % on love day to lead.
In addition, many Canadians celebrated on February 14 with heart -shaped sweets. This is a symbol that transcends the era of love and romance.
These TREAT runs are DUL of Valentine’s Day, the most cut down in Japan.
- Chocolate heart (+3,250 %)
- Cinnamon Heart Candy (+1,500 %)
- Heart -shaped sugar cookie (+1,200 %)
Robster’s tail was frequently featured. The logs of this shellfish have increased by more than 1,000 %, and the Canadians have a common appreciation for luxury Valentine’s dinner.
UK: DUL inspired by gorgeous flavors
On the other side of the pond, the UK has also accepted the staple food for strawberries covered with chocolate, and the logs have increased by 3,133 %.
However, British also reduced 2,675 % of Valentine’s Day 2,675 % to show their love for delicious DUL.
Potato dowinomes are rich and comfortable, like potato AU gratin and scalap potatoes. Made of sliced potatoes, cheese and cream.
This side is probably combined with beef Wellington, which has emerged as a top main dish and has increased the food log by 1,940 %. This dish, known for its rich and high quality beef cut, is often reserved on special occasions.
Obviously, British people are enjoying a meal with the luxury of Valentine’s Day.
According to our data, other remarkable trends include professor stacks, French pastry tower covered with chocolate sauce filled with cream, and tart au Citron, a spicy lemon tart. Masu.
These popular French and Italian desserts have the influence of other European culture on Valentine’s Day celebration in the UK.
Ireland: Sweet and healthy DUL
In Ireland, Valentine’s Day DUL has made an interesting change and fused classic romantic favorite and modern health -oriented sweets.
According to our data, sweet carrot side dishes stole the show, and the popularity of February 14 increased by 2,550 %.
Still, chocolate continued to be the top candidate. Treats, covered with chocolate, rapidly increased 2,200 %, including strawberries covered with chocolate, and increased the food log by 1,800 %.
The spicy heart and chocolate truffles were one of the favorite romantic sweets of the country.
Surprisingly, the protein -filled snacks have become popular on Valentine’s Day.
Salt caramel protein yogurt, high tampak chocolate pudding with toppings, and pink high -tumpux yogurt drinks rise rapidly. This shows a more healthy DUL transition.
Australia: Traditional favorite modern twist
The tendency of Australia’s food logging around Valentine’s Day was not as noticeable as other countries, but some Treat running was a celebration.
The most luxurious food is the hot cross bread, a spicy sweet bread that started in the UK.
However, this outstanding food added an Australian twist. These hot crosspans were filled with the biscof spread caramel flavor.
With this modern take on traditional hot crospans, 1133 % of logs rose on February 14 and became popular.
Therefore, Biscov’s hot crosspan is usually an Australian Easter confectionery, but it seems to be a favorite of Valentine’s Day.
Like other countries, the strawberries covered with chocolate were TREAT, a popular Valentine’s popular in Australia. The consumption of this day has increased 967 %, adding a new touch to a romantic celebration.
South Africa: Luxurious marshmallow Treat running
In South Africa, Marshmallow’s TREAT run seems to be essential for Valentine’s Day celebration.
The marshmallow pie was spotted with a 1,586 % increase according to the data, and became the DUL recorded in the top log that day.
Other favorites that have an increase of 1,000 % or more include chocolate hearts and cutie pies filled with mallow. These “pies” are symbolic desserts made of wafer, marshmallow, and chocolate.
South Africans also accepted the classic Valentine’s Day Treat running. These include strawberries (+1,500 %) and red velvet cupcakes (+824 %) covered with chocolate.
Italy: Rich chocolate and joy of fried
In Italy, Mug Kake ruled Valentine’s Day celebration. This single service dessert food log shows a tremendous 4,200 % increase on this day.
The fried snack inspired by the carnival was another highlight that combines celebration tradition and romantic celebration.
These crispy confectionery was one of the most popular DULs.
- Fried Chiaki Elele (fried pastry strip) (+1,467 %)
- Castanyol (ball of fried dough) (+1,279 %)
- Frappe di carnevale (+1,200 %) (+1,200 %)
Classic Italy’s favorite has also retained their place. Valentine’s Day, Sanguinaccio (Sweet Blood Chocolate Pudding), has increased 1,350 %, and Baci Perugina Fondentissimo has risen by 1,200 %.
Chocolate seems to be a symbol of Italian love, along with fried pastry and rich dessert.
Other famous countries (AZ)
- Algeria: Chocolate cream brulee (3800 %)
- American Samoa: Ice -upload cake (23,200 %)
- Argentina: Red velvet (1167 %)
- Austria: Fine Hearts (1,833 %), I love Milka Pralines (1,400 %) and macaroons (1,300 %).
- Bulgaria: Fine Heart Chocolate (3,450 %), herbal cooking ham (2,050 %), ferrerolo -chocolate ball (1,667 %), Sitec chocolate peanut (1,500 %)
- Denmark: Fastelavn BUN (pastry cream filled with cardamon) (2,350 %), Praline Nougat Hearts (1,443 %)
- Indonesia: Light cheesecake (1,250 %)
- Malaysia: German cookies (1,050 %), luxury chocolate cake (1,050 %)
- Netherlands: Hazelnut cream praline (1,600 %), non -Nanebot (bow -shaped donut) (950 %)
- new zealand: Raffaello (Coconut -Almond Truffle) (925 %), Choc Cross BUN block (900 %), Caramel Squares (880 %)
- Norway: SHROVETIDE BUN (bread filled with jam with whipped cream) (6,867 %), SEMLA (Sweden cream bread) (4,900 %), lamb cake (1,657 %), whipped cream, (1,191 %), menu mart pancake (1,150 %)
- Pakistan: Sweets covered with chocolate (4,900 %)
- Peru: Chardone wine (2,750 %), marshmallow (2,750 %)
- Philippines: Toblerone (1,750 %)
- Poland: Lindor truffle box or bag (4,900 %), wild boar (3,773 %), Belgian chocolate shell (2,350 %), salt caramel cake (1,540 %)
- Portugal: Malassadas (1,414 %), I love Mill Caprant (1,150 %) and dark chocolate rings (1,150 %)
- Spain: Cod (3,600 %), White Chocolate Way Haber (Bueno Work) (3,100 %), Carnival ears (fried pastry) (1,600 %)
- Sweden: Golden Jerry Heart (10,150 %), lindor fascinating milk (7,750 %), Red Jerry Hearts (7,600 %), Nobrace Heart (4,050 %)
- Switzerland: PISCO SOUR (2,233 %), chocolate heart (1,950 %), Lindor Milk Ball (1,150 %)
- Thailand: Mint chocolate (2,550 %)
- turkey: Strawberries (3,750 %), chocolate pretzel (1,250 %), chocolate chop mini couch (1,250 %)
Food: Universal language of love
Strawberries and luxurious dinner covered with chocolate are popular all over the world, but the tradition of Valentine’s Day food is as diverse as a culture that celebrates them.
Every country has a unique flavor to the table, from Canadian heart -shaped confectionery to fried Italian desserts and luxury restaurants in the UK.
These traditions reflect the unique identity of each culture. This is formed by lifestyle preference and global food trends that constantly change.
One thing is clear in culture and the country. On Valentine’s Day, food is a universal language of love and connection.
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*Note: Brazil will not celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14. India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, France, Chile, Belgium, Romania, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Morocco, Vietnam, Hong Kong seem to have a different meal on February 14 No. Russia, China, Egypt, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Ukraine, and Greece have recorded them in their respective languages and are not translated into this article.
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