Today is National Kolache Day, named for the Czech pastry that first arrived at the U.S. in 19th century Texas and, from there, gained national popularity.
Free kolache at KOLACHE FACTORY Tuesday, March 1st! Free Fruit or cream cheese kolache today. Any location open 6a-2 pm
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Happy National Pancake Day!
It's Mardi Gras . . . or "Fat Tuesday" if you don't want to get all French about it. And that means it's also NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY.
Pancakes on Mardi Gras are a thing because they help people get rid of all the butter, eggs, and milk in their fridge before Ash Wednesday, which is the start of Lent.
As always, you can get a free short stack at IHOP today. They just encourage you to donate a few bucks to charity instead of paying. Here are a few quick stats to help celebrate National Pancake Day . . .
1. Only 7% of Americans don't like pancakes. 93% "like" or "love" them.
2. Buttermilk pancakes are the most popular type. Blueberry pancakes are next, followed by chocolate chip . . . "original" or plain . . . and banana pancakes in fifth.
3. If you could only put one topping on your pancakes, what would it be? 62% of people would go with syrup. 10% said butter . . . 8% said fresh fruit . . . 4% said peanut butter . . . another 4% said Nutella . . . and 2% said honey.
4. According to the poll, pancakes are our THIRD favorite breakfast food. Bacon and eggs are one and two.
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