National Donut Day

Hooray for doughnuts!  That exclamation was left over from National Donut Day, that yearly celebration of the one food no self respecting male will refuse. Did you miss it this year?  National Donut Day is celebrated in the United States on the first Friday of June each year, succeeding the Doughnut Day event created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor those of their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during. Thankfully, there is no world War going on now, but On National Donut Day anyone can get a donut of his or her choice in many American donut shops.

Hmmmm We love Donuts but it may surprise you to  here that Canada is the capital of the world. Per capita, it has more donut shops than any other country. But that Tim Horton donut chain in Canada pales in comparison to the American Dunkin Donut shops (Don't argue with a man who has eaten more donuts than has the entire province of Quebec!) Anyway, big chains here like Dunkin and Krispy Kreme dominate in total sales. But the best tasting donuts in many countries are usually found at local independent donut shops, the mom and pop donut vendors. In Oregon for instance, is Joe's Donuts of little Sandy, Oregon. The make chain donuts seem like concrete and have been voted top donuts here in Oregon for many years.

The independent donut shops tend to use fresh, prime ingredients and to innovate with flavors and toppings. They have to distinguish themselves to compete with the chains by making a better quality product. The great thing about donuts is that every country and every culture seems to have a different and delicious version of the donut. There's no sense in detailing it because the variety is endless. But it does show that humans and donuts have an affinity.
I would probably like them all, as I have never had a bad donut that was freshly made. So slap a PC food police officer and grab a nice sugary, moist, tender donut tomorrow. After all, as donuts go, so does civilization.