Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world as a day for love and connection.
Beyond flowers and warm gestures, the food plays a major role in how people enjoy this day together.
From chocolate injuries to unusual meals, various parts of the world celebrate the Valentine’s Day in its own way.
This blog immerses in food trends in Myfitnespal Food Log data and shows how people from different cultures celebrate love with food.
How we collected the data
Our business intelligence team at MyFitnespal dealt with food entries from January 2020 to the present day.
They focused on countries in which February 14th is widespread, and compared to food protocols with regular daily entries.
Based on this data, the countries in which we have found remarkable food trends for Valentine’s Day are here.
What people ate to land
United States: sweet treats and luxurious dishes
It is not surprising that the food protocols on Valentine’s Day pointed out the focus.
Strawberries with chocolates covered the lamp. On February 14, these beloved treats recorded astonishing 4,612% spike, which made them an important feature of the celebrations of the American Valentine’s Day.
Peanut butter and Brownie -Teig -Donuts followed, each with an increase of 2,400% in food protocols.
But it was not just sweets that recorded an increase in consumption on Valentine’s Day.
Luxurious meals also ranked up, especially lobster tail dishes, in which over 1,000% rose on February 14 compared to any other day.
These expensive mussels are often seen as a delicacy. It shows that the Americans will spoil their loved ones on special occasions such as Valentine’s Day.
In the USA, heart -shaped treats are still a classic symbol of love, with objects such as chocolate hearts and conversation hearts that also climb the rows.
Canada: A heart -shaped celebration
Canada’s Valentine’s Day trends reflect that of the southern neighbor. Strawberries led entries with chocolate with an increase of 3,418% on the day of love according to our data.
In addition, many Canadians celebrated on February 14th with heart-shaped sweets-a timeless symbol of love and romance.
These treats are among the most recorded indulgences for Valentine’s Day in the country:
- Chocolate hearts (+3,250%)
- Cinnamon heart candy (+1,500%)
- Heart -shaped sugar ceiling (+1,200%)
Hummer tails were also presented strongly. The protocols for these shellfish rose by over 1,000%, which meant the joint appreciation of the Canadians for dinner of an upscale valentine.
United Kingdom: luxurious flavors and inspired indulgences
On the entire pond, Great Britain also includes the basic food for Valentine’s Day with chocolate -covered strawberries with an increase of 3,133% of the tree trunks.
The British also showed their love for hearty indulgences, with potato -Dauphinoise describing 2,675% more on Valentine’s Day.
Potato -Dauphinoise is like potatoes au gratin and with stem potatoes. It consists of cut potatoes, cheese and cream.
This page is probably combined with beef Wellington, which appeared as an upper main course and an increase in food protocols by 1,940%. This dish is known for its rich, high -quality beef cuts and is often reserved for special occasions.
Obviously, people in Great Britain also enjoy luxury on Valentine’s Day.
Further remarkable trends according to our data were profiter stacks, a tower of French pastries filled with cream and tarte -au citron covered with chocolate sauce, a spicy lemon coast.
These popular French and Italian desserts show the influence of other European cultures on Valentine’s Day celebrations in the UK
Ireland: Sweet and health -conscious indulgences
In Ireland, Valentine’s Day indulgence took an interesting turn and association classic romantic favorites with modern, health -conscious delicacies.
According to our data, a sweet carrot insert stolen the show with a massive popularity of 2,550% on February 14th.
Nevertheless, chocolate remained a top candidate. Chocolate -covered treats rose 2,200%, including chocolate -covered strawberries, with an increase in food protocols increased by 1,800%.
Warmth hearts and chocolate truffles were also among the most popular romantic treats in the nation.
Surprisingly, protein -packed snacks on Valentine’s Day also had a remarkable popularity.
Salved caramel protein yoghurt, protein chocolate pudding with topping and a highly protein yoghurt drink with peach-orisy-colored yogurt drink rose sharply. This shows a shift to healthier indulgences.
Australia: Modern Twist in a traditional favorite
Australia’s food protocol trends for Valentine’s Day were not as pronounced as in some other countries, but a few treats.
The top priority was hot crusaders, which are spiced cute rolls that come from Great Britain
But this outstanding food had an Australian turn. These hot crusaders were filled with the caramelized taste of the biscoff spread.
This modern view of traditional Hot Cross Buns recorded a great increase in popularity with an increase of 1133% in protocols on February 14th.
While Hot Cross Buns in Australia are usually filled with Biscoff, they also seem to have become a favorite for Valentine’s Day.
As in other countries, chocolate -covered strawberries were a popular Valentine’s Day enjoyment in Australia. Consumption that day rose by 967%and gives their romantic celebrations a new touch.
South Africa: Pampering Marshmallow delicacies
In South Africa, Marshmallow delicacies seem to be an essential part of the celebrations for Valentine’s Day.
According to our data, Marshmallow Pies provided a spotlight with an increase of 1,586% and made it the top waste of the day.
Other favorites who have registered an increase of 1,000% or more were chocolate hearts and sweet or cutie pies filled with Mallow. These “cakes” are iconic desserts from Wafer, Marshmallow and chocolate.
The South Africans also accepted classic treats for Valentine’s Day. This includes chocolates overdated strawberries (+1,500%) and red velvet cupcakes (+824%).
Italy: rich chocolates and fried delicacies
In Italy, the Mugcake dominated Valentine’s Day celebration. Food protocols for this one -time dessert showed an astonishing increase of 4,200%on this day.
Carnival-inspired fried treats were another highlight and combined festive traditions with romantic celebrations.
These crispy confectioners were among the most popular indulgence:
- Fried chiacchiere (fried pastry strips) (+1,467%)
- Castagnole (fried dough balls) (+1,279%)
- Carnival Frappe (fried pastries) (+1,200%)
Classic Italian favorites also had their place. On Valentine’s Day, Sanguinaccio (Sweet Blood Chocolate Pudding) rose by 1,350% and Baci Perugina Fondentissimo (dark chocolate kisses) 1,200%.
Chocolate seems to remain a symbol of love in Italy, together with fried pastries and rich desserts.
Other remarkable countries (AZ)
- Algeria: Chocolate crème brûlée (3800%)
- American Samoa: Eced apple pie (23,200%)
- Argentina: Red Velvet (1167%)
- Austria: Fine Hearts (1,833%), I love Milka Pralines (1,400%), Macarons (1,300%), I love Milka Pralines Strawberry Cream (1,200%)
- Bulgaria: Fine Heart Chocolate (3,450%), cuisine (2,050%), Ferrero Rocher Balls (1,667%), SCITEC chocolate era (1,500%)
- Denmark: Fastelavn Bun (pastry cream filled with cardamom) (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 chocolates (1,600%), nunevot (donut in the form of an arch) (950%)
- New Zealand: Raffaello (coconut-almond truffle) (925%), Choc Cross Bun Block (900%), caramel squares (880%)
- Norway: Shrovetide rolls (rolls filled with jam with whipped cream) (6,867%), Semla (Swedish cream roll) (4,900%), rum cake (1,657%), whipped cream, (1,191%), menuett marzipan cake (1,150%)
- Pakistan: Chocolate -covered sweets (4,900%)
- Peru: Chardonnay Wine (2,750%), Marshmallow (2,750%)
- Philippines: Toblerone (chocolate) (1,750%)
- Poland: Lindor truffle box or bag (4,900%), wild boar (3,773%), Belgian chocolate shells (2,350%), salted caramel cake (1,540%)
- Portugal: Malassadas (Portuguese donuts) (1,414%), I love Milka chocolates (1,150%), dark chocolate rings (1,150%)
- Spain: Cod (3,600%), white chocolate wafer (Bueno White) (3,100%), carnival ears (fried pastries) (1,600%)
- Sweden: Golden Jelly Hearts (10,150%), Lindor irresistibly smooth milk (7,750%), red jealouser (7,600%), noblesse Hearts (4.050%)
- Switzerland: Pisco Sour (2,233%), chocolate heart (1,950%), Lindor milk balls (1,150%)
- Thailand: Mint chocolate (2,550%)
- turkey: Chocolate-covered strawberries (3,750%), chocolate pretzels (1,250%), chocolate chip minikookies (1,250%)
Food: a universal language of love
Strawberries and luxurious dinner can be popular worldwide, but the food traditions for Valentine’s Day are as diverse as the cultures they celebrate.
From Canadian heart -shaped confectionery to the fried desserts of Italy or the fine dining area of
These traditions reflect the unique identity of any culture that is characterized by lifestyle preferences and constantly changing global food trends.
One thing is clear in the cultures and countries: On Valentine’s Day, Essen is a universal language of love and connection, regardless of whether they prefer elegant indulgences or simple expressions coming from the heart.
Curious about what your Valentine’s Food protocols reveal about you? Start with the exploration and persecution by the Myfitnespal app Today.
*Note: Brazil does not celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14; Countries such as India, Mexico, Saudi -Arabia, France, Chile, Belgium, Romania, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Morocco, Vietnam and Hong Kong do not seem to eat any other way on February 14th. Countries such as Russia, China, Egypt, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Ukraine and Greece have registered in their respective languages
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