Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world to honor love and connection.
Beyond flowers and sincere gestures, food plays a big role in the way people appreciate this day together.
From chocolate treats to fanciful meals, different parts of the world celebrate Valentine’s Day in their own way.
This blog plunges into food trends found in myfitnesspal food journal data, showing how people of different cultures celebrate love with food.
How we collected the data
Our MyfitnessPal business intelligence team examined food entries from January 2020 to today.
They focused on the countries where February 14 is widely celebrated and compared food newspapers to regular daily entries.
Based on this data, here are the countries where we have found the notable food trends in Valentine’s Day.
What people have eaten by country
United States: Luxurious treats and dishes
Unsurprisingly, food newspapers in the United States Valentine’s Day showed an accent on indulgence.
The strawberries coated with chocolate stole the spotlight. These beloved treats saw an astonishing point of 4,612% on February 14, making it a key characteristic of celebrations of Valentine’s Day.
The peanut butter hearts and the Brownie dough donuts followed, each seeing an increase of 2,400% of food logs.
But these are not only candies that have seen an increase in consumption on Valentine’s Day.
Luxurious meals were also very classified, especially lobster tail dishes, which saw a wave of more than 1,000% on February 14 compared to any other day.
This dear crossroads is often considered a delicacy. This shows that Americans will indulge in their loved ones on special occasions, such as Valentine’s Day.
In the United States, heart-shaped treats are always a symbol of classic love, with articles like chocolate hearts and conversation hearts that also climb in the rows.
Canada: a heart -shaped celebration
Canada’s trends for Valentine’s Day reflect those of its southern neighbor. Strawberries coated with chocolate led entries with an increase of 3,418% on the day of love according to our data.
In addition, many Canadians celebrated on February 14 with heart -shaped candies – 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%)
- Candies with cinnamon heart (+ 1,500%)
- Heart -shaped sugar cookies (+ 1,200%)
Lobster tails were also strongly presented. The newspapers of these crustaceans increased by more than 1,000%, which means that the shared appreciation of Canadians for a high-end dinner of Valentine’s Day.
United Kingdom: Luxurious flavors and inspired indulgences
Through the pond, the United Kingdom also embraces the staple food from Valentine’s Day coated with chocolate, with an increase of 3,133% of newspapers.
But the British also showed their love for savory indulgences, with a buckt of dolphinoise potatoes 2,675% more on Valentine’s Day.
Like gratin potatoes and scolded potatoes, Dauphinoise potatoes are a rich and comforting dish of accompaniment. It is made of potatoes in slices, cheese and cream.
This side is probably associated with Wellington beef, which appeared as the main dish, experiencing an increase of 1,940% of food newspapers. Known for its rich cut of high quality beef, this dish is often reserved for special occasions.
Obviously, the inhabitants of the United Kingdom also like to dine in luxury on Valentine’s Day.
Other notable trends according to our data included prooliole batteries, a French pastry tower filled with cream and covered with chocolate sauce, and lemon pie, a tangy lemon pie.
These popular French and Italian desserts have the influence of other European cultures on Valentine’s Day celebrations in the United Kingdom
Ireland: sweet and healthy indulgences of health
In Ireland, the indulgences of Valentine’s Day took an interesting turn, mixing classic romantic favorites with modern and concerned treats.
According to our data, a dish on the sweet carrot side stole the show, with a massive increase of 2,550% popularity on February 14.
However, chocolate has remained a superior candidate. Chocolate -covered treats jumped 2,200%, including chocolate strawberries, which have increased 1,800% of food logs.
Spicy hearts and chocolate truffles were also among the country’s favorite romantic treats.
Surprisingly, snacks full of protein also had notable increases in popularity on Valentine’s Day.
Salted caramel protein yogurt, chocolate pudding rich in protein with a garnish and a yogurt drink rich in orange fishing proteins have increased sharply. This shows a change towards healthier indulgences.
Australia: modern torsion on a traditional favorite
The trends in the food exploitation of Australia around Valentine’s Day were not as pronounced as in some other countries, but some treats have stood out as buttocks.
The superior indulgent food was hot cross rolls, which are spicy sweet breads that come from the United Kingdom
But this remarkable food had an Australian touch. These hot rolls were filled with caramelized flavor of the propagation of Biscoff.
This modern vision of traditional hot breads of hot cross has had a big leap in popularity, with a peak of 1133% of the newspapers on February 14.
Thus, while hot cross rolls filled with Biscoff are generally a Easter treat in Australia, they also seem to have become a favorite from Valentine’s Day.
In addition, as in other countries, strawberries coated with chocolate was a popular Valentine’s Day in Australia. Consumption that day increased by 967%, adding a new touch to their romantic celebrations.
South Africa: indulgent marshmal treats
In South Africa, marshmal treats seem to be an integral part of Valentine’s Day celebrations.
Marshmallow Pies took the spotlight with an overvoltage of 1,586% according to our data, making it the most recorded indulgence of the day.
The other favorites who recorded an increase of 1,000% or more included chocolate hearts and darling or cute pies. These “pies” are emblematic desserts in slice, marshmallow and chocolate.
South Africans also adopted classic Valentine’s Day treats. These include chocolate covered strawberries (+ 1,500%) and red velvet cupcakes (+ 824%).
Italy: rich chocolates and fried delights
In Italy, the Mugcake dominated the celebrations of Valentine’s Day. Food newspapers for this single dessert showed an amazing 4200% increase that day.
The frying treats inspired by carnival were another highlight, combining festive traditions with romantic celebrations.
These crisp confectionery were among the most popular indulgences:
- Fried chiacchiere (fried paste) (+ 1,467%)
- Castagnole (fried dough balls) (+ 1,279%)
- Di Carnevale strike (fried pastry ribbons) (+ 1 200%)
Classic Italian favorites have also held their place. The day of Valentine’s Day, Sanguinaccio (sweet blood chocolate pudding) was up 1,350% and Baci Perugina Fondentissimo (dark chocolate kisses) increased by 1 200%.
Chocolate seems to remain a symbol of love in Italy, as well as fried pastries and rich desserts.
Other notable countries (AZ)
- Algeria: Burnt chocolate cream (3800%)
- American Samoa: Icy apple cake (23 200%)
- Argentina: Red Velvet (1167%)
- Austria: Fine Hearts (1,833%), I love Milka pralines (1,400%), macaroons (1,300%), I love Milka Pralines strawberry cream (1,200%)
- Bulgaria: Fine chocolate (3,450%), cooked ham cooked (2,050%), Ferrero Rocher balls (1,667%), Scitec chocolate peanut (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%)
- The Netherlands: Hazelnut cream pralines (1,600%), non-nevot (arch-shaped donut) (950%)
- New Zealand: Raffaello (coco-Amande nut truffle) (925%), Bloc of Cross Cross (900%), caramel squares (880%)
- Norway: Shrovetide bun (bun filled with jam with whipped cream) (6,867%), semla (Swedish cream bun) (4,900%), rum cake (1 657%), whipped cream (1 191%), cake Massette to the massage (1,150%)
- Pakistan: Candy covered with chocolate (4,900%)
- Peru: Wine Chardonnay (2,750%), marshmallow (2,750%)
- Philippines: Toblerone (chocolate) (1,750%)
- Poland: Lindor Truffle Box or Bag (4,900%), wild boar (3,773%), sea shells with Belgian chocolate (2,350%), salty caramel cake (1,540%)
- Portugal: Malassadas (Portuguese donuts) (1,414%), I love Milka pralines (1,150%), dark chocolate rings (1,150%)
- Spain: COD (3,600%), white chocolate brochure bar (Bueno White) (3 100%), carnival ears (fried pastries) (1,600%)
- Suede: Golden Jelly Hearts (10,150%), Lindor Lilk irresistible Bly Smooth (7,750%), Red Jelly Hearts (7,600%), Hearts nobility (4,050%)
- Swiss: Pisco Sour (2,233%), Chocolate Heart (1,950%), Lindor Milk Balls (1,150%)
- Thailand: Mint chocolate (2,550%)
- Türkiye: Strawberries coated with chocolate (3,750%), chocolate Bretzels (1,250%), mini-kitchen with chocolate chips (1250%)
Food: a universal love language
Strawberries covered with chocolate and luxurious dinners can be popular around the world, but the food traditions of Valentine’s Day are as diverse as the cultures that celebrate them.
From heart to Canada’s heart-shaped confectionery to Italy fried desserts or gastronomic dishes of the United Kingdom, each country brings its unique flavor to the table.
These traditions reflect the unique identity of each culture, which is shaped by lifestyle preferences and global food trends in constant evolution.
One thing is clear through cultures and countries: the day of Valentine’s Day, food is a universal language of love and connection, whether you prefer elegant indulgences or simple sincere expressions.
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* Note: Brazil does not celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14; Countries including India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, France, Chile, Belgium, Romania, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Morocco, Vietnam and Hong Kong do not seem to eat differently February 14; Countries such as Russia, China, Egypt, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Ukraine and Greece have connected in their respective languages and were not translated for this article.
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