On National Cheese Lover’s Day, it’s socially acceptable to wipe clean the fondue tray (and any day after that – we won’t judge!)
“National [fill-in-the-blank] Day”s just keep getting more and more superb — if you’re timely enough to stumble upon their hashtag,
that is…
On Monday, the country recognized… National Cheese Lover’s Day! (Word has it Monday also saw an inauguration, a Civil Rights activist holiday, and my friend’s first day at a new job — but all of these probably also involved cheese consumption, right?)
In all seriousness, there’s a lot going on this month. If you find yourself overwhelmed, reeling like a broken clock’s ailing tick-tock, rest assured, there is hope: your cheese drawer says so.
In both their 2024 and 2025 cheese trend reports, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin defined food as “the glue that binds relationships.”
Cheese has, the year’s research revealed, “the power to bring people closer together, whether that’s creating moments for loved ones, gathering for a special occasion, or falling in love over a shared appreciation of cheese.”
Now, we all know cheese can’t actually put out wildfires or cross political quarries or grant my friend the very best workforce experience of his life, but it’s true that cheese is a uniquely social food, derivative of the kind of connection and variety we seek out in our everyday lives.
Not only is cheese highly cultural — with many countries, and even states, producing numerous local and national varieties of their own — but it is also a go-to dairy food for people who have otherwise had to avoid dairy; it’s an ode to humanity’s continuous ingenuity (though discovered by accident!); it’s consumed by 96% of Americans, therefore maybe the safest of all conversation starters; and it has historically served as the centerpiece for social gatherings, events, and honorariums (particularly in Europe and the U.S.), making it a literal point of connection across socioeconomic groups.
All of this and, well, cheese’s tastiness, we say merits a National Cheese Lover’s Day nod, indeed.
If you’re late to the celebration, no sweat: Our Hoard’s Dairyman Farm Creamery cheese selection has you covered.