What is National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day?
Each year on April 4th, National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day celebrates a blue ribbon dish that features chicken, ham, and cheese.
"Blue Ribbon" is the French word Cordon Bleu, which means "Blue Ribbon." This dish is a twist on Veal Cordon Bleu's popular Veal Cordon Bleu. It's a flattened chicken breast wrapped around ham (or occasionally prosciutto or Canadian bacon) and cheese, such as Swiss or Gruyere. Toothpicks hold the chicken together until being dipped in an egg wash and breaded. tipped in an egg wash and breaded.
The Cincinnati Gourmet Stanley Demos' oldest recipe we were able to find was in a March 1964 edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Despite some myths, it is an American dish. In his column, Demos mentions that he suggested chicken rather than veal "to be different." It has been a popular dish since..
