What are you doing this Monday May 6? Apparently, you should eat a hot dog since that’s undoubtedly what thousands of Quebecers will do to celebrate the news Quebec steam day.Yes, we should not underestimate the power of social networks, even though everything is unofficial.
This new “national holiday” was born from a joke by the popular comedian Mathieu Dufour, nicknamed Math Duff, who wanted May 6 to become steamed hot dog day. For what? Simply because when you say “six mai” out loud quickly, it sounds like “steamed”.
Do we need a better excuse to enjoy hot dogs? It seems not.
It didn’t take anything more for social networks to catch fire, but also for giants of the fast food and restaurants in Quebec follow the parade. If the man who doesn’t half-ass his comic ideas will stop at nothing, he has found another Quebec company, Lafleur, to embark on his unusual project.
Lafleur got on board with Math Duff’s project, providing a hot dog truck in his image. @lafleur.qc | Instagram
Indeed, Math Duff officially has his Lafleur hot dog truck with which he will travel the streets of Quebec this Monday, May 6 to distribute hot dogs steamed. This blue vehicle is decorated with his face and the words “Happy Quebec Day of steamed to all! “.
During the weekend, he even went to New York, to Times Square, because a huge hot dog is currently on display there. Of course, this gigantic hot dog has no connection with the day of May 6… but an advertisement was still shared during its presence in The Big Apple. What timing Perfect!
What was born from a joke actually takes on disproportionate proportions…which we love! The comedian even shared stories Instagram on Sunday, May 5, reported reports from fans that their local grocery stores were running out of hot dog buns. Not all traders were ready for the Math Duff effect.
Are the fast food of Quebec will have record traffic this Monday? It’s something to watch out for, but based on the excitement created on the web, everything suggests that the hot dog industry will be able to thank Math Duff, while Mondays are not known to be days of high demand for this type of food.
If you want to know how it all started, here’s a little reminder.
In a video shared on his social networks, the comedian says he tried, in 2023, to convince Minister Legault to formalize the event, but without obtaining a response. On May 6, Math Duff declared that this was a logical continuation of the other special days of May, “…after “May The Fourth” and “Cinco De Mayo”, would come “Six De Saucisse””, he proposed. joking.
However, Math Duff, who now has 255,000 subscribers on Instagram and 223,000 on TikTok, had not yet said his last word. He was back, this April 30, 2024, with a more concrete plan:
“I’m going to need you to make this project work because I think that to start a tradition you just have to start it […] On May 6th, I need everyone, immediately, to add to your calendar that May 6th is the Quebec steam day. Once it’s on the agenda, I find that it’s already very concrete. Second, everyone needs to eat steamed hot dogs on May 6th. […] “, he explained, before bursting into flames with several of the craziest ideas.
It must be believed that even he was impressed to see the extent of his influence, while the Quebec steam day is really becoming a thing across the province.
