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Over half of Brits have tried to recreate favourite holiday meal after coming home
Pizza and pasta dishes eaten abroad top the list of meals Brits will try to recreate for themselves after returning home from a holiday, a study has found.The poll of 2,000 adults found that more than half have attempted to recreate their favourite holiday dishes in their own kitchen after returning home.Spanish, Italian, and Greek cuisines were found to be the most popular to replicate, with Greek salad, Spanish tapas, paella, and tacos also appearing high on the list.And ingredients Brits are most eager to add to their shopping trolley after returning from a holiday include plantain, paella rice, snails, olives, and feta cheese.The research, commissioned by Ocado, also found 48% of those with a family said their loved ones have “begged” them to add a meal eaten abroad to the weekly menu.And over half (51%) have tried to impress family and friends with their “exotic” cooking once returning from a holiday.But despite the urge to reinvent international dishes, just over two-thirds (68%) admitted their first attempt was a complete flop.Lisa McDowell, for Ocado Retail, said: “Food is central to many people’s holidays, with friends and family coming together to indulge in delicious meals in scenic settings.“Once we return home, those meals are often one of the things we miss most, and so recreating these dishes helps us to reminisce and keep that holiday spirit alive.”Having no food in the house was the biggest worry for 21% of travellers once returning home – with 41% doing a food shop from the comfort of their sunbed to stock the fridge for their return.One in five holidaymakers (21%) have chosen a destination purely based on the food, with 49% claiming to be passionate about expanding their food horizons.And 49% enjoy
