Brits prefer mum’s home cooking
Britons secretly prefer mum’s home cooking to their partners’ – and would go home for mum’s grub over a swanky meal at a five star restaurant.
British blokes in particular would even give up watching the footie and going out with their mates for some of their mum’s nosh, according to new study released today.
The study was commissioned by Richmond Sausages, who are searching for the nation’s favourite sausage based recipe - giving the winning Brit a huge £10,000.
The results reveal our partners should be taking more tips from ‘mother’, with almost a third (31%) of us admitting that we wished our partner would cook more like our dearest mums.
Nearly a quarter (24%) of us wouldn’t dare share this with our partner though, through fear of an argument erupting.
Almost a third (29%) of men in Britain put their mum’s home cooking above their mates and even above supporting their beloved footie team.
The research results demonstrate that British mums undoubtedly know what they’re doing in the kitchen, as almost half of the nation (40%) rate their mum’s home cooking above anyone else’s - including that of a five star restaurants.
If we can’t get back for mum’s cooking, then for almost a third of us (30%), even just the smell of someone else making our favourite childhood meal can evoke sentimental memories of home.
According to the survey, the nations favourite ‘tastes’ that would take them home included bangers and mash and sausages, chips and beans!
The top 5 ‘tastes that bring them home’:
1. Roast Dinner 62%
2. Shepherd’s Pie 44%
3. Bangers and Mash 41%
4. Sausages, chips and beans 40%
5. Fry up 35%
Richmond has launched ‘The Taste That Brings Them Home’ competition to celebrate the nation’s love for mum’s home cooked meals. Derek Williamson, Marketing Director of Kerry Foods said: "An overwhelming 40 per cent of the population prefer their mum’s home cooking to anyone else’s, so we want to find and celebrate the nations ultimate ‘taste that brings them home’ recipe.”
Richmond has called for the help of James Martin’s and Lesley Waters’ mums, Sue and Frances to help find the nation’s favourite Richmond Sausage based recipe.
Sue Martin remembers the tastes that used to bring James home: “It’s great to see that mum’s home cooked meals are still loved by the nation and it’s really nice to know that our efforts in the kitchen are appreciated! Sausages, chips and beans and toad in the hole were definitely popular in our household and James still loves to come home to enjoy some of my cooking. I can’t wait to find out what the nation’s favourite sausage based recipe is and with a £10,000 prize for the winner – what an incentive to enter!”
To enter the competition, Brits are being urged to post favourite recipe ideas online at: richmondsausages.co.uk
