WALES GOES BARMY FOR BBQS
BRITS are becoming ever more adventurous when it comes to barbecues – rustling up ostrich steak, a full English and even chicken curry over the coals.
A roast dinner, spag bol and rabbit stew are all dishes Brits say they have made in the open.
We even love to fire up the barbie in winter, in a downpour, by the side of the road or even in a car park.
Thirty-two per cent of barbecue lovers in Wales say they carry on cooking through the rain.
Thirty-three per cent of those in Wales have already hosted or attended a BBQ in 2018 and 32% would rather buy a new barbie than have to clean one.
More than one in five (21%) of Brits surveyed attended our first barbie of 2018 in January, 35% of us are happy to carry on cooking in the rain while 12% of us have chowed down in a car park.
On average Brits spend £10.64 per person while hosting a BBQ and reckon they cater for around six more guests than actually attend.
The survey for Stokes Sauces by Atomik Research showed 48% of Brits say sausages are their favourite BBQ food, followed by beef burgers (45%), and chicken kebabs (29%).
Tomato sauce is the nation’s favourite, with 39% favouring ketchup followed by BBQ sauce (33%), mayonnaise (32%) and burger relish (27%).
Nearly half (48%) of Brits have hosted or attended a barbecue this year, with a massive 85% of Millennials aged 25-34 having been to one.
Thirty-nine per cent of Millennials went to a barbie in January in the depths of winter – and nearly half (45%) of Millennials have had a BBQ for breakfast.
Forty-one per cent of Brits surveyed said their top side dish is a mixed salad, followed by coleslaw (38%) and potato salad (37%).
But barbecue-going Brits turn up their noses at couscous, with just 14% preferring it as a side dish and only 16% going for grilled halloumi.
When asked what unusual dishes they had cooked on the BBQ, Brits said they had made fish and chips, ostrich, chicken curry, roast dinner, a full English, mashed potato, rabbit stew, spaghetti Bolognese, pizza, baked bananas, stir fry, a cake and porridge.
Fourteen per cent say they have attended a barbecue outside their office, 14% have cooked up at the roadside and 12% in a car park.
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