British Council Project - Exploring Culture through Food - Survey results from Congleton High

Traditional Food How often do students eat traditional food at home? ·       20% of students questioned eat traditional British food regularly. ·       80% eat it sometimes.

Students’ favourite traditional meals include: Fish and Chips, Sunday ‘Roast’ (meat, potatoes, vegetables), ‘English breakfast’ (bacon, eggs, sausages, beans, mushrooms, tomato, toast), Shepherd’s pie (minced meat & gravy, topped with mashed potato), ‘Toad in the hole’ (Yorkshire pudding with sausage and gravy), and Steak pudding.

Food from other cultures ·       95% of students regularly eat food from other cultures at home.

The most popular foods from other cultures are: ·       Indian  (70%) ·       Italian (pasta, spaghetti, etc) (60%) ·       Others include Chinese (45%), Mexican (Chilli etc) (40%), Thai (15%), Spanish, Japanese, French, Turkish, American and Cypriot.

Fast food How often do students eat fast food? ·       5% regularly eat fast food. ·       85% sometimes eat fast food. ·       10% never eat fast food.

Do students prefer fast food, traditional or food from other cultures? ·       50% prefer fast food. ·       20% prefer traditional food. ·       25% prefer food from other cultures ·       5% like fast food and food from other cultures equally.

Is fast food more popular now than traditional food? ·       80% believe it is.

The main reasons students think fast food is more popular include: ·       It’s quick and easy ·       There are lots of fast food outlets. ·       It’s cheaper. ·       Fast food is advertised a lot. ·       It tastes better.