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Food and Drink on Female First
It looks like the traditional Sunday roast is undergoing a radical change as Brits become more adventurous.
Research conducted by Asda shows we are changing what we would normally find on a roast dinner plate, with venison becoming a popular meat and sweet potatoes and Mediterranean vegetables taking over from roasties and the more traditional carrots and cabbage.
80% of Brits are still religiously eating a roast ever week, but the research showed that a contemporary roast now includes kale, sweet potatoes roasted in coconut oil, cous cous cakes, rosemary and garlic lentils and black pudding sitting alongside a joint of venison.
Healthy food swaps born from the likes of Jamie Oliver and Tom Kerridge are proving ever popular. Over half of Brits would choose sweet potatoes cooked in coconut oil or roasted med veg over the carb heavy traditional roast spud. A further one in three shun regular cabbage for fashionable kale, and a quarter of us are throwing out the stuffing in favour of cous cous cakes.
However, there are two things that always make it onto the plate at a Sunday roast, and that is Yorkshire puds and gravy. A whopping 98% say that they would never serve a roast dinner without them.
The sales speak for themselves; stealing green cabbage's crown is kale, which outsells its leafy cousin by five times as much. Over the last two years, kale sales have increased by 265% and also popular Cavolo Nero up 45% whilst sales of green cabbage are down by 12%.
The sales speak for themselves; stealing green cabbage's crown is kale, which outsells its leafy cousin by five times as much. Over the last two years, kale sales have increased by 265% and also popular Cavolo Nero up 45% whilst sales of green cabbage are down by 12%.
Even dishes of yester year such as bone marrow, bone broth, crispy pig ears and sweet breads are making a return to the Sunday dinner table. The majority (85%) of people admit they incorporate the unusual dishes to impress their Sunday guests with their culinary knowledge.
When it comes to meat, Brits are becoming more adventurous, with leaner meats such as venison becoming a popular alternative for a Sunday dinner. It's no wonder Asda has seen sales rise by 400% in the past year. However, when it comes to meat it's not about taste, it's about making it last. A huge 79% of people say they aim to get at least four meals out of one joint of meat meaning cuts such as shoulder and loin are proving popular.
Even the obscure is piquing people's interesting with over a quarter of people saying they'd incorporate haggis, offal, gizzard or tongue if it was deemed on trend at the time and was a cost effective way of doing a roast.