Britain now a nation of chefs who cook more than the French

• Britain spent more time than French and cook a wider range of cuisine. (And when in the kitchen, 50% of Britons spend more than 30 minutes cooking, while 27% of the French do so)
• The French prefer dining out and sticking to home-grown family recipes  (72% of Britons cook at home every day, compared to 59% in France.)
• People in France tend to produce more, with 47% preparing two courses or more compared with 18% of Britons.
• The French eat out on average three times a month compared to twice a month in Britain.
• 93% of Britons and 87% of French said they cooked Italian food; 76% of Britons and 40% of French cooked Chinese; 76% of Britons and 31% of French cooked Indian; and 62% of Britons and 55% of French cooked Spanish.
• The French cooked more Moroccan food than the British, with 49% to 43% ever preparing such dishes.
• While Italian was the favorite foreign food for both countries, just one% of French respondents said British cuisine was their favorite.
• Olive readers thought that 1970s favorite crepe suzette was the dish which best symbolized French cuisine, while the French said it was veal, followed by foie gras.
• Madame Figaro voters reckoned Christmas pudding best symbolized British cuisine. British readers said it was a roast dinner with Yorkshire pudding, followed by fish and chips then a full English breakfast.

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