BRITS have put Italian dishes at the top of their list of favourite cuisines.
Spaghetti Bolognese has been voted the UK’s favourite pasta dish in a new study.
Researchers found popular Italian dishes are now making their way to British dinner tables on a nightly basis.
And with World Pasta Day last Saturday, results showed lasagne, carbonara and meatballs with tagliatelle are amongst the favourite pasta based meals regularly served up to families.
Despite an ongoing fondness for traditional British favourites such as fish and chips and a roast dinner, nine out of 10 families love a pasta based dish.
Households up and down the country will include classic Italian meals and those derived from staple pasta dishes, such as macaroni cheese, chicken and bacon penne, and pesto pasta as part of their weekly repertoire of meals.
Seven out of 10 claim these Italian inspired choices are the only dishes enjoyed by every single member of the family.
A spokeswoman for Citalia, which carried out the poll of 2,000 adults in conjunction with World Pasta Day said: “For years spaghetti bolognese has been a classic dish that many of us have grown up with, but despite more sophisticated eating habits over the past few years and an abundance of newly created recipes from all over the world, the classic Italian spaghetti bolognese is still very much the nation’s favourite.”
Adding: “Many British chefs champion Italian dishes because they are packed with nutrition, are generally crowd-pleasers and are easy to cook in bulk; they’re great for busy households.
“As such, pasta is now more popular than ever with many household cooks putting a British spin on Italian classics and opting to serve up spaghetti bolognese, above the classic meat and two veg.”
The top 10 favourite pasta dishes are: spaghetti bolognese, lasagne, carbonara, macaroni cheese, chicken and bacon pasta, pesto pasta, meatballs and tagliatelle, pasta with feta and sun dried tomatoes, cannelloni, ravioli.
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