The festive period is a time for bonding with family, sharing gifts and creating memories over a delicious Christmas dinner. And with searches for ‘Christmas dinner ideas 2024’ soaring 22%, many people are already prepping for the big day.
However, there are often debates about the Christmas dinner – do Yorkshire Puddings belong? Which is the best trimming? Is goose better than turkey? The list goes on…
With this in mind, a new study by Global Knives has delved into the nation’s Christmas habits, uncovering that roast potatoes are officially the favourite Christmas trimming in the UK.
Roast potatoes are officially the most popular Christmas dinner trimming
The study by Global Knives asked participants to choose their top five favourite Christmas dinner trimmings to establish a rank of the most to least popular – the results are in…
|
Rank |
Christmas dinner trimming |
% of Brits who placed the trimming in their top 5 |
|
1 |
Roast potatoes |
54% |
|
2 |
Pigs in blankets |
37% |
|
3 |
Turkey |
32% |
|
=4 |
Stuffing |
30% |
|
=4 |
Gravy |
30% |
|
5 |
Yorkshire puddings |
28% |
|
6 |
Brussels sprouts |
24% |
|
7 |
Parsnips |
19% |
|
=8 |
Beef |
14% |
|
=8 |
Cauliflower cheese |
14% |
|
=8 |
Mashed potato |
14% |
|
=9 |
Cranberry sauce |
12% |
|
=9 |
Carrots |
12% |
|
10 |
Bread sauce |
9% |
The results show that roast potatoes won by a landslide, with 1 in 2 (54%) Brits considering roast potatoes as their top five favourite Christmas trimmings.
Pigs in blankets ranked in second place, with 37% of the votes – the study actually revealed that 694 million pigs in blankets will be eaten across the UK on Christmas Day, with the average person consuming 10 on the big day alone.
With turkey (32%), stuffing (30%), gravy (30%) and Yorkshire puddings (28%) populating the top five, the study from Global Knives shows that many people do believe that Yorkshire puddings belong on a Christmas dinner.
Interestingly, the controversial brussels sprout ranks in 6th place, with 24% of the nation considering this trimming to be one of their absolute favourites.
