The humble doner has been named the king of kebabs

One in ten Brits eat a kebab every day!

James Carter
Authored by James Carter
Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2022 - 17:48

The humble doner has been named the king of kebabs – and 10% of Brits eat one every single day.

The study, conducted by innovative food tech company Foodhub, chewed over the nation’s kebab habits in celebration of National Kebab Day on July 8th.

Almost one in five (17%) voted doner meat as the number one, beating out competition from chicken tikka (11%) and chicken shawarma (9%).

The classic takeaway kebab has long been a favourite for post-sunset snacking, and almost two thirds of the UK (64%) say the best time to eat a kebab is late at night.

The takeaway treat, with origins in Middle Eastern cuisine, has become a British takeaway staple and over one in 10 takeaway fans admit to eating a kebab every day, with 15% of Brits claiming they have one several times a week!

Elsewhere, the survey revealed that pitta is the best kebab bread (42%), while flatbread was second favourite (27%), and a wrap (18%) came in third. Naan bread was favoured by just 10% of kebab fans.

Brits favourite top five ingredients needed to make the perfect kebab include onion (51%), lettuce (49%), tomato (46%), cucumber (41%) and peppers (31%).

Garlic mayo (17%) has been named number one kebab sauce. Yoghurt and mint (13%), hot sauce (12%), ketchup (11%) and ordinary mayo also made up the top five (10%).

Emma Stockman, spokesperson from the Foodhub Marketing team, said: “To celebrate National Kebab Day, we wanted to find out all the nitty gritty behind Britain’s love of the legendary kebab.

“Our survey revealed that over half of the UK (55%) get their kebab from a local takeaway or restaurant, so Foodhub is proud to be able to help the UK when it comes to fulfilling the nation’s kebab needs.

“We’ve recently launched a Love Local initiative meaning that the more customers order from their local independent takeaways, the more hot meals we’ll donate to a charity in that local area. We’re also on average 15% cheaper than our competitors, so we’re also cost effective too when those kebab cravings kick in!”

When it comes to kebab love in the regions, doner meat was crowned the king of kebab in East Anglia (20%), East Midlands (21%), London (16%), Northern Ireland (20%), Scotland (20%), South East (16%), South West (22%), Wales (20%) and Yorkshire and the Humber (18%).

Elsewhere, the North East (17%) and West Midlands (16%) elected chicken tikka as the ultimate kebab meat, whereas the North West named chicken shawarma as their go-to filling of choice.

However you eat your kebab, all these options and so much more are available from your local takeaway/restaurant on the Foodhub app and website: https://foodhub.co.uk/

BRITS FAVOURITE KEBAB FILLING

  1. Doner meat (17%)
  2. Chicken tikka (11%)
  3. Chicken shawarma (9%)
  4. Chicken doner (7%)
  5. Shish (6%)

BRITS FAVOURITE KEBAB TOPPING

  1. Onion (51%)
  2. Lettuce (49%)
  3. Tomato (46%)
  4. Cucumber (41%)
  5. Peppers (31%)
  6. Sweetcorn (26%)
  7. Jalapenos (21%)
  8. Cabbage (21%)
  9. Pickles (15%)
  10. Cheese (14%)

BRITS FAVOURITE KEBAB DRESSING

  1. Garlic mayo (17%)
  2. Yoghurt and mint (13%)
  3. Hot sauce (12%)
  4. Ketchup (11%)
  5. Mayo (10%)
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