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One in 10 adults shown pictures of green veg failed to identify cabbages and asparagus

Veg mix up! Brits don't know their cabbages from their kale

MILLIONS of Brits are so oblivious about fresh vegetables they can’t tell a pea from a green bean and don’t know what a leek or a Brussel sprout looks like, a new study has found.

One in 10 adults shown pictures of green veg failed to identify cabbages and asparagus, while one in six couldn’t spot leeks, and a massive one in five had trouble with fresh garden peas.

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Takeaways can increase your carbon footprint

Takeaways can increase your carbon footprint by upto 450%

We all know that feeling of wanting to save the washing up and order from your favourite takeaway, but do you know how much energy is used when ordering from the likes of Deliveroo, UberEats, or Just Eat?

A new study from Uswitch has revealed how much Co2 is emitted when ordering food delivery, what that is equivalent to, and how your cooking and eating habits are affecting your...

Takeaways have rocketed during the pandemic

Chinese is the UK's Top Takeaway as Nation On Track to Spend 11 Billion This Year

Takeaway spending surged by more than 50% a few weeks after the first lockdown. The average Brit used to spend around £12 a month on takeaway, but this jumped to more than £20 a month as more people used takeaways to treat themselves while staying in. One in ten Brits order a takeaway at least once a weekend and more than half of us know exactly which restaurant we fancy before going online...

Thanks to Just Eat many homeless and vulnerable people could eat this christmas

Christmas Meal Appeal raised more than £600k to help feed homeless and vulnerable

Funds for more than 120,000 meals have been donated to vulnerable and homeless people across the country in time for Christmas, thanks to the Just Eat Christmas Meal Appeal launched in partnership with charities Social Bite and FoodCycle.

The initiative which launched on 7th December with emotional pleas from a host of celebrities including Dame Helen Mirren, Rob Brydon and Sir Chris...

Marco Pierre White will be hosting 30 online lessons

Marco Pierre White Reveals Secrets Of The Stove

The UK’s best known chef, who has one of his restaurants in Plymouth, is one of the main draws of a brand new BBC e-learning service that offers never before access to the minds of some of the world’s greatest creative talents.

Fans of Marco Pierre White, whose restaurant is located at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Armada Way, can now enjoy over 30 online lessons where he reveals some of...

Top 10 restaurants to enjoy vegan fare in London

There was a time when being vegan was considered nothing more than a “trend” that would pass after some time. But nowadays, enjoying a plant-based lifestyle is becoming more and more commonplace.

Yes, veganism has come a long way as more and more people are becoming conscious about the quality of food that they consume. With the ongoing environmental crisis and increasing awareness...

Half of people admit they have disliked a food before even trying it

Brits lose touch with taste...

It was discovered that almost one in five adults (17%) feel uncomfortable describing flavour profiles, with 1 in 5 (21%) refusing to try a new dish if they don’t like the way it looks - regardless of the flavour.

The research comes from recipe box Gousto as it partners with the divisive delicacy Marmite, to launch a new range of tantalising recipes inviting people to indulge in new...

Favourite sandwich revealed

The UK's favourite sandwich is revealed

The much-maligned burger has been crowned as Britain’s favourite sandwich, according to new research to celebrate World Sandwich Day (November 3rd).

The Burger– whether beef or chicken – came out top in a study by food delivery app Foodhub, who polled 2,000 Brits to find 2020’s most-loved sandwich.

A quarter of the nation (25%) voted for the burger as their favourite...

McDonald’s is putting on a series of free events for the family

A week of free entertainment and activities

2020 has seen the cancellation of live music, football coaching and family events across the UK, and as local and national restrictions tighten, McDonald’s is putting on a series of free events designed to give a little lift to our UK and Ireland communities.

Starting on Monday 26th October, the brand will host daily fun football sessions with Peter Crouch and Lioness Lucy Bronze and...

The favourite side to fish and chips revealed

Survey reveals the UK’s ultimate fish and chip order

Fish and chips go together like sun and sea but what do us Brits like to have with them? According to a survey of 2,000 UK adults carried out by UKCaravans4hire.com , the battle of the sauces has finally been answered with the most popular accompaniment being mushy peas (25.6%) followed by curry sauce (18.5%) and lastly, gravy (8.3%).

As a nation, the findings reveal the classic salt...

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