Traditional British recipes were revived by households during post-pandemic life, and as such, these classic recipes remain within our top 5 dishes. However, they look set to be overtaken as cuisines such as fusion and mexican foods become some of the top climbers in our roundup below. Take a look to find out what other dishes featured.
Brits Will Priortise Balanced Meals Packed With Veggies in 2022
Our survey found that balanced meals remained the most popular type of dish, and our roundup of the nation's top vegetables shows how we're seeing more potential to pack goodness into our healthy dishes, by branching out on the contents.
Peppers, Green Beans and Mushrooms Will Be Key Climbers
Again, reflecting the nation's passion for fusion food, 2022 will feature a wider mixture of veggies ideal for stir frying. We're already reaching for carrot and courgette, and as cooking repertoires grow we may even look for more cuisine-specific additions. Searches for 'how to cut pak choi' are up by 110%, and this esssential Asian cooking component may be added to our shopping trolleys more frequently in 2022.
2021 UK’s Top 10 Favourite Vegetables & Total Order Quantity
1. Peppers: 6,958,406
2. Green beans: 3,332,444
3. Courgette: 2,538,587
4. Carrot: 2,212,809
5. Baby Spinach: 1,978,171
6. Aubergine: 1,703,652
7. Baby Gem Lettuce: 1,365,322
8. Tomatoes: 1,340,712
9. Mushrooms: 842,118
10. Rocket: 835,550
Brits Will Priortise Balanced Meals Packed With Veggies in 2022
Our survey found that balanced meals remained the most popular type of dish, and our roundup of the nation's top vegetables shows how we're seeing more potential to pack goodness into our healthy dishes, by branching out on the contents.
Peppers, Green Beans and Mushrooms Will Be Key Climbers
Again, reflecting the nation's passion for fusion food, 2022 will feature a wider mixture of veggies ideal for stir frying. We're already reaching for carrot and courgette, and as cooking repertoires grow we may even look for more cuisine-specific additions. Searches for 'how to cut pak choi' are up by 110%, and this esssential Asian cooking component may be added to our shopping trolleys more frequently in 2022.
2021 UK’s Top 10 Favourite Vegetables & Total Order Quantity
1. Peppers: 6,958,406
2. Green beans: 3,332,444
3. Courgette: 2,538,587
4. Carrot: 2,212,809
5. Baby Spinach: 1,978,171
6. Aubergine: 1,703,652
7. Baby Gem Lettuce: 1,365,322
8. Tomatoes: 1,340,712
9. Mushrooms: 842,118
10. Rocket: 835,550
HelloFresh has studied the approach to cooking, eating and selecting food of 1,038 respondents across the UK and reveals how the "food at home" culture is changing.
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The Food Trends 2022 report uses internal data based on the recipe choices made by HelloFresh UK customers. Data relates to January 2020 - September 2021. Supplementary data was included to provide a wider context to UK’s food trends. Search volumes are based on the average number of searches per month for a query using data from Ahrefs. Search increases were found using data from Google Trends, with timeframes specified in the above copy.