New food is favourite in UK as we lose taste for traditional

New food is favourite in UK as we lose taste for traditional View Image

Britain is losing its appetite for classic “meat and two veg” meals, as new data reveals that traditional dishes like Sausage & Mash and Fish & Chips are being swapped for more adventurous, non-native alternatives - especially Asian comfort food. According to Plate of the Nations, HelloFresh’s global cuisine trends report, the UK is yearning to travel with its tastebuds with more than half now eating British cuisine less than once a month, and only 22% considering it their favourite.

In 2025, Asian Sticky Beef was the most-ordered HelloFresh recipe in the UK, followed closely by Butter Chicken Masala. Chicken remains the nation’s go-to protein, featuring in six of the UK’s top ten HelloFresh dishes, including favou