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The average
Brit spends a staggering £51,000 in his or her lifetime - on curry!
UK adults
supposedly splash out £1,145 a head on the spicy dish every year
- an astonishing five per cent of the average salary, according to a
new study. And it's not just feeding our hunger pangs - 20 per cent
of Brits reckon it spices up their sex lives.
These sizzling
stats emerged from a poll of 3,000 hot food fans conducted by global
research company www.OnePoll.com.
The research
also revealed that over a third of people admitted having physical
cravings for curry and 20 per cent confessed to getting
"cranky" if deprived of their favourite dish, facts that
have been well-known in the industry for many years.
Almost half of
Brits cook curries at home at least once a week and spend an average
of £30 per month on supplies in the supermarket.
One in 10
Brits eat curry out at least once a week, with men twice more likely
to head out for a curry session than women.
And there's no
doubting the nation's favourite main dish - the good old Chicken
Tikka Masala, which is top choice for both men and women.
Men still tend
to opt for hotter varieties like Madras, Jalfrezi and Vindaloo, while
women prefer milder dishes like Korma.
And the
cravings start young - with over a quarter of kids asking their
parents for curry to go on the weekly menu.
A quarter of
men admitted to delving in the fridge the morning after to get a cold
curry fix.
It is very
much a case of "plus ca change" as the results of the new
survey very much reflect a similar national survey carried out by
Patak's Real Curry Restaurant Guide over ten years ago in 1996.
The survey
also revealed that we are not above carrying out the odd 'curry con'.
One in 10
people confessed to passing off curry made from a jar of cook in
sauce as their own culinary creation at a dinner party, with the
South West region being the worst offenders.
But whether
made from scratch or bought, curry, according to the survey, still
proves the nations most desired dish, with 90 per cent of Brits
saying they feel happy and content after eating curry.
John Sewell,
spokesman for www.OnePoll.com, said: "It's incredible how much
money we spend on curry in our lifetime.
"We've
obviously got a taste for the spicy stuff and the survey goes to show
that curry really has become a staple part of our diet."
The nation's
10 top curries:
1. Chicken
Tikka Masala
2. Chicken Korma
3. Chicken Madras
4. Lamb Rogan Josh
5. Chicken Jalfrezi
6. Chicken Balti
7. Chicken
Rogan Josh
8. Chicken Dhansak
9. Prawn Korma
10. Vegetable Balti
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