{"id":130743,"date":"2023-09-21T21:48:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130743"},"modified":"2023-09-21T21:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:48:21","slug":"bovril-dropped-for-balsamic-as-uk-homes-replace-traditional-staples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/world-news\/bovril-dropped-for-balsamic-as-uk-homes-replace-traditional-staples\/","title":{"rendered":"Bovril dropped for balsamic as UK homes replace traditional staples"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bovril dropped for balsamic as UK homes go gourmet: Couscous, harissa and coconut milk replace traditional staples like corned beef, condensed milk and spam<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bovril and sardines, once common in U.K. cupboards, are falling out of fashion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Baked beans, biscuits, tinned soup, and lentils remain popular after forty years\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>British cupboards are now home to staples few would have heard of in 1980 including couscous, harissa and coconut milk, according to a study.<\/p>\n<p>Research among 2,000 adults found one in three homes now have a bottle of soy sauce available at all times, 10 per cent always have rice crackers and 25 per cent consider balsamic vinegar an essential ingredient.<\/p>\n<p>However, corned beef, condensed milk and spam are only likely to be found in a parent&#8217;s or grandparent&#8217;s cupboard &#8211; along with tinned peaches (27 per cent), tinned sardines (21 per cent) and Bovril (21 per cent).<\/p>\n<p>But some favourites have stood the test of time, with baked beans, biscuits, tinned soup, chopped tomatoes, tinned tuna, and lentils still commonplace after 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Almost a fifth (18 per cent) believe there are five to ten items at the back of their cupboards which are long past their use by date.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/19\/75699161-0-image-a-1_1695322330900.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Couscous is among some of the &#8216;new&#8217; ingredient staples found in British cupboards (file image)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/19\/75699413-0-image-a-4_1695322460723.jpg\" height=\"590\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Coconut milk is also among new products that have muscled their way onto British palates (file image)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/19\/75699257-0-image-a-2_1695322382891.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Research has found one in three British households now have soy sauce on hand (file image)<\/p>\n<p>And 61 per cent even think they&#8217;ve got spices, tins or bags with foodstuffs that are up to four years old.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly one in ten respondents say they can&#8217;t remember the last time they had a proper sort-out of their kitchen cupboards, as 52 per cent admit they worry about throwing away and wasting staple foodstuffs.<\/p>\n<p>Just over eight in ten (83 per cent) are likely to save cooked food and use them as leftovers, rather than throw them away.<\/p>\n<p>Of these, 79 per cent hate to see food wasted, and 51 per cent fret about how much more expensive food is now, according to the OnePoll.com data.<\/p>\n<p>To bulk out their meals, 48 per cent are adding more vegetables, and 32 per cent will include old leftovers in a new meal.<\/p>\n<p>Around a fifth (19 per cent) will experiment with the items in their cupboards to enhance a meal they&#8217;re making and reduce waste.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to helping others, half of us (49 per cent) have donated to food banks and charities &#8211; with 19 per cent donating more to food bank in recent years to help with the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/19\/75699285-0-image-a-10_1695322522625.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>British classic Bovril is among the products to have become less popular over recent decades\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/19\/75699315-0-image-a-8_1695322513562.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tinned sardines, once a staple in many U.K. larders, are now only found in 21 per cent of them\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/19\/75699345-0-image-a-9_1695322518287.jpg\" height=\"618\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Research found that tinned tuna remained popular, coming in at the eighth most common cupboard staple\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The study was commissioned by SPAR to launch its &#8216;Giving One Million Meals&#8217; project with charity FareShare.<\/p>\n<p>SPAR is donating \u00a3250,000, with contributions from Coco-Cola and Robinsons, and for every \u00a31 given, FareShare can redistribute enough food for the equivalent of four meals to people in need across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Suzanne Dover from SPAR said: &#8216;We understand how important it is to have the cupboard essentials you need to hand and it&#8217;s really interesting to see how these essentials have changed over the years and which are still our firm favourites.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Polly Bianchi, director of fundraising at FareShare, added: &#8216;The donation will make a significant contribution to our work getting good-to-eat food, which might otherwise go to waste, to people who need it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As the winter months approach, our network of 8,500 charities across the UK will be working hard to provide hearty, nourishing meals for people in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Each group provides vital wraparound services to support people impacted by the cost of living crisis and the contribution made will go a long way to strengthening those communities.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>BRITS&#8217; TOP 40 LARDER STAPLES<\/h3>\n<p>1. Pasta<\/p>\n<p>2. Baked beans<\/p>\n<p>3. Rice<\/p>\n<p>4. Chopped tomatoes<\/p>\n<p>5. Olive oil<\/p>\n<p>6. Gravy<\/p>\n<p>7. Biscuits<\/p>\n<p>8. Tinned tuna<\/p>\n<p>9. Jams and marmalades<\/p>\n<p>10. Tinned soup<\/p>\n<p>11. Porridge oats<\/p>\n<p>12. Tomato puree<\/p>\n<p>13. Pasta sauces<\/p>\n<p>14. Soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>15. Honey<\/p>\n<p>16. Chocolate bars<\/p>\n<p>17. Tinned sweetcorn<\/p>\n<p>18. Kidney beans<\/p>\n<p>19. Chickpeas<\/p>\n<p>20. Balsamic Vinegar<\/p>\n<p>21. Dried Fruit<\/p>\n<p>22. Cereal Bars<\/p>\n<p>23. Lentils<\/p>\n<p>24. Sweet chilli sauce<\/p>\n<p>25. Sweets<\/p>\n<p>26. White wine vinegar<\/p>\n<p>27. Pesto<\/p>\n<p>28. Couscous<\/p>\n<p>29. Coconut milk<\/p>\n<p>30. Seeds<\/p>\n<p>31. Rice Crackers<\/p>\n<p>32. Noodles<\/p>\n<p>33. Harissa paste<\/p>\n<p>34. Teriyaki sauce<\/p>\n<p>35. Quinoa<\/p>\n<p>36. Bulgur Wheat<\/p>\n<p>37. Orzo<\/p>\n<p>38. Miso paste<\/p>\n<p>39. Mirin<\/p>\n<p>40. 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