This statistic shows various approaches British adults use when they decide to eat in instead of going out, to make the dinner different than usual. According to the survey conducted for Bord Bia Irish food board, most respondents claimed they would cook from scratch and make a special meal, while over half said they would order a takeaway.
If you decide to eat in instead of going out, but want to make eating in different to your usual dinner, would you usually do any of the following?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Cook from scratch, make a special meal
63%
Get a takeaway
54%
Try new food, experiment
46%
Buy a ‘meal deal’ from the supermarket
34%
Create ambience – table setting, candles, music, etc.
35%
Have wine with your meal/special bottle of wine
51%
Have starter/dessert – more courses
51%
Have an aperitif
24%
Be more careful about the meat or fish you serve
40%
Go to speciality/gourmet shop/buy some special food/ingredients
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Bord Bia. (October 1, 2013). If you decide to eat in instead of going out, but want to make eating in different to your usual dinner, would you usually do any of the following? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303780/ideas-to-make-eating-in-different-to-usual-dinner-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. "If you decide to eat in instead of going out, but want to make eating in different to your usual dinner, would you usually do any of the following?." Chart. October 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303780/ideas-to-make-eating-in-different-to-usual-dinner-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. (2013). If you decide to eat in instead of going out, but want to make eating in different to your usual dinner, would you usually do any of the following?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303780/ideas-to-make-eating-in-different-to-usual-dinner-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia. "If You Decide to Eat in Instead of Going Out, but Want to Make Eating in Different to Your Usual Dinner, Would You Usually Do Any of The Following?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303780/ideas-to-make-eating-in-different-to-usual-dinner-in-great-britain-uk/
Bord Bia, If you decide to eat in instead of going out, but want to make eating in different to your usual dinner, would you usually do any of the following? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303780/ideas-to-make-eating-in-different-to-usual-dinner-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
If you decide to eat in instead of going out, but want to make eating in different to your usual dinner, would you usually do any of the following? [Graph], Bord Bia, October 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303780/ideas-to-make-eating-in-different-to-usual-dinner-in-great-britain-uk/
