Experts at premium appliance brand AEG analysed the average monthly search volume on Google of various British classics – from bangers and mash to rice pudding – before ranking them from highest to lowest to determine which ones are the most popular.
10. Lemon Drizzle Cake
Completing the top ten is lemon drizzle cake, with 129,579 average monthly searches. This sweet treat is most popular in Bristol with 296 searches per 100,000 people, followed by Plymouth with 294 and Oxford with 285.
9. English Breakfast
Next is the English breakfast, with 130,333 average monthly searches. Residents of Oxford, London, and Manchester favour this dish more than any other area in the UK, with 549, 482, and 302 searches per 100,000 people.
8. Shepherd’s Pie
Taking the eighth spot is shepherd’s pie, with 144,162 average monthly searches. Oxford makes the most online searches for this dish at 382 per 100,000 people, followed by Leeds (313) and Birmingham (274).
7. Toad in the Hole
In seventh place is toad in the hole, with 185,876 average monthly searches. This traditional dish is the most popular in Plymouth, Bristol, and Oxford, with 440, 430, and 418 searches per 100,000 people.
6. Apple Crumble
Apple crumble takes the sixth position, with 195,697 average monthly searches. A classic dessert that goes perfectly with custard or simply some vanilla ice cream, residents in Oxford, Bristol, and Leeds make the most online searches at 463, 402, and 394 per 100,000 people.
5. Cottage Pie
With 196,151 average monthly searches, cottage pie is in fifth place. The areas searching for this hearty dish the most are Plymouth, Bristol, and Worcester, with 505, 465, and 431 searches per 100,000 people.
4. Victoria Sponge
The first dessert on the list, Victoria sponge, places fourth, with 249,221 average monthly searches. The jam and cream-filled cake is most popular in Plymouth, with 559 searches per 100,000 people, followed by Bristol with 530and Oxford with 525.
3. Sunday Roast
In third place is the Sunday roast, with 263,165 average monthly searches. Southern areas favour this meal, with Oxford, London, and Bristol making the most searches at 972, 787, and 593 per 100,000 people.
2. Fish and chips
Fish and chips, the classic seaside staple, takes second place, with 488,584 average monthly searches. The areas that favour this traditional meal the most are Brighton, with 2,434 searches per 100,000 people, Edinburgh, with 1,752, and Oxford, with 1,613.
1. Yorkshire Pudding
The Yorkshire pudding has been crowned the UK’s favourite traditional food, with over half a million (523,506) monthly searches on Google. Yorkshire pudding takes the top spot as the most popular British food, with 523,506 average monthly searches. The famous Yorkshire pudding is most popular in Leeds, Middlesbrough, and Plymouth, each with 1,137, 1,096, and 1,049 searches per 100,000 people, respectively.