English breakfast tea is the food Brits miss most abroad

Who doesn’t love a brew in the morning?

In a nation known for its tea drinking, it may come as little surprise that a breakfast brew is the food or drink most missed by Brits on holiday.

A new survey by NFU Mutual found Brits are most fond of traditional dishes, with the most-missed foods including a Sunday roast with gravy (32%), fish and chips (29%) and a full English breakfast (23%).

When it comes to the perfect roast or cuppa, it seems Yorkshire puddings and British milk are key, with both ranking fourth and fifth respectively with 27% and 26%.

But what makes a product ‘most British’ according to interviewees? If the ingredients are grown in Britain (49%), the product is made in Britain (33%), or they have grown up with it (12%).

Darren Seward from NFU Mutual says, “Our survey proves that humble British classics like a Sunday roast are still among our best-loved dishes, and that people love to support British food”.

These are the foods and drinks we miss most while on holiday:

1. English breakfast tea 45%
2. Sunday roast with gravy 32%
3. Fish and chips 29%
4. Yorkshire puddings 27%
5. Milk 26%
6. Full English breakfast 23%
7. Scones, jam and cream 22%
8. Cadbury’s chocolate 21%
9. British bread 18%
10. ‘Proper’ chips 17%
11. Real ale 16%
12. Heinz tomato ketchup 13%
13. Bangers and mash 12%
14. Cake 9%
15. Marmite 9%
16. Scotch eggs and pork pies 9%
17. Curry 8%
18. Gin & tonic 8%
19. Cider 8%
20. Branston pickle 6%

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