Nearly half of Brits refer to British-style finger food as ‘Picky Bits’, with 52% choosing it as the meal of choice in warmer weather, ahead of a barbeque (50%), roast dinner (23%) and a full English (22%) - according to research from Deliveroo. Almost 10 per cent said they prefer Picky Bits over their favourite childhood home cooked meal.
The most popular Picky Bits include sandwiches, cheese and crackers and scotch eggs, with 60% of people crowning crisps as the ultimate ruler of the picky-verse. Other Picky Bits in the top 20 list included quiche, cold meats such as charcuterie and rolled up ham, sweet treats, pork pies and beige bits like sausage and veggie rolls. Over a fifth of people cited cheese cubes as the food item they only eat when enjoying a Picky Bits meal.
At the opposite end of the scale, the least favourite Picky Bits were found to be couscous, and corn cobbettes, with vine leaves, voted as a defiant NO in a Picky Bits spread. Popular places to indulge in the food ritual that is a Picky Bits meal is at home (41%), in the garden alfresco (19%) or at a picnic (10%). Nearly one in five (19%) Brits say the ease of making a Picky Bits meal means they can spend more time socialising with loved ones.
