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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josie Clarke

Prawn cocktails and pavlova are back as TV show thanked for 1980s menu revival

The pressure is on to get creative and serve anything but a prawn cocktail at dinner parties - (REX/Shutterstock)

A wave of nostalgia for 1980s cuisine is sweeping across British supermarkets and restaurants, with demand for retro dishes surging, partly fuelled by the return of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals series to television screens.

Waitrose has reported soaring sales of classic items like tiramisu and corned beef, while chef Gordon Ramsay’s establishments now feature pavlova and a modern take on rum baba.

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