It’s a tradition beloved by Britons and famed around the world as our national cuisine – the Sunday roast.
Many Britons wouldn’t dream of sitting down to dine on anything other than a roasted joint of meat with all the trimmings and, of course, gravy, on a Sunday afternoon – but according to Gen Z, it’s time to mix things up.
Research has revealed the younger generation wants to replace the humble roastie with chips (sometimes known as French fries) on their plate.
More than a third of youngsters believe the traditional turkey feast belongs in the past and that it should be modernised in some way
And statistics from Lamb Weston has revealed that 80 per cent of Gen Z would prefer a plate of chips over a handful of roasted golden spuds.
Meanwhile, people over the age of 65 are keeping things traditional – with 98% wanting to keep roast potatoes on their Sunday dinner plate.
It seems London has led this unusual trend, with 54% of people overall keen to replace roasties with chips.
Bringing home all of the delectable trimmings, few could imagine tucking into the Christmas meal without the beloved roast potato – except, perhaps, the younger generation, who’s flashy tastes crave chips instead
Hoping to skip the crispy potato pillows, more than 79 per cent of those under the age of 34 revealed that were desperate to get their forks into a pile of freshly fried chips -rather than stick to the traditional starch choice
Next in line was the West Midlands, where 42% of foodies said they’d prefer a chip to a roastie.
But the Welsh city of Swansea was the area most likely to stick to tradition on roast dinners, with just 10% of people calling for chips on their plate.
It seems the trend may have been inspired by TikTok, where dozens of cooks have shared their recipes for chips on their roast dinner instead of spuds.
One creator recently shared a recipe for Sunday Roast Fries, constituting a mountain of oven fries piled high with roast chicken, bacon pieces and stuffing.
Captioning the picture, the described the convention defying nosh as ‘the perfect comfort food twist on a classic Sunday dinner!’
Others have revealed plates of chips stacked high with roast dinner trimmings, with one recipe for ‘festive loaded fries’ – including turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing and brie – amassing more than 60,000 likes on the app.
Some even go all out and pile their plates with vegetables, meat gravy and a handful of grated cheese.
And Gen Z have only high praise for the roast dinner alternatives, with numerous comments hailing the ‘perfect meal’.
Commenting on one recipe for ‘Christmas chips’, one user wrote ‘I’d probably be thrilled with this for Christmas dinner.’
Another creator revealed a recipe for making ‘roastie chips’ by converting the typical roast spud into chips.
And those in charge of the big meal can leave the usual condiments of bread and cranberry sauce in the shop as these too have also become unfashionable.
And chip loving Gen Z have only high praise for the roast dinners alternatives, with numerous comments hailing the ‘perfect meal’
Others have revealed plates of chips stacked high with roast dinner trimmings, with one recipe for ‘festive loaded fries’ – including turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing and brie – amassing more than 60,000 likes on the app
Research have revealed Gen Z’s tradition defying tastes, with a majority admitting they would sooner rather polish off a plate of chips with their turkey and spouts than the typical roast spud
And chip loving Gen Z have only high praise for the roast dinners alternatives, with numerous comments hailing the ‘perfect meal’
Research recently revealed that more than half of those under the age of 24 would gladly take a smattering of ketchup over traditional tasty sauces.
The move away from roast potatoes appears to have grown in recent years.
Last year, a study by Farmhouse Inns found that one in 20 dish up chips over roasties on the big day.
It comes after the news that young people were giving up tea in favour of coffee, hot chocolate, and trendy matcha and chai lattes.
Last week, Britain’s oldest tea company Typhoo was narrowly saved from administration following years of declining sales and mounting debts.
According to government figures, an average family would purchase around 30 tea bags per person each week. In 2023, this had gone down to around 10 per person.
Those aged 18 to 24 would prefer a lemonade, kombucha or juice over a cup of tea when catching up with friends and family, a survey in June 2023 found.
The hearty beverage has even been referred to by some as an ‘old person’s drink’, with people citing the flavour and its ‘cool factor’ as a reason not to indulge in tea mania.
And those in charge of the big meal can leave the usual condiments of bread and cranberry sauce in the shop as these too have also become unfashionable
Gillie Owen, aged 20, told the BBC: ‘I suppose there’s kind of an association with tea as an old person’s drink.’ He added that he and his friends would tend to opt for water or diet soda.
And Rebecca Gibbions, 46, owner of jewellery boutique Last Night I Dreamt, told FEMAIL that while she herself is an ‘avid tea drinker’, her teenage children ‘hate’ tea and ‘refuse’ to try it.
Rebecca said her 17-year-old son Reuben finds tea ‘bland’. He also believes tea is an ‘old person’s’ drink, which he defined as ‘maybe late 20s onwards’.
Both Reuben and her daughter Beatrice, 14, would prefer a hot chocolate, with Beatrice calling tea ‘disgusting’.
Rebecca added: ‘I do think it’s a generational thing as I have staff members who are under 25 and only one of them drinks tea (though it has to be black).
‘In the scheme of things it’s not important but because of my positive associations of tea, linked to comfort and soul sharing, I feel like I’ve failed in some way to pass on my love of tea to my children!’
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