The essential elements of a British Christmas dinner

The essential elements of a British Christmas Dinner Turkey 10 million turkeys Gobbled up by Brits 76% of families In Britain serve turkey 47% of dads Carve the turkey Sprouts 111111 82,000 sprouts produced annually in the UK 50% reportedly hate sprouts Pudding 50% eat Christmas pud Also popular: yule log, trifle and cheesecake Foodie facts £180 spent On christmas food and drink 30% of people Watch what they eat over Christmas Nearest and dearest XI IAN 8:19am Presents are opened | Kids get first telling off. 11:07am 4:59pm Post dinner nap 9:58am First festive argument 2:26рm Average time for dinner Dinner in numbers 9 months lo grow your veg for your dinner 997 hours Shopping for all the ingredients 9 minutes To eat your dinner Sources: http://www.britishturkey.co.uk/facts-and-figures/christmas-stats-and-traditions.html http://www.eauk.org/culture/statistics/christmas-facts-and-quotes.cfm http://www.icmresearch.com/media-centre/press/christmas-drinking http://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/11/11/british-households-plan-spend-820-christmas/ http://www.reveal.co.uk/real-life-stories/news/a533181/christmas-dinner-9-months-to-grow-7-hours-to-buy-9-minutes-to-eat.html http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2012/dec/20/obscene-amount-christmas-food-waste http://primaryfacts.com/3173/brussels-sprouts-facts-and-information/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/6713893/Its-9.58am-on-Christmas-Day-time-for-the-first-festive-row.html 01329 844474 www.shawstone.co.uk [email protected] SHAW STONE LIMITED