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Platinum Jubilee: SPAR survey finds classic sausage roll as top street party choice

Platinum Jubilee: SPAR survey finds classic sausage roll as top street party choice
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The humble sausage roll is the top street party choice for Brits as they set to make the most of the bank holiday and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a new survey has found.

The research conducted for SPAR UK has also found that the food and drink selection is one of the most important ingredients to make the perfect party with 67 per cent hoping for the return of retro-classics dishes.


The top ten street party favourites include:

Sausage roll (32%)

Pizza (28%)

Finger sandwiches (20%)

Chicken Wings (19.3%)

Chicken Goujons (16.6%)

Cake (16.1%)

Mini Sausages (16.0%)

Crisps (15.5%)

Scotch Eggs (13.3%)

Cheese and Pineapple (12.5%)

Although having become popular in the past few years, olives and hummus came at the bottom of the list of most-wanted snacks - in fact, only a third of Brits said they liked to see more modern dishes at these events.

When asked what plates they would like to see making a comeback, 31 per cent said they missed the classic Vol-au-vents and a quarter (25%) wanted to see a retro trifle in the centre of the street party table.

Other long-forgotten treats Brits wanted to see back at their parties included sweet treats like Black Forest Gateau (24%) and Battenberg Cake (23%) and savoury classics like Prawn Cocktail (21%) and even Devilled Eggs (15.2%).

For the vast majority of people making sure that everyone is fed is the top priority with 72 per cent of those asked saying there is nothing worse than running out of food at a street party and over half (55%) agreeing that making sure there were treats for kids to enjoy was crucial.

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