Interesting Facts

According to a study by BUPA, 80% of Brits believe families today are missing out on creating happy memories by not eating meals together. (The top foods that invoked childhood memories were:- Ice cream Roast dinner Fish and chips Apple crumble Bangers and mash Shepherd’s pie Spaghetti Bolognese Strawberries and cream Fruit salad Bakewell tart For me it's sherry trifle.)

According to a study by Bupa, ice cream is Britain's happiest food. (76% of Brits said food could boost their mood. The foods that make us feel happiest are:- Ice cream Roast dinner Fish and chips Strawberries and cream BBQ Apple crumble Pizza  Steak and chips Curry  Spaghetti Bolognese  I'm surprised no one mentioned chocolate (It is a food, isn't it?), or steak and kidney pie.)

According to Trip Advisor's TripIndex, London is the world's most expensive city for a night out. (It costs an average of £330.45, which includes the combined costs for two people of one night in a four-star hotel, with cocktails, a two-course dinner with a bottle of wine and taxi fare home. Hah! What's wrong with a fish supper and the bus?)

According to a study study, published in the British Medical Journal , fried food is not bad for the heart if it's cooked in olive, or sunflower oil. (For over 11 years, scientists surveyed the cooking methods of 40,757 healthy adults, ages 29 to 69, in Spain and concluded that heart disease events and deaths were not statistically tied to fried food consumption. I'm just wondering what fish and chips fried in olive oil would taste like.)

The small Scottish seaside town of Anstruther, northeast of Edinburgh, has the best Fish and Chip shop in the UK. (They have served fish and chips to the likes of Prince William, who used to pop into the "chippy" during his university days at nearby St Andrews, Oscar-winning US actors Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and Robert Duvall. Chippy to the stars.)