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Brits can't stomach foreign food
More than a third of Brits (34 %) have been to Greece and never tried a moussaka. And more than a quarter (26 %) who have been to Spain have shunned paella, while about a fifth (18 %) say they have never even heard of the famous Spanish dish.
British holidaymakers snub the local cuisine over fears of a bout of food poisoning, according to research by Churchill Travel Insurance. Around a third (33 %) of Brits have no idea what a tapas is because, rather than risk a dodgy stomach, they opt for eating what they know best, though there is no less likelihood of food poisoning from a local dish than there is from egg and chips.
But the research shows nearly a third (30 %) of Brits give the local menus the thumbs down, while a whopping 56% confess to kick-starting the day with their favourite fatty English fry up.
This article was written for TravelSavvy Europe by Brian Day. If you know of an interesting European travel related news story, please get in contact.
