The average Briton can make 10 meals from scratch without having to look at a recipe, a survey suggests.

The survey shows that there are only ten delicacies that most British people can cook directly without looking at the recipes.

Spaghetti bolognese is the most popular dish, with 65% of people saying they know the recipe by heart.

The most popular dish is spaghetti bolognese, with 65% of Britons saying they know this recipe by heart.

The traditional roast dinner comes in second place with 54% of people able to prepare it unaided.

In second place is traditional British roasted dishes, with 54% of people able to cook this delicious dish easily.

The survey, commissioned by the UKTV Food channel to mark the return of its Market Kitchen show, involved questioning 3,000 people.

The survey, commissioned by UKTV Food Channel, interviewed more than 3,000 people and the results were broadcast on the channel's Market Kitchen programme.

The survey suggests the average cook is more comfortable preparing foreign dishes than

British classics at home.

The survey found that British people cook mostly foreign delicacies at home rather than domestic delicacies.

Chilli con carne is the third most popular dish for cooks to attempt, with 42% saying they can manage it without looking at a cookbook or recipe online.

Spicy Bolognese sauce ranks third on the most popular list, with 42% of Britons saying they would make this dish without a recipe or looking up the Internet.

Some 41% of cooks feel confident they can prepare the classic Italian dish lasagne.

Another 41% said they could cook lasagna with confidence.

The research defined a recipe as a main course dish containing four or more ingredients.

Entrees in this survey refer to dishes containing four or more ingredients.

Matthew Fort, presenter of Market Kitchen, said: "The results provide a good snapshot

of what Brits are eating week in, week out, because if you cook something regularly

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enough you will remember the recipe."

Market Kitchen presenter Matthew Ford said: "This survey gives us an idea of ??what Britons usually eat. Because you can only remember a recipe if you make it often and eat it often. ”

Those surveyed admitted they made an average of just four home-cooked meals per week.

Surveys show that the average British person only cooks four meals a week.

Only 16% of those aged under 25 cook every day compared with 45% of those aged 56 and

over.

Only 16% of young people under 25 years old cook every day; while the proportion of people over 56 years old is as high as 45%.

The study revealed British cooks own an average of five recipe books each but are increasingly turning to the internet and television cooking shows for inspiration.

The survey found that the average British person owns five cookbooks, but now more and more people get food inspiration from the Internet or cooking programs on TV.

DISHES MADE WITHOUT RECIPE Ten delicious dishes that you can make without reading a recipe:

Spaghetti bolognese (65%)

Roasted dinner Traditional English Grilled meat/vegetable (54%)

Chili con carne spicy meat sauce (42%)

Lasagne 41%

Cottage or shepherd's pie Cottage pie/shepherd’s pie(38%)

Meat or fish stir fry Stir-fried meat fillet/fish fillet(38%)

Beef casserole Beef stew(34%)< /p>

Macaroni cheese (32%)

Toad in the hole Yorkshire pancake sausage (30%)

Meat, fish or vegetable curry Meat/Fish/Vegetables (26%)

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