Helen EdmondsIt wouldn't be summer without fish and chips, reveals poll
Eating fish and chips on the beach has ranked fifth in a poll of the things that make for a quintessentially British summer.
The research by restaurant chain Prezzo found that 35% of Brits love a chippy tea while feeling the sand between their toes. Topping the list is the smell of BBQs, followed by the smell of freshly cut grass and tucking into a Mr Whippy 99 ice-cream with a flake. Completing the top five is complaining that it’s too hot!
Impromptu picnics in the park, chequered picnic blankets and the sound of the ice cream van also made the definitive list, as did garden parties, eating salad for every meal and the smell of sun cream.
Overall, 53% of the 2,000 Brits surveyed said they like to make the most of the weather and eat outside during the summer as much as possible.
Hannah Thompson, from Prezzo, who conducted the research said: “As a nation, there are definitely certain traits that make a quintessentially British summer, from the smell of freshly cut grass to getting together with friends and family to enjoying a delicious meal."
THE THINGS WHICH MAKE A QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH SUMMER:
The smell of BBQs
The smell of freshly cut grass
A Mr Whippy 99 ice-cream with a flake
Complaining about how hot it is
Eating fish and chips on the beach
Strawberries and cream
Unpredictable weather
Picnics in the park
Wimbledon
Discussing the weather with everyone you meet
An afternoon in a beer garden
Get-togethers with friends and family
Getting a little sunburnt
Burning sausages on the BBQ
Garden parties
Eating salad for every meal
The smell of suncream
Filling up the paddling pool when it gets too hot
Hearing the ice cream van music coming down the road
Chequered picnic blankets
Pimms
Seagulls trying to steal your chips
Wearing flip flops
Chilled glasses of rose
Being chased by a wasp