Would you relish a perfect burger for your last meal?
Burgers are what most Brits would choose if they had to pick their final meal on Earth. A whopping 85% said that the fast food favourite would go down a treat for their last supper.
But the big question is how do you like to eat your burger?
The nation was divided over whether the humble gherkin makes a good addition to a burger, with 68 per cent of the population saying they would swerve the green pickle.
When it comes to the bun of choice, just 23 per cent prefer a trendy brioche roll, with a resounding 40 per cent favouring an “old school” white seeded bun.
According to the findings, it is considered greedy to include two patties, with the majority (65 per cent) claiming less is more and one patty is best.
And forget chicken or vegan substitutes, there is nothing that can beat a classic beef burger according to the majority (56 per cent) of the nation.
According to the data Brits prefer a classic British Cheddar (41 per cent) with American style processed cheese (10 per cent) and Swiss cheese (five per cent) not making the final cut.
When it comes to onions, the majority (26 per cent) claim the silky charms of a fried white onion beats the harsher raw onion (14 per cent) hands down.
The top burger condiment is ketchup (28 per cent), with 16 per cent preferring mayo and 12 per cent insisting on slathering their burger with barbecue sauce.
Anne-Marie Gayer, senior brand manager at Birds Eye, which released the results of the study into 2,000 Brits’ eating habits, said “This research shows the extent of our love affair for burgers, in fact 85 per cent of Brits would even choose a burger as their last meal on earth.
“We’re clearly a nation of burger connoisseurs, so it’s no surprise that we’re picky about what goes in (and what stays out) of our perfect beef burger.
“We’ve been selling our popular beef burgers for 60
years and the combination of prime beef, freshly chopped onion and a subtle blend of spices makes them super versatile - whether your preference is to top with gherkins or not!”
More than half (53 per cent) of those surveyed are adamant the perfect burger should be grilled, while 24 per cent say nothing beats the chargrilled lick of flame from a barbecue.
It seems the nation is divided on how they like their burger cooked with 37 per cent saying they prefer it well done and the same say they prefer their patty cooked medium.
On average Brits eat one burger a week, with a slice of pineapple (46 per cent), avocado (43 percent), vegan cheese (36 per cent) and an egg (34 per cent) emerging as the most unappetising ingredients to put in a burger.
The best way to eat a
burger is to pick it up with both hands and get stuck in according to 65 per cent of those polled, while 16 per cent prefer to cut it in half first, and a civilised 13 per cent use a knife and fork.
The history of the hamburger is shrouded in mystery with one claim inciting the hamburger was first created in America in 1900 by Louis Lassen, a Danish immigrant.
He put a ground beef patty between two slices of bread and sold them at his restaurant in New Haven Connecticut in 1900.
However there have been equally convincing rival claims by Charlie Nagreen from Wisconsin, Frank and Charles Menches from New York, Oscar Weber Bilby from Tulsa, and Fletcher Davis from Athens, Texas who all insisted they came up with the snack between the years 1885 and 1900.