25% Of Adults Are Intimidated By Their Own Kitchen

Lots of people enjoy gourmet cuisine, but cooking it? Not so much. According to a new poll of 2-thousand U.S. adults who regularly cook, 29% get so overwhelmed by some recipes, they ask other people in the household to make the meal instead. And a quarter admits they’re intimidated by cooking in their own kitchen.

The survey, commissioned by Fresh Express and conducted by OnePoll, also reveals:

  • About half (48%) of respondents say they feel like professional chefs whenever they use international ingredients while cooking.
  • But six in 10 feel intimidated most by international foods they love, because recipes have too many steps or ingredients (45%), seem too complicated (42%), or seem too easy to mess up (32%).
  • More than half (57%) say they like using international ingredients in recipes they’re already familiar with, but if given the option to add any three ingredients or spices to upgrade the flavor of a dish, they’d choose garlic (58%), cheese (46%) and bacon (39%).
  • When it comes to cuisine from other countries, respondents say Italy and Greece make the best salads (27%), Italy is the top choice for dinner (51%) and France is the “crème de la crème” for desserts (26%).
  • If they could learn to perfect just one international dish, people would choose pasta from scratch (27%), enchiladas (27%) or tacos (24%).

The top 10 international dishes people love eating, but are afraid to make:

  1. Pasta from scratch - 34%
  2. Beef Wellington - 33%
  3. Sushi - 27%
  4. Enchiladas - 25%
  5. Pad Thai - 25%
  6. Seafood - 25%
  7. Barbequed meats/Brisket - 25%
  8. Souffle - 24%
  9. Kimchi - 22%
  10. Tikka Masala - 22%

Source: SWNS Digital

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