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Northerners say puree almost twice as often as Southerners potatoes are an important part from a Christmas a meal in the UK, new survey has shown.
Sixty percent of northerners consider them a a key part of the meal versus just 34 percent of Southerners, according to the poll of more than 2,000 people in the UK discovered.
Chris Hopkins, director of research at Savanta, which carried out the survey, said: “There’s a huge divide between the North and the South about whether you should have mashed potatoes or not.”
But mashed potatoes still ranked lower than baked potatoes overall, with 87 percent of all respondents saying it was the most important part of the Christmas meal.
Mr Hopkins added: “The British public has spoken. Baked potatoes are considered a staple item for Christmas dinner, sans gravy, stuffing, or even turkey. Poor old mashed potatoes are very much seen as a distant second choice.”
In terms of popularity, gravy, stuffing, turkey and pigs in blankets followed the baked potato as the most important part of the meal. Bread dip, gammon or ham and cauliflower cheese were considered the least important.
Age also played a role in preferences. Younger people were much less likely than the over-55s to say baked potatoes were essential, but were more likely to say Yorkshire puddings were essential.
When it comes to meat, turkey is still the clear winner with 55 percent of respondents saying it is the main meat at Christmas dinner. Chicken won only 13 percent of the British public, while lamb and a vegetarian alternative won six percent each.