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21.12.2022 - 14:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Cheese and Prosecco are festive favourites in Scotland as new research has revealed residents in the capital like a bit of ketchup with Christmas dinner.
Key findings from the Tesco Christmas Report report include a shift away from traditional turkey in favour of more modern or global alternatives, as well as an increase in TikTok recipes and 'Instagrammable' spreads.
The supermarket has investigated the top Christmas trends for 2022 across the nation, offering a unique look into how Britain plans to celebrate - including Scots in the country's biggest cities.
Looking to Glasgow specifically, Tesco found that residents are not a fan of Brussels sprouts - 31 per cent of locals said they hate the traditional festive veg compared to 19 per cent of the general population.
The study also found that, while locals are cheese lovers, they favour slightly different cheeses to the rest of the UK. Glaswegians are more likely to include halloumi and Port Salut on the cheeseboard as compared with the general UK population, and less likely to include cheddar.
Meanwhile, the focus of the city is very much on the food rather than the drink.
Of those planning to drink over the festive period, 17 per cent of Glaswegians are not planning on drinking alcohol on Christmas day, compared to 9 per cent of the population.
In Edinburgh, locals are looking to move away from traditional mains and serve ketchup with their Christmas dinner. According to the report, 10 per cent of residents favour the condiment with their festive meal compared with five per cent of the UK.
Additionally, nine per cent of Edinburgh residents were found to be planning to serve innovative or different mains such as steak, fish, or lobster for Christmas dinner, compared to only
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