Chinese food is the overall favourite cuisine in the UK, a new study of eating habits in cities has revealed.

Glasgow, Newcastle, Belfast and Plymouth put Chinese dishes above all others.

Keen to make their favourite meals at home, chow mein is one of Britain’s best-loved Chinese dishes. On average, there are 5,900 searches for chow mein recipes and 4,400 for chicken chow mein recipes each month.

Italian food is the favourite cuisine in Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield, securing second place in the overall rankings.

Lasagne is Britain’s best loved Italian dish, with 70,000 people searching for a recipe each month. Other classic Italian dishes followed in second and
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