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- Daily Mirror
Cookbooks on their way out as the nation gets its recipes from TikTok
A glossy hard-back cookbook is deemed too extravagant and expensive by the youth of today who prefer TikTok - and lots of them have never heard of Beef Wellington
Cookbooks could soon be a thing of the past as younger generations believe they are outdated.
Flicking through gravy-stained pages of recipe books by chefs such as Delia Smith could one day be a distant memory.
New findings have shown 88% of youngsters get recipe ideas from social media sites such as Tik Tok. Some 38% of people in their twenties said they didn't own a cookbook, while 56% said all the recipes they need are online.
Findings by Mozzarella makers Galbani showed 36% believe they are too expensive when recipes are free on the internet.
TikTok, Instagram, parents and food websites were the go-to destinations for what and how to cook. And traditional recipes are also dying out, with 42% admitting they have never heard of Beef Wellington.
Fish pie, souffle and Coq au Vin were also dishes youngsters didn't know how to make.
Galbani said they have been replaced by foods such as burger bowls, pizza soup, marry me chicken - a viral creamy casserole, watermelon and burrata salad, big mac tacos, cucumber salad and vodka pasta.
They said: "As many as 90 percent think modern Brits are more adventurous with their food than previous generations."
