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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
Gen Z are turning to very old-fashioned favourite as modern food is too hard to cook
Nearly one in three cook classic dishes in the air fryer because it is easier and tastier BACK IN TIME Gen Z are turning to very old-fashioned favourite as modern food is too hard to cook Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) GENERATION Z are turning to old-fashioned faves like spam — because modern food is too tricky to cook. Classics including steak and kidney pie, tripe and liver and onions are also enjoying a resurgence. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Young people are now turning to old fashioned favourites like Spam Credit: Alamy One-third of the adults under 28 polled say modern dishes are too complicated to rustle up. Almost three in five often scoff canned Spam for convenience. One in ten even plate up spam fritters for their children. Spam was launched in 1937 by US food processing company Hormel and became popular during World War Two. Its main ingredients are pork shoulder and ham, and it became a part of popular culture through a Monty Python sketch which repeated its name many times — which led to it being used to refer to unsolicited emails. Spam was also parodied in the Python-based Spamalot musical. The food survey, meanwhile, also found that just over two in five Gen Z parents give their kids corned beef hash. Tripe and onions is served by 16 per cent. Nearly one in three cook classic dishes in the air fryer because it is easier and tastier, according to the survey of 2,000 Brits. By contrast, eight in ten over-60s — who grew up on food like tripe — now opt for the trendy breakfast treat avocado toast. Martin Senders of Philips, which commissioned the poll, said: 'It's great to see traditional dishes making a comeback.'
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
Gen Z are turning to very old-fashioned favourite as modern food is too hard to cook
GENERATION Z are turning to old-fashioned faves like spam — because modern food is too tricky to cook. Classics including steak and kidney pie, tripe and liver and onions are also enjoying a resurgence. 1 Young people are now turning to old fashioned favourites like Spam Credit: Alamy One-third of the adults under 28 polled say modern dishes are too complicated to rustle up. Almost three in five often scoff canned Spam for convenience. One in ten even plate up spam fritters for their children. Spam was launched in 1937 by US food processing company Hormel and became popular during World War Two. Its main ingredients are pork shoulder and ham, and it became a part of popular culture through a Monty Python sketch which repeated its name many times — which led to it being used to refer to unsolicited emails. READ MORE ON GEN Z Spam was also parodied in the Python-based Spamalot musical. The food survey, meanwhile, also found that just over two in five Gen Z parents give their kids corned beef hash. Tripe and onions is served by 16 per cent. Nearly one in three cook classic dishes in the air fryer because it is easier and tastier, according to the survey of 2,000 Brits. Most read in Fabulous By contrast, eight in ten over-60s — who grew up on food like tripe — now opt for the trendy breakfast treat avocado toast. Martin Senders of Philips, which commissioned the poll, said: 'It's great to see traditional dishes making a comeback.' 1980 Spam TV ad
The Sun
3 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Gen Z are turning to very old-fashioned favourite as modern food is too hard to cook
GENERATION Z are turning to old-fashioned faves like spam — because modern food is too tricky to cook. Classics including steak and kidney pie, tripe and liver and onions are also enjoying a resurgence. One-third of the adults under 28 polled say modern dishes are too complicated to rustle up. Almost three in five often scoff canned Spam for convenience. One in ten even plate up spam fritters for their children. Spam was launched in 1937 by US food processing company Hormel and became popular during World War Two. Its main ingredients are pork shoulder and ham, and it became a part of popular culture through a Monty Python sketch which repeated its name many times — which led to it being used to refer to unsolicited emails. Spam was also parodied in the Python-based Spamalot musical. The food survey, meanwhile, also found that just over two in five Gen Z parents give their kids corned beef hash. Tripe and onions is served by 16 per cent. Nearly one in three cook classic dishes in the air fryer because it is easier and tastier, according to the survey of 2,000 Brits. By contrast, eight in ten over-60s — who grew up on food like tripe — now opt for the trendy breakfast treat avocado toast. Martin Senders of Philips, which commissioned the poll, said: 'It's great to see traditional dishes making a comeback.'
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Rhys Darby: ‘Luckily, no one's given me a full clay model of my nose'
Who did you look up to when you were starting out?I had an obsession with BBC comedy, mainly sitcoms and Monty Python. The Goodies was a big one for me. It was all sketch, absurdity, silliness. I didn't get into standup until my university days because I just didn't think it was a vocation, especially not in New Zealand. You served four years in the New Zealand army when you were a young man. Did it inform your career in comedy at all?I grew up watching Dad's Army with my mum, and that's one of the reasons I joined up. I thought all the action would be fun. I brought my sense of humour with me so got told off a lot. Turns out, it wasn't really Dad's Army but it was the New Zealand army, so it wasn't too far off. We had moments where we were literally rescuing sheep. I've taken some of the skills with me into my career: self-discipline, drive, getting up on time. Can you recall a gig so bad, it's now funny?I did a gig on an aeroplane just after 9/11 for a brand-new airline. They wanted to have me on the inaugural flight as an entertainer. It was at 8am. People started looking at me like I was a threat. I did some weird stuff about clouds and some of the airline upholstery. One thing you'd never do as a standup is go and sit with your audience if it goes badly. But I had no other choice. One guy said to me, 'Why'd you do that?' I said, 'I got paid.' No one believed it. What has inspired your latest show, The Legend Returns?It's about me fighting against artificial intelligence. Back in the day it was fun when robots were robots, but now it's actually getting quite scary. The future doesn't look good – especially in creativity. AI should just leave us alone because all it's doing is plagiarising us, stealing our stuff, and people are then taking advantage of that. It's a huge subject matter, but I do it in a very silly way, a very human way. I think there's no robot that could do what I do, and that includes all the flaws. When I screw up, when I break the fourth wall, take the mickey out of myself or laugh at myself or what I'm doing, that's very human. Do you have any pre-show rituals?I stretch because I do a lot of physical comedy. Drink water. I normally have one beer to make me remember the good old rock'n'roll days. What's one of the strangest encounters with a fan you've had?I've had a lot of things made for me. Depending on my material, they'll find something in the stories I tell. Back in the day, I said I was the freestyle dance champion of a small town called Ohakune in New Zealand. So someone knitted me a woollen jacket that had 'dance champion' on the back. Also, someone made a small bust of me once. I remember with Flight of the Conchords, Jemaine Clement once received a plaster impression of his lips. I don't know how they did it, but to present something to you that is of you is insane. Luckily, no one's given me a full clay model of my nose or anything like that. Did you have any idea when filming that Flight of the Conchords would have such lasting cultural impact?I don't think we did. And that was good, because we really felt like we were making this thing for ourselves. Because we were young and it was our first time in the States making something with their money and their brilliance, we got caught up in it all. We just concentrated on how could we be so funny that we're cracking each other up and have to redo the scene? As we had some control over the show, we could improvise and do seven or eight takes. And that was really the key, because I got funnier every take. I know that for a fact. I still say this to people when I do shows. I say give me a couple more because I'll peak on the sixth take. With Our Flag Means Death, you went from 'that guy from Flight of the Conchords' to a Tumblr sex symbol overnight. What was that like?I'm a comedy guy, not a sex symbol. [Pirate character] Stede wore some very attractive attire but is still a very insecure, bizarre, weird little man who has to try and find himself. The character was perfect for me because I like dressing up, being the captain, and I do overcompensate with authority because I really have no idea what I'm doing. There were definitely some similarities there, but I was not expecting anything on a sexual note from fans. The audience are amazing. They really come to the table, but it was a little bit too much for me. You've long had a passion for cryptozoology. What draws you to creatures like Bigfoot and Mothman?It's the mystery of the unknown. I think I've always thought of myself as someone that mysteriously shouldn't be here. I was a mistake as a child, as I was born nine years after the rest of my siblings, so I think I've always had this belief in what else is out there. I think these things are real. Not all of them, but I love the idea that we don't really know and we can search. The search for stuff that we don't know yet – I think that's one of our purposes here. Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns is on tour in the UK and Ireland until 29 June, and at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, 1-10 August
Metro
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Jeremy Clarkson celebrates Lisa's birthday by sharing pics of her skinny dipping
Jeremy Clarkson has shared an image of his girlfriend skinny dipping on her birthday. The Clarkson's Farm star has been in a relationship with Lisa Hogan since 2017, with both regularly featuring in the Amazon Prime Video series. Recently, Lisa shared an insight into the particulars of her sex life with the former Top Gear presenter. The former actress and artist, 51, joked that Jeremy didn't know what a clitoris was in a scathing comment about his bedroom prowess in one episode. Now, in a new update, Jeremy has posted a cheeky snap of Lisa while swimming in a river. Commenting beneath the video, Jeremy wrote: 'Birthday girl in her birthday suit.' Responding to the video, @dbpastora asked whether it was 'Only Farms'. @sambyers_2900 also joked: 'Waiting for Charlie to come, and say she's not allowed to swim and has to have a special certificate 😂😂😂' Jeremy met former model and actress Lisa at a party through mutual friends, and became a couple in 2017, after an extended period of 'courting.' 'It was quite a long courtship, as I didn't know where he was in his life. And I wasn't ready to start dating again; didn't want to go out with anyone,' she once told The Times. 'He had to court me for three months.' Prior to meeting The Grand Tour star, Lisa worked as a researcher for John Cleese in the 1990s. As an actress, she made her debut in the 1997 film Fierce Creatures, where she played a sea lion keeper, appearing opposite Monty Python legends John Cleese and Michael Palin, and alongside Jamie Lee Curtis. She shares three children with ex-husband Baron Steven Bentinck, a Madrid-based private art collector. Following the release of Clarkson's Farm, Jeremy revealed the reason he did not feel like himself while filming. More Trending The 65-year-old said his urgent heart surgery last year had seriously affected him. Speaking to The Sun he said: 'You can see me becoming more and more ill as the days go on, because I just lose my sense of humour, lose my ability to stay calm. I get in a proper old panic. 'I didn't know at the time. I knew I wasn't being me. I was trying to get the pub open for the August Bank Holiday weekend and, at the same time, doing the harvest on the farm.' View More » Clarkson's Farm is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Amazon Prime Video fans all have one demand after bingeing 'adrenaline-filled' show MORE: 13 of the best and most blood-curdling shark movies streaming right now MORE: TV fans urged to binge 'outstanding' thriller on Amazon Prime this bank holiday Monday
